Dawud al-Qaysari
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Dawud al-Qaysari was a 14th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi metaphysician best known for systematizing and commenting on Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of wahdat al-wujud (the Unity of Being).
All labels observed (1)
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| Dawud al-Qaysari canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629892 — 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: Dawud al-Qaysari Context triple: [Wahdat al-wujud, associatedWith, Dawud al-Qaysari]
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Abd al Kuri
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Najaf al-Ashraf
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Asad Allah
Asad Allah is an honorific title meaning "Lion of God," famously borne by the early Islamic warrior and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dawud al-Qaysari Target entity description: Dawud al-Qaysari was a 14th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi metaphysician best known for systematizing and commenting on Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of wahdat al-wujud (the Unity of Being).
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A.
Abd al Kuri
Abd al Kuri is a remote, sparsely populated island in the Indian Ocean near the Horn of Africa, known for its unique biodiversity and association with the Socotra archipelago.
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B.
Najaf al-Ashraf
Najaf al-Ashraf is the honorific name for the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of Shia Islam’s holiest centers and the site of the Imam Ali Shrine.
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C.
Asad Allah
Asad Allah is an honorific title meaning "Lion of God," famously borne by the early Islamic warrior and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
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D.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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E.
Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Sufi metaphysician ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ottoman intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 14th century ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Unity of Being
ⓘ
linked to:
the Over-Soul
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| field |
Islamic philosophy
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ Sufi studies ⓘ |
| impact | systematized Akbarian metaphysics for later Ottoman scholars ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophical theology in the Ottoman period
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later Ottoman Sufi metaphysicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Arabi
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Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Ibn Arabi
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metaphysical works in the Akbarian tradition ⓘ systematizing Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of wahdat al-wujud ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Sufi theology
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metaphysics ⓘ wahdat al-wujud ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Muqaddima (introduction) to Sharh Fusus al-Hikam
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Sharh Fusus al-Hikam ⓘ
linked to:
Fusus al-Hikam
|
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role | commentator on Ibn Arabi’s Fusus al-Hikam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought |
Ibn Arabi school
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linked to:
Andalusian Sufism
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| tradition | Akbarian school ⓘ |
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Subject: Dawud al-Qaysari Description of subject: Dawud al-Qaysari was a 14th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi metaphysician best known for systematizing and commenting on Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of wahdat al-wujud (the Unity of Being).
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