Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya
E649459
Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya was a prominent medieval Damascus institution specializing in the teaching and transmission of hadith, attracting leading Islamic scholars of its time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya canonical | 1 |
| Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7194672 — 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: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya Context triple: [Al-Nawawi, taughtAt, Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya]
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A.
Al-Mufassal
Al-Mufassal is the name given to the final, relatively short and frequently separated chapters of the Qur’an, beginning near the end of the text and extending to its conclusion.
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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.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
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D.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya Target entity description: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya was a prominent medieval Damascus institution specializing in the teaching and transmission of hadith, attracting leading Islamic scholars of its time.
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A.
Al-Mufassal
Al-Mufassal is the name given to the final, relatively short and frequently separated chapters of the Qur’an, beginning near the end of the text and extending to its conclusion.
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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.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
-
D.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic educational institution
ⓘ
Sunni institution ⓘ hadith college ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Damascene scholarly elite
ⓘ
Sunni legal and theological tradition ⓘ |
| attracted |
leading hadith scholars
ⓘ
students of hadith from various regions ⓘ |
| buildingType | religious educational complex ⓘ |
| category |
Ayyubid-era madrasas
ⓘ
Hadith schools in Damascus ⓘ Sunni madrasas in Syria ⓘ |
| cityType | urban institution ⓘ |
| countryDuringFoundation |
Ayyubid Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
|
| curriculumIncludes |
authentication of hadith chains (isnad)
ⓘ
memorization of hadith ⓘ recitation of hadith collections ⓘ study of hadith transmitters (rijal) ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
al-Malik al-Ashraf Musa ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Ashraf Musa
|
| function |
center of Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
center of hadith transmission ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
formal teaching circles
ⓘ
granting of teaching licenses ⓘ public hadith sessions ⓘ |
| hasRole | granting ijazat (certificates of transmission) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important center for preservation of hadith literature
ⓘ
one of the most prestigious hadith schools in Damascus ⓘ |
| influenced | later hadith institutions in the region ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
ⓘ
Old City of Damascus ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
Syria ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
al-Malik al-Ashraf Musa
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Ashraf Musa
|
| patronage |
Ayyubid rulers
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
later Mamluk authorities ⓘ |
| region |
Bilad al-Sham
ⓘ
linked to:
Bilad al-Sham@ar
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
hadith studies
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teaching of hadith ⓘ transmission of hadith ⓘ |
| tradition | Asharite-Sunni scholarly tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya Description of subject: Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya was a prominent medieval Damascus institution specializing in the teaching and transmission of hadith, attracting leading Islamic scholars of its time.
Referenced by (2)
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