Abu Bakr al-Shibli
E687917
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Bakr al-Shibli canonical | 2 |
| Abu Bakr al-Shiblī | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7546646 — 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: Abu Bakr al-Shibli Context triple: [Junayd of Baghdad, teacherOf, Abu Bakr al-Shibli]
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A.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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B.
Ibn al‑Khattab
Ibn al-Khattab was a Saudi-born Islamist militant commander known for leading foreign mujahideen in the First and Second Chechen Wars against Russian forces.
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C.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Abu Bakr al-Shibli Target entity description: Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
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A.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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B.
Ibn al‑Khattab
Ibn al-Khattab was a Saudi-born Islamist militant commander known for leading foreign mujahideen in the First and Second Chechen Wars against Russian forces.
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C.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baghdadi scholar
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Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad Sufi circle
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linked to:
Baghdad school of Sufism
early Persian and Iraqi Sufis ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ecstatic utterances (shathiyat)
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emphasis on annihilation of the self (fana) ⓘ emphasis on divine love (mahabbah) ⓘ paradoxical theological statements ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| doctrine |
stress on detachment from worldly status
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stress on sincerity in worship ⓘ stress on total reliance on God (tawakkul) ⓘ |
| era |
Abbasid era
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early Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic mysticism
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Sufi ethics ⓘ spiritual psychology in Sufism ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sober–ecstatic Sufi discourse
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later Sufi mystics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Junayd of Baghdad
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early Baghdadi Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ascetic lifestyle
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ecstatic spirituality ⓘ influential role in early Islamic mysticism ⓘ intense expressions of divine love ⓘ paradoxical sayings ⓘ states of spiritual ecstasy ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited as an exemplar of ecstatic sainthood in Sufism
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his sayings are transmitted in later Sufi manuals ⓘ |
| mannerOfTeaching |
short aphorisms
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symbolic and paradoxical speech ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism ⓘ |
| notableStudentOf | Junayd of Baghdad ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Baghdad
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Iraq ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Sufi biographical literature
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collections of Sufi sayings ⓘ |
| roleInSufism |
bridge between sober and ecstatic Sufi schools
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major representative of ecstatic Sufism ⓘ |
| sourceType | subject of classical Sufi hagiographies ⓘ |
| traditionWithinIslam |
Sunni
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linked to:
Sunni Islam
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abu Bakr al-Shibli Description of subject: Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a prominent early Sufi mystic of Baghdad known for his ecstatic spirituality, paradoxical sayings, and influential role in the development of Islamic mysticism.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Shibli
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Shibli