Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas
E603077
Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas is a mystical, symbolic section of al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin that explores themes of pre-eternity, separation, and spiritual bewilderment in Sufi thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6567206 — 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: Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas Context triple: [Kitab al-Tawasin, notableSection, Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas]
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A.
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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B.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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C.
Al-Majd
Al-Majd is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
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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E.
Idha Zulzilat al-Ard
Idha Zulzilat al-Ard is the Arabic title of Surah Az-Zalzalah, a short chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the earthquake and events of the Day of Judgment.
- 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: Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas Target entity description: Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas is a mystical, symbolic section of al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin that explores themes of pre-eternity, separation, and spiritual bewilderment in Sufi thought.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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C.
Al-Majd
Al-Majd is a Palestinian village located in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.
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D.
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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E.
Idha Zulzilat al-Ard
Idha Zulzilat al-Ard is the Arabic title of Surah Az-Zalzalah, a short chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the earthquake and events of the Day of Judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi mystical writing
ⓘ
mystical text section ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Sufi speculative theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Hallaj
themes of exile and return ⓘ |
| author |
al-Hallaj
ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Hallaj
|
| conceptualFocus |
divine pre-existence
ⓘ
epistemic confusion before God ⓘ ontological separation ⓘ paradox in spiritual experience ⓘ |
| concerns |
bewilderment as a spiritual station
ⓘ
experience of distance from God ⓘ the soul’s relation to divine origin ⓘ |
| genre | Islamic mystical literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| influencedField | later Sufi metaphysical speculation ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
mystical allegory
ⓘ
symbolic prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine-human relationship
ⓘ
mystical union and distance ⓘ pre-eternity (al-azal) ⓘ separation from the divine ⓘ spiritual bewilderment (hayra) ⓘ |
| partOf | Kitab al-Tawasin ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
baqāʾ (subsistence in God)
ⓘ
fanāʾ (annihilation in God) ⓘ mystical unveiling (kashf) ⓘ tawhid (divine unity) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic mysticism studies
ⓘ
Sufi literature scholarship ⓘ |
| textualContext | one of the Tasins in Kitab al-Tawasin ⓘ |
| titleElement |
“al-Azal” refers to pre-eternity
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linked to:
Atzilut
“al-Iltibas” refers to confusion or entanglement ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
esoteric imagery
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paradoxical language ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Kitab al-Tawasin ⓘ |
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Subject: Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas Description of subject: Tasin al-Azal wa-l-Iltibas is a mystical, symbolic section of al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin that explores themes of pre-eternity, separation, and spiritual bewilderment in Sufi thought.
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