Ihsa al-Ulum
E383110
Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ihsa al-Ulum canonical | 2 |
| Ihsa al-ulum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718535 — 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: Ihsa al-Ulum Context triple: [Al-Farabi, majorWork, Ihsa al-Ulum]
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A.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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B.
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa is a prominent 16th-century Islamic religious school and architectural landmark located in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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C.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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D.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
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E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- 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: Ihsa al-Ulum Target entity description: Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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A.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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B.
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa is a prominent 16th-century Islamic religious school and architectural landmark located in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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C.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
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D.
Awarif al-Ma'arif
Awarif al-Ma'arif is a seminal Sufi manual by Shihab al-Din Umar al-Suhrawardi that systematically outlines Sufi doctrine, ethics, and spiritual practice.
-
E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-language work
ⓘ
classification of sciences ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to guide students and scholars in the study of sciences
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to organize the branches of knowledge ⓘ to provide a systematic overview of all sciences ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| author | Al-Farabi ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedic survey
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest systematic classifications of sciences in Islam
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seminal work in Islamic philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ibn Sina
ⓘ
linked to:
Avicenna
Islamic educational curricula ⓘ later Islamic philosophers ⓘ medieval classifications of sciences ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Aristotle’s classification of sciences ⓘ Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Islamic intellectual tradition
ⓘ
classification of knowledge ⓘ systematic survey of sciences ⓘ |
| method |
philosophical analysis of disciplines
ⓘ
taxonomic classification of sciences ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
ⓘ
Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Peripatetic school
|
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| structure | divided into sections corresponding to major branches of knowledge ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil science
ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ language sciences ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematical sciences ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ political science ⓘ religious sciences ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| title | Ihsa al-Ulum ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Catalogue of the Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
Enumeration of the Sciences
Enumeration of the Sciences ⓘ |
| usedIn |
comparative classifications of sciences
ⓘ
studies of Islamic intellectual history ⓘ |
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Subject: Ihsa al-Ulum Description of subject: Ihsa al-Ulum is a seminal philosophical and scientific treatise by Al-Farabi that systematically classifies and surveys the various branches of knowledge in the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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linked to: Ihsa al-Ulum