al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya
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al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya is a philosophical treatise by the Andalusian Sufi thinker Ibn Sabin, composed as responses to metaphysical and theological questions reportedly posed by Emperor Frederick II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Ajwiba ʿan al-Asʾila al-Ṣiqilliyya | 1 |
| al-Masāʾil al-Siqilliyya | 1 |
| al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7292067 — 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: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya Context triple: [Ibn Sabin, notableWork, al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya]
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A.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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B.
Treatise on the Division of Quadrants (Omar Khayyam)
Treatise on the Division of Quadrants is a mathematical work by Omar Khayyam in which he investigates geometric constructions and the division of arcs and quadrants, contributing to the development of geometry beyond Euclid.
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C.
Kitāb al-Manāẓir
Kitāb al-Manāẓir is Ibn al-Haytham’s foundational treatise on optics that systematically analyzes vision, light, and perception and profoundly influenced later Islamic and European science.
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D.
The Book of Healing
The Book of Healing is a monumental philosophical and scientific encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematically covers logic, natural sciences, mathematics, and metaphysics.
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E.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
- 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: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya Target entity description: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya is a philosophical treatise by the Andalusian Sufi thinker Ibn Sabin, composed as responses to metaphysical and theological questions reportedly posed by Emperor Frederick II.
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A.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
-
B.
Treatise on the Division of Quadrants (Omar Khayyam)
Treatise on the Division of Quadrants is a mathematical work by Omar Khayyam in which he investigates geometric constructions and the division of arcs and quadrants, contributing to the development of geometry beyond Euclid.
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C.
Kitāb al-Manāẓir
Kitāb al-Manāẓir is Ibn al-Haytham’s foundational treatise on optics that systematically analyzes vision, light, and perception and profoundly influenced later Islamic and European science.
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D.
The Book of Healing
The Book of Healing is a monumental philosophical and scientific encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematically covers logic, natural sciences, mathematics, and metaphysics.
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E.
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul
Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul is a seminal work of Islamic legal theory in which Al-Ghazali systematically presents and analyzes the principles and methodology of usul al-fiqh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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Sufi treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
divine knowledge
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eternity of the world ⓘ human intellect ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ prophethood ⓘ relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Sicilian Questions of Ibn Sabʿīn
ⓘ
al-Masāʾil al-Siqilliyya ⓘ
linked to:
al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya
|
| author |
Ibn Sabʿīn
ⓘ
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq ibn Sabʿīn ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Haqq ibn Sabin
|
| circulation | manuscript tradition in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi philosophy
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 13th-century Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Sīnā
ⓘ
linked to:
Avicenna
Ibn ʿArabī ⓘ
linked to:
Ibn Arabi
al-Ghazālī ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
ⓘ
metaphysical questions ⓘ nature of God ⓘ relationship between philosophy and religion ⓘ soul ⓘ theological questions ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a rare direct intellectual exchange between a Muslim Sufi philosopher and a Christian emperor
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systematic responses to philosophical questions from Frederick II ⓘ |
| occasion | questions posed by Emperor Frederick II ⓘ |
| period | 13th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
monistic Sufism
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waḥdat al-wujūd discourse ⓘ
linked to:
Wahdat al-wujud
|
| region |
al-Andalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Andalus
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| religiousContext |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Sufi metaphysics
ⓘ
history of Christian–Muslim intellectual relations ⓘ history of medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Sicilian Questions ⓘ |
| tradition |
Andalusian Sufism
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falsafa ⓘ |
| workOf | Ibn Sabʿīn corpus ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya Description of subject: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya is a philosophical treatise by the Andalusian Sufi thinker Ibn Sabin, composed as responses to metaphysical and theological questions reportedly posed by Emperor Frederick II.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya
subject linked to:
responses to the Sicilian Questions
linked to: al-Masāʾil al-Ṣiqilliyya