Hasan al-Basri
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Hasan al-Basri was an early Muslim theologian, ascetic, and preacher from Basra renowned for his piety, eloquence, and foundational influence on Islamic mysticism (Sufism).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasan al-Basri canonical | 11 |
| Abu Sa‘id al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Basri | 1 |
| Hassan al-Basri | 1 |
| al‑Hasan al‑Basri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7496623 — 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: Hasan al-Basri Context triple: [al-Harith al-Muhasibi, influencedBy, Hasan al-Basri]
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A.
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was a leading early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the foremost figures of the Tabi'un generation.
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B.
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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C.
Sufyan al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
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D.
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri was an early eminent Muslim scholar and hadith transmitter of the Tabi'un generation, renowned for helping systematize and preserve prophetic traditions in the formative period of Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
- 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: Hasan al-Basri Target entity description: Hasan al-Basri was an early Muslim theologian, ascetic, and preacher from Basra renowned for his piety, eloquence, and foundational influence on Islamic mysticism (Sufism).
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A.
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib was a leading early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Medina, regarded as one of the foremost figures of the Tabi'un generation.
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B.
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Abu Musa al-Ashari was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his piety, knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, and role as a governor and military leader in the early Islamic state.
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C.
Sufyan al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri was an 8th-century Muslim scholar, hadith expert, and founder of the now-defunct Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, renowned for his piety and asceticism.
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D.
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri was an early eminent Muslim scholar and hadith transmitter of the Tabi'un generation, renowned for helping systematize and preserve prophetic traditions in the formative period of Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi precursor ⓘ ascetic ⓘ hadith narrator ⓘ tabi‘i ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Basra ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Basra ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on detachment from the world
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emphasis on fear and hope of God ⓘ emphasis on repentance ⓘ emphasis on sincerity ⓘ |
| era |
Umayyad period
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linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| fieldOfWork |
Quranic exegesis
ⓘ
ascetic preaching ⓘ ethics ⓘ hadith ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Abu Sa‘id al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Basri
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linked to:
Hasan al-Basri
|
| givenName |
Hasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Hassan
|
| influenced |
Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabia al‑Adawiyya
Sunni ethical thought ⓘ al-Ghazali ⓘ
linked to:
al‑Ghazali
early Sufis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Quranic exegesis
ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ eloquence ⓘ foundational influence on Sufism ⓘ piety ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| kunya |
Abu Sa‘id
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited in Sufi literature
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major authority for later Sunni tradition ⓘ regarded as one of the greatest early Muslim ascetics ⓘ |
| movement | early Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| name | Hasan al-Basri ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
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Abd Allah ibn Umar ⓘ
linked to:
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Anas ibn Malik ⓘ several Companions of Muhammad ⓘ |
| tabi‘iStatus | met many Companions of Muhammad ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Ibn Sirin
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Qatada ibn Di‘ama ⓘ Sulayman al-Taymi ⓘ |
| viewOnPolitics | critical of Umayyad rulers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hasan al-Basri Description of subject: Hasan al-Basri was an early Muslim theologian, ascetic, and preacher from Basra renowned for his piety, eloquence, and foundational influence on Islamic mysticism (Sufism).
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hasan al-Basri
linked to: Hasan al-Basri
linked to: Hasan al-Basri