Al-Istibsar
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Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Istibsar | 2 |
| Al-Istibsar canonical | 1 |
| Al-Istibsar fima ikhtalafa min al-akhbar | 1 |
| Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621590 — 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: Al-Istibsar Context triple: [Shia Islam, usesHadithCollections, Al-Istibsar]
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
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B.
Mostaqbal Watan
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C.
The Zahir
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D.
Mizab al-Rahmah
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E.
Bir el Gubi
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- 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: Al-Istibsar Target entity description: Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
-
B.
Mostaqbal Watan
Mostaqbal Watan is a prominent Egyptian political party that strongly supports President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and holds significant representation in the country’s parliament.
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C.
The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
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D.
Mizab al-Rahmah
Mizab al-Rahmah is the gold-plated rainwater spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca, directing water into the Hijr Ismail area below.
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E.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
ⓘ
Shia hadith collection ⓘ |
| aimsTo | resolve conflicting hadith reports ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Istibsar fima ikhtalafa min al-akhbar
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Istibsar
|
| author | Shaykh al-Tusi ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaykh al-Tusi
|
| contains | hadiths attributed to the Shia Imams ⓘ |
| focusesOn | jurisprudential hadiths ⓘ |
| genre | Hadith ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Twelver Shia hadith canon
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Kafi
|
| hasStructure | organized by legal topics ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shia jurists ⓘ |
| IslamicSchool |
Imami Shia
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Books of Shia hadith
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Kafi
|
| primaryPurpose | juridical reconciliation of narrations ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Iranian Shia scholarship
ⓘ
Iraqi Shia scholarship ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Al-Kafi
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Kafi
Man la yahduruhu al-faqih ⓘ Tahdhib al-Ahkam ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityFor |
Twelver Shia scholars
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| religiousLawDomain |
Fiqh
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
|
| religiousTradition |
Twelver Shia Islam
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| studiedIn |
Shia seminaries (hawzas)
ⓘ
linked to:
hawza (Shia seminary network)
|
| subject |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Shia theology ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 11th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | deriving legal rulings ⓘ |
| usedIn | Twelver Shia jurisprudence ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Al-Istibsar Description of subject: Al-Istibsar is one of the major Shia hadith compilations, authored by the scholar Shaykh al-Tusi and widely used in Twelver Shia jurisprudence.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Al-Istibsar
linked to: Al-Istibsar
linked to: Al-Istibsar
linked to: Al-Istibsar