Mushaf
E657286
Mushaf is the compiled, written form of the Qur’an, consisting of all its chapters and verses arranged in a fixed canonical order.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mushaf canonical | 8 |
| Mushaf (written Qur’an) | 2 |
| Mushaf (written Qur'an) | 1 |
| Mushaf (written Quran) | 1 |
| Mushaf (written copies of the Quran) | 1 |
| Mushaf al-Qur'an | 1 |
| Mushaf of the Quran | 1 |
| Mäṣḥafä Kedus | 1 |
| Mäṣḥafä Mäṣḥaf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7328074 — 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: Mushaf Context triple: [The Opening, partOf, Mushaf]
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A.
Al-Qalam
Al-Qalam is the transliterated Arabic title of the 68th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its emphasis on moral character and the story of the People of the Garden.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Maktub
Maktub is a concept from Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* expressing the idea that certain events are “written” or destined to happen.
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D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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E.
Mamluk Qur’ans
Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
- 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: Mushaf Target entity description: Mushaf is the compiled, written form of the Qur’an, consisting of all its chapters and verses arranged in a fixed canonical order.
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A.
Al-Qalam
Al-Qalam is the transliterated Arabic title of the 68th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its emphasis on moral character and the story of the People of the Garden.
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B.
Al Mandaq
Al Mandaq is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia known for its mountainous terrain and cool climate within the Al Bahah region.
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C.
Maktub
Maktub is a concept from Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* expressing the idea that certain events are “written” or destined to happen.
-
D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
-
E.
Mamluk Qur’ans
Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Copy of the Qur’an
ⓘ
Physical book ⓘ Religious text ⓘ |
| backMatterOftenContains | Tables of divisions (juz’, hizb, etc.) ⓘ |
| calligraphyStyle |
Kufic (historically)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kufic script
Naskh ⓘ
linked to:
Naskh script
Other Arabic calligraphic styles ⓘ |
| contains |
114 surahs
ⓘ
All verses of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| frontMatterOftenContains |
Information about script and recitation
ⓘ
Opening supplications ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalOrder | Yes ⓘ |
| hasFixedOrderOfSurahs | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMarginMarksFor |
Section divisions
ⓘ
Verse numbers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ayah
ⓘ
Surah ⓘ |
| hasReadingAids |
Diacritical points
ⓘ
Stopping signs ⓘ Vowel marks ⓘ |
| hasVariantReadingsOfQur’an | Yes ⓘ |
| historicallyStandardizedUnder | Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| isCentralTextIn | Islamic education ⓘ |
| isConsideredBy | Muslims as the written word of God ⓘ |
| isDividedInto |
30 juz’
ⓘ
60 hizb ⓘ Ruku‘ (in many editions) ⓘ |
| isMemorizedFromBy | Huffaz (memorizers of Qur’an) ⓘ |
| isOftenDecoratedWith |
Gold ink (in some manuscripts)
ⓘ
Illumination ⓘ Ornamental borders ⓘ |
| isPreservedIn | Manuscript collections worldwide ⓘ |
| isPrintedIn | Various sizes and formats ⓘ |
| isRecitedAs |
Qur’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| isStandardizedIn | Uthmanic codex tradition ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
Liturgical reading
ⓘ
Memorization ⓘ Religious study ⓘ Ritual recitation ⓘ |
| isVeneratedIn |
Mosques
ⓘ
Muslim homes ⓘ |
| isWrittenFormOf |
Qur’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| language | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requiresRitualPurityToTouchAccordingTo | Many Islamic legal schools ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
Paper
ⓘ
Parchment (historically) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mushaf Description of subject: Mushaf is the compiled, written form of the Qur’an, consisting of all its chapters and verses arranged in a fixed canonical order.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Lam Yakun (by its opening words)
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