Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba
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Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba is a classical Islamic treatise by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali discussing the virtues, trials, and spiritual status of the “strangers” who remain steadfast upon true faith when it becomes rare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8009836 — 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: Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba Context triple: [Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, notableWork, Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba]
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A.
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
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B.
Maqbarat al-Hajun
Maqbarat al-Hajun is a historic Islamic cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the burial place of many early Muslims and notable figures from Islamic history.
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C.
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra is a seminal Islamic reformist treatise by Usman dan Fodio that argues for the religious obligation of migration away from unjust or un-Islamic rule.
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D.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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E.
Miftah al-Ghayb
Miftah al-Ghayb is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise by Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi that systematically expounds the doctrines of Ibn Arabi’s school of Islamic mysticism.
- 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: Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba Target entity description: Kashf al-Kurba fi Wasf Hal Ahl al-Ghurba is a classical Islamic treatise by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali discussing the virtues, trials, and spiritual status of the “strangers” who remain steadfast upon true faith when it becomes rare.
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A.
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn
Dalālat al-ḥāʾirīn is the original Judeo-Arabic philosophical and theological treatise by Maimonides that seeks to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish religious doctrine.
-
B.
Maqbarat al-Hajun
Maqbarat al-Hajun is a historic Islamic cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, traditionally regarded as the burial place of many early Muslims and notable figures from Islamic history.
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C.
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra is a seminal Islamic reformist treatise by Usman dan Fodio that argues for the religious obligation of migration away from unjust or un-Islamic rule.
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D.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
-
E.
Miftah al-Ghayb
Miftah al-Ghayb is a seminal Sufi metaphysical treatise by Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi that systematically expounds the doctrines of Ibn Arabi’s school of Islamic mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic work
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Islamic treatise ⓘ religious book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
console believers who feel estranged
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encourage steadfastness ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ibn Rajab’s shorter treatises ⓘ |
| audience |
Muslims seeking spiritual guidance
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students of Islamic knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali ⓘ |
| basedOn | Prophetic hadith ⓘ |
| circulation |
manuscript tradition
ⓘ
modern printed editions ⓘ |
| discusses |
glad tidings for the strangers
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minority of those upon the truth ⓘ patience in the face of trials ⓘ reward for holding fast to the Sunnah ⓘ signs of estrangement of the Sunnah ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
avoiding innovation in religion
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following the Sunnah when it is abandoned ⓘ patience and perseverance ⓘ sincerity in worship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hadith about the strangers
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rarity of true faith ⓘ remaining firm in times of corruption ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic spirituality
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zuhd and asceticism literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ahl al-ghurba (the strangers)
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spiritual status of the strangers ⓘ steadfastness upon true faith ⓘ trials of the believers ⓘ virtues of the strangers ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Sunni creed and ethics ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
hadith commentary
ⓘ
tazkiyah (spiritual purification) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfLawContext |
Hanbali
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linked to:
Hanbali school
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| timePeriodOfAuthor |
14th century
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8th century AH ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Relieving Distress in Describing the State of the Strangers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic study circles
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traditional Hanbali scholarship ⓘ |
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