Qutb
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Qutb is a key Sufi spiritual rank often understood as the cosmic spiritual pole or axis around which the hierarchy of saints revolves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qutb canonical | 3 |
| Qutb (spiritual pole) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7348085 — 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: Qutb Context triple: [Ghawth, consideredRankAbove, Qutb]
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A.
Qutb complex
The Qutb complex is a historic UNESCO World Heritage site in Delhi, India, featuring a collection of early Indo-Islamic monuments and ruins built by the Delhi Sultanate.
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B.
Tamiat
Tamiat is the historical name of the Egyptian port city now known as Damietta, located on the Nile Delta along the Mediterranean coast.
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C.
Jami al-Umawi
Jami al-Umawi is a historic and architecturally significant early Islamic mosque in Damascus, Syria, regarded as one of the oldest and most important mosques in the world.
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D.
Zu al-Qa'dah
Zu al-Qa'dah is an alternative transliteration of Dhu al-Qadah, the eleventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar and one of its four sacred months.
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E.
Art Malik
Art Malik is a British-Pakistani actor best known for his prominent roles in films and television dramas such as "A Passage to India" and "The Jewel in the Crown."
- 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: Qutb Target entity description: Qutb is a key Sufi spiritual rank often understood as the cosmic spiritual pole or axis around which the hierarchy of saints revolves.
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A.
Qutb complex
The Qutb complex is a historic UNESCO World Heritage site in Delhi, India, featuring a collection of early Indo-Islamic monuments and ruins built by the Delhi Sultanate.
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B.
Tamiat
Tamiat is the historical name of the Egyptian port city now known as Damietta, located on the Nile Delta along the Mediterranean coast.
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C.
Jami al-Umawi
Jami al-Umawi is a historic and architecturally significant early Islamic mosque in Damascus, Syria, regarded as one of the oldest and most important mosques in the world.
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D.
Zu al-Qa'dah
Zu al-Qa'dah is an alternative transliteration of Dhu al-Qadah, the eleventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar and one of its four sacred months.
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E.
Art Malik
Art Malik is a British-Pakistani actor best known for his prominent roles in films and television dramas such as "A Passage to India" and "The Jewel in the Crown."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious concept
ⓘ
Sufi spiritual rank ⓘ mystical title ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Sufi cosmology
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awliya (friends of God) ⓘ wilaya (sainthood) ⓘ |
| believedFunction |
channel of divine grace to creation
ⓘ
maintainer of cosmic order ⓘ spiritual governor of the world ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | lower ranks of saints ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus |
center of the spiritual hierarchy
ⓘ
pivot of sainthood ⓘ |
| describedAs |
axis mundi in Sufi cosmology
ⓘ
cosmic spiritual pole or axis ⓘ pole of sainthood ⓘ |
| discussedBy | classical Sufi theorists ⓘ |
| discussedIn | Sufi manuals of doctrine ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | aqṭāb ⓘ |
| hasRole |
axis of the spiritual universe
ⓘ
cosmic spiritual pole ⓘ head of the hierarchy of saints ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
axis
ⓘ
pole ⓘ |
| metaphoricalAssociation |
axis of a wheel
ⓘ
center of a circle of saints ⓘ |
| numberOfHolders | one at any given time in many Sufi doctrines ⓘ |
| ontologicalCategory | spiritual office rather than a personal name ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sufi hierarchy of saints
ⓘ
Sufi spiritual hierarchy ⓘ |
| pluralFormMeaning | poles ⓘ |
| rankInHierarchy | highest rank of saint ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | many Sufi orders ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | entire world in many Sufi views ⓘ |
| relatedRank |
abdāl
ⓘ
awtād ⓘ nujabāʼ ⓘ nuqabāʼ ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ |
| scope |
cosmic
ⓘ
universal ⓘ |
| temporalAspect | office renewed with each generation of saints ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sufi hagiographical literature
ⓘ
Sufi metaphysical writings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qutb Description of subject: Qutb is a key Sufi spiritual rank often understood as the cosmic spiritual pole or axis around which the hierarchy of saints revolves.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.