al‑Junayd
E28132
Al-Junayd was a seminal 9th-century Sufi master renowned for articulating a sober, intellectually grounded form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Junayd | 2 |
| Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd ibn Muhammad | 1 |
| al‑Junayd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al‑Junayd Context triple: [Sufism, hasNotableFigure, al‑Junayd]
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A.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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B.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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C.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
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E.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al‑Junayd Target entity description: Al-Junayd was a seminal 9th-century Sufi master renowned for articulating a sober, intellectually grounded form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought.
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A.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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B.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
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C.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi was a seminal medieval Sufi mystic, philosopher, and poet whose metaphysical teachings, especially the doctrine of the "Unity of Being," profoundly shaped Islamic spirituality and thought.
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E.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century person
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Baghdadi Sufi ⓘ Islamic scholar ⓘ Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
maʿrifa (gnosis)
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sober mysticism ⓘ tawhid (divine unity) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Baghdad ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Baghdad ⓘ |
| deathYearApproximate | 910 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| era | 9th century ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd ibn Muhammad
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linked to:
al‑Junayd
|
| honorific | Sayyid al-Taifa ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abu Nasr al-Sarraj
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al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
al-Hujwiri ⓘ al-Qushayri ⓘ later Sufi orders ⓘ sober Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulating a sober form of Sufism
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doctrine of baqāʼ (subsistence in God) ⓘ doctrine of fanāʼ (annihilation in God) ⓘ emphasis on sobriety (sahw) over ecstatic states ⓘ influencing later Sufi thought ⓘ intellectually grounded Islamic mysticism ⓘ systematizing Sufi doctrine ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism ⓘ |
| name |
al-Junayd
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linked to:
al‑Junayd
|
| occupation |
Sufi master
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jurist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| region | Iraq ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Sari al-Saqati ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Baghdad ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | sober Sufism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Sari al-Saqati
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al-Harith al-Muhasibi ⓘ |
| title | Imam of the Sufis ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Sufism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al‑Junayd Description of subject: Al-Junayd was a seminal 9th-century Sufi master renowned for articulating a sober, intellectually grounded form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.