Majma-ul-Bahrain
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Majma-ul-Bahrain is a 17th-century comparative religious treatise by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that explores the philosophical and mystical common ground between Islam (especially Sufism) and Hindu Vedanta.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Majma-ul-Bahrain canonical | 3 |
| Majma al-Bahrain | 1 |
| Majma‘ al-Baḥrayn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majma-ul-Bahrain Context triple: [Dara Shikoh, notableWork, Majma-ul-Bahrain]
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A.
Al Wasl
Al Wasl is a prominent professional football club based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known for its passionate fanbase and historic success in domestic competitions.
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B.
Mount Lebanon Emirate
The Mount Lebanon Emirate was an autonomous Ottoman-era political entity in the Levant, centered in the mountainous region of present-day Lebanon and historically governed by local emirs.
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C.
Qal'at al-Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain is an ancient archaeological site and former capital of the Dilmun civilization, featuring a historic fort and settlement mound on Bahrain’s northern coast.
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D.
Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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E.
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba is a professional football club from Kalba in the United Arab Emirates that competes in the country’s top-tier league.
- 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: Majma-ul-Bahrain Target entity description: Majma-ul-Bahrain is a 17th-century comparative religious treatise by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that explores the philosophical and mystical common ground between Islam (especially Sufism) and Hindu Vedanta.
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A.
Al Wasl
Al Wasl is a prominent professional football club based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known for its passionate fanbase and historic success in domestic competitions.
-
B.
Mount Lebanon Emirate
The Mount Lebanon Emirate was an autonomous Ottoman-era political entity in the Levant, centered in the mountainous region of present-day Lebanon and historically governed by local emirs.
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C.
Qal'at al-Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain is an ancient archaeological site and former capital of the Dilmun civilization, featuring a historic fort and settlement mound on Bahrain’s northern coast.
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D.
Majalis-e Sab'a
Majalis-e Sab'a is a collection of seven Persian sermons and discourses attributed to the 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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E.
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba is a professional football club from Kalba in the United Arab Emirates that competes in the country’s top-tier league.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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comparative religious treatise ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate harmony between Quranic and Upanishadic ideas
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to reconcile Islamic Sufism and Hindu Vedanta ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Majma al-Bahrain
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linked to:
Majma-ul-Bahrain
Majma‘ al-Baḥrayn ⓘ
linked to:
Majma-ul-Bahrain
|
| associatedConcept |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
wahdat al-wujud ⓘ
linked to:
Wahdat al-wujud
|
| associatedDynasty | Mughal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| author | Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| circulation | Mughal court intellectual circles ⓘ |
| contains |
comparative analysis of Quranic and Upanishadic ideas
ⓘ
terminological parallels between Sufi and Vedantic concepts ⓘ |
| focusWithinHinduism | Vedanta ⓘ |
| focusWithinIslam | Sufism ⓘ |
| form | prose treatise ⓘ |
| genre |
comparative religion
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mystical philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Mughal Empire
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linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| historicalSignificance | early systematic comparison of Islamic and Hindu thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hindu Vedanta philosophy
ⓘ
Islamic mysticism ⓘ Sufi metaphysics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
equivalence of Sufi and Vedantic metaphysics
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oneness of God ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| laterReception |
important text in Indo-Islamic intellectual history
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studied in modern comparative religion scholarship ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
mystical common ground between religions
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unity of religious truth ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Sirr-i-Akbar ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
syncretic
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universalist ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionCompared |
Hinduism
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Islam ⓘ |
| subject |
Islam–Hinduism relations
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comparative mysticism ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | reign of Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Mingling of the Two Oceans ⓘ |
| writtenByRole |
Mughal prince
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Sufi thinker ⓘ |
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