Táríkh-i-Nabíl
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Táríkh-i-Nabíl is the original Persian chronicle by Nabíl-i-Aʿzam that narrates the early history and dramatic rise of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Táríkh-i-Nabíl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Táríkh-i-Nabíl Context triple: [The Dawn-Breakers, titleInPersian, Táríkh-i-Nabíl]
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A.
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
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B.
Khwadāy-Nāmag
Khwadāy-Nāmag is a lost Middle Persian historical and legendary chronicle of the Sasanian kings that served as a key source for later Persian works such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh.
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C.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
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D.
Kitab al-Athar
Kitab al-Athar is a foundational Hanafi hadith collection that compiles legal traditions and opinions transmitted from Imam Abu Hanifa through his student Abu Yusuf.
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E.
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye is a didactic Sufi mesnevi by Yunus Emre that offers moral and spiritual guidance in poetic form.
- 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: Táríkh-i-Nabíl Target entity description: Táríkh-i-Nabíl is the original Persian chronicle by Nabíl-i-Aʿzam that narrates the early history and dramatic rise of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths.
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A.
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
-
B.
Khwadāy-Nāmag
Khwadāy-Nāmag is a lost Middle Persian historical and legendary chronicle of the Sasanian kings that served as a key source for later Persian works such as Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh.
-
C.
Kitab al-Ibar
Kitab al-Ibar is a monumental 14th-century universal history by Ibn Khaldun, best known for its pioneering introduction, the Muqaddimah, which laid the foundations of modern historiography and sociology.
-
D.
Kitab al-Athar
Kitab al-Athar is a foundational Hanafi hadith collection that compiles legal traditions and opinions transmitted from Imam Abu Hanifa through his student Abu Yusuf.
-
E.
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye
Risaletü’n-Nushiyye is a didactic Sufi mesnevi by Yunus Emre that offers moral and spiritual guidance in poetic form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian book
ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| alternativeTitleOfAdaptation |
The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dawn-Breakers
|
| associatedWithPlace | Iran ⓘ |
| author | Nabíl-i-Aʿzam ⓘ |
| chronicles |
spread of the Bábí Faith in Persia
ⓘ
transition from Bábí to Bahá’í Faith ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical sketches of early Bábís and Bahá’ís
ⓘ
eyewitness accounts of early believers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
early Bahá’í community
ⓘ
life of the Báb ⓘ ministry of Bahá’u’lláh ⓘ persecutions of the Bábís ⓘ |
| documents |
dramatic rise of the Bahá’í Faith
ⓘ
dramatic rise of the Bábí Faith ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
early history of the Bahá’í Faith
ⓘ
early history of the Bábí Faith ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| hasEnglishAdaptation | The Dawn-Breakers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Bahá’ís
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
students of Bábí and Bahá’í history ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | historical narrative ⓘ |
| originalScript | Persian script ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity |
Bahá’í community
ⓘ
linked to:
global Bahá’í community
|
| religiousGenre | sacred history ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Bahá’í
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
Bábí ⓘ |
| significance | primary narrative source on early Bábí and Bahá’í history ⓘ |
| subject |
Bahá’í Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
Bábí Faith ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor | Bahá’í historical studies ⓘ |
| writtenByFollowerOf |
Bahá’u’lláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'u'lláh
the Báb ⓘ |
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Subject: Táríkh-i-Nabíl Description of subject: Táríkh-i-Nabíl is the original Persian chronicle by Nabíl-i-Aʿzam that narrates the early history and dramatic rise of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths.
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