"Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove)
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"Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) is an 11th-century Arabic treatise that blends prose and poetry in a subtle psychological and philosophical exploration of love, its signs, stages, and social contexts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4971421 — 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: "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) Context triple: [Ibn Hazm, mainWork, "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove)]
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A.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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B.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
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C.
Al-Masad
Al-Masad is the 111th chapter of the Qur’an, known for condemning Abu Lahab and his wife for their opposition to the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Mishkat al-Anwar
Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
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E.
Rübab-ı Şikeste
Rübab-ı Şikeste is a seminal poetry collection by Ottoman poet Tevfik Fikret that helped shape modern Turkish literature with its innovative style and themes.
- 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: "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) Target entity description: "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) is an 11th-century Arabic treatise that blends prose and poetry in a subtle psychological and philosophical exploration of love, its signs, stages, and social contexts.
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A.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
-
B.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
-
C.
Al-Masad
Al-Masad is the 111th chapter of the Qur’an, known for condemning Abu Lahab and his wife for their opposition to the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Mishkat al-Anwar
Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
-
E.
Rübab-ı Şikeste
Rübab-ı Şikeste is a seminal poetry collection by Ottoman poet Tevfik Fikret that helped shape modern Turkish literature with its innovative style and themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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literary work ⓘ love treatise ⓘ medieval Arabic literature ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1022 ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Hazm ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical anecdotes
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philosophical reflections ⓘ poetic quotations ⓘ social observations ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Andalusian culture
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Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
chaste love
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forbidden love ⓘ friendship and affection ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
courtly love situations
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ethics of love ⓘ manners of lovers ⓘ signs of love ⓘ stages of love ⓘ |
| genre |
adab literature
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love literature ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Arabic love literature
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modern studies of love in Islam ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
poetry
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prose ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
anecdotal
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didactic ⓘ psychological analysis ⓘ rhetorical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love
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philosophy of love ⓘ psychology of love ⓘ social aspects of love ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator | A. J. Arberry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of lovers’ behavior
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blend of prose and poetry ⓘ classification of types of love ⓘ subtle psychological insight ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Al-Andalus
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Cordoba ⓘ
linked to:
Cordoba (historical)
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| religiousContext | Islamic ethics ⓘ |
| structure | chapters ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Ring of the Dove ⓘ |
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Subject: "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) Description of subject: "Tawq al-Hamama" (The Ring of the Dove) is an 11th-century Arabic treatise that blends prose and poetry in a subtle psychological and philosophical exploration of love, its signs, stages, and social contexts.
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