al-Qadi al-Nu'man
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Al-Qadi al-Nu'man was a prominent 10th-century Ismaili jurist and historian best known as the chief architect of Fatimid legal doctrine and author of the foundational law book Daʿāʾim al-Islām.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| al-Qadi al-Nu'man canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3681246 — 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-Qadi al-Nu'man Context triple: [Ismaili Shia, producedScholar, al-Qadi al-Nu'man]
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A.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
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B.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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C.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
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D.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
- 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-Qadi al-Nu'man Target entity description: Al-Qadi al-Nu'man was a prominent 10th-century Ismaili jurist and historian best known as the chief architect of Fatimid legal doctrine and author of the foundational law book Daʿāʾim al-Islām.
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A.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
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B.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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C.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
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D.
Ibn al-Qasim
Ibn al-Qasim was a prominent early Maliki jurist and key transmitter of Imam Malik’s legal opinions, whose teachings greatly shaped the development of Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fatimid chief qadi
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Islamic historian ⓘ Ismaili jurist ⓘ author ⓘ fiqh scholar ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| centralTextFor |
Fatimid legal practice
ⓘ
later Tayyibi Ismaili law ⓘ |
| denomination | Ismaili Shia ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| doctrineBasedOn | teachings of the Ismaili imams ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic history
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ Ismaili jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh manuals
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historical chronicles ⓘ theological treatises ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fatimid legal system
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later Ismaili jurisprudence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring Daʿāʾim al-Islām
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service to early Fatimid caliphs ⓘ systematizing Fatimid legal doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalMethod | emphasis on imam-guided interpretation ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Ismaili fiqh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Asās al-taʾwīl
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Daʿāʾim al-Islām ⓘ Ikhtilāf uṣūl al-madhāhib ⓘ Kitāb al-majālis wa-l-musāyarāt ⓘ Sharḥ al-akhbār ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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jurist ⓘ qadi ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| position |
chief qadi of the Fatimid state
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official court jurist of the Fatimids ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Ifriqiya
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linked to:
North Africa
North Africa ⓘ early Fatimid domains ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role | chief architect of Fatimid legal doctrine ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
al-Mahdi Billah
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al-Mansur Billah ⓘ
linked to:
al-Mansur bi’llah Abdullah
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Ismaili doctrinal development
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early Fatimid history ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Qadi al-Nu'man Description of subject: Al-Qadi al-Nu'man was a prominent 10th-century Ismaili jurist and historian best known as the chief architect of Fatimid legal doctrine and author of the foundational law book Daʿāʾim al-Islām.
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