Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
E629654
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kitāb al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kabīr | 1 |
| Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd canonical | 1 |
| الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد | 1 |
| كتب طبقات المحدثين | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6873751 — 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: Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd Context triple: [Islamic biographical literature (sira), hasNotableWork, Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd]
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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C.
Kitab al-Athar
Kitab al-Athar is a foundational Hanafi hadith collection that compiles legal traditions and opinions transmitted from Imam Abu Hanifa through his student Abu Yusuf.
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D.
chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
The chronicles of Ibn al-Athir are a major medieval Arabic historical work that provides a detailed Muslim perspective on the Crusades and broader events of the Islamic world.
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E.
Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
- 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: Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd Target entity description: Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
Fath al-Bari
Fath al-Bari is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, widely regarded as one of the most important works in Sunni Islamic scholarship.
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C.
Kitab al-Athar
Kitab al-Athar is a foundational Hanafi hadith collection that compiles legal traditions and opinions transmitted from Imam Abu Hanifa through his student Abu Yusuf.
-
D.
chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
The chronicles of Ibn al-Athir are a major medieval Arabic historical work that provides a detailed Muslim perspective on the Crusades and broader events of the Islamic world.
-
E.
Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic biographical dictionary
ⓘ
biographical compendium ⓘ hadith-era source ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Sa'd ⓘ |
| authorName | Muḥammad ibn Saʿd ibn Manīʿ al-Baṣrī al-Baghdādī ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical entries
ⓘ
hadith chains of transmission ⓘ reports (akhbār) ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
biographical studies ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
early Muslim community in Medina
ⓘ
female Companions ⓘ jurists and scholars of early Islam ⓘ life of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ sīra material ⓘ |
| genre | ṭabaqāt literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered |
Prophetic era
ⓘ
Rashidun caliphate ⓘ
linked to:
Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad period ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational source for early Islamic biography
ⓘ
key source for hadith transmitters ⓘ major reference for prosopography of early Islam ⓘ |
| influenced |
later biographical dictionaries
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later ṭabaqāt works ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| method |
systematic classification by generation
ⓘ
use of isnād chains ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Baghdad ⓘ |
| preservesInformationOn |
chronology of early Islamic figures
ⓘ
origins and tribal affiliations of early Muslims ⓘ roles of women in early Islam ⓘ teachers and students of transmitters ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Sunni ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged by generations (ṭabaqāt)
ⓘ
organized by social and religious rank ⓘ |
| subject |
Companions of the Prophet
ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
Successors (tābiʿūn) ⓘ later Muslim scholars ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 9th century CE ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic historians
ⓘ
hadith scholars ⓘ modern academic researchers ⓘ |
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