Book of Fasting
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The Book of Fasting is a classical Islamic text that details the religious rulings, virtues, and practices related to the observance of fasting, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
All labels observed (1)
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| Book of Fasting canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9352481 — 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: Book of Fasting Context triple: [Kitab al-Sawm, hasEnglishName, Book of Fasting]
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A.
Book of Purity
Book of Purity is a section of the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides that systematically codifies Jewish laws concerning ritual purity and impurity.
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B.
Book of Pentecost
The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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C.
Of the Faith of the Fathers
"Of the Faith of the Fathers" is a chapter in W.E.B. Du Bois's seminal work *The Souls of Black Folk* that explores the spiritual life, religious traditions, and moral resilience of African Americans in the post-slavery era.
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D.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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E.
Book of Certitude
The Book of Certitude is a central Bahá’í scripture by Bahá’u’lláh that explains the continuity of divine revelation and clarifies key theological questions about the nature of prophets and religious truth.
- 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: Book of Fasting Target entity description: The Book of Fasting is a classical Islamic text that details the religious rulings, virtues, and practices related to the observance of fasting, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
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A.
Book of Purity
Book of Purity is a section of the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides that systematically codifies Jewish laws concerning ritual purity and impurity.
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B.
Book of Pentecost
The Book of Pentecost, also known as the Pentecostarion, is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book containing the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
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C.
Of the Faith of the Fathers
"Of the Faith of the Fathers" is a chapter in W.E.B. Du Bois's seminal work *The Souls of Black Folk* that explores the spiritual life, religious traditions, and moral resilience of African Americans in the post-slavery era.
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D.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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E.
Book of Certitude
The Book of Certitude is a central Bahá’í scripture by Bahá’u’lláh that explains the continuity of divine revelation and clarifies key theological questions about the nature of prophets and religious truth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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classical Islamic work ⓘ fiqh manual ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage spiritual refinement through fasting
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explain legal rulings related to fasting ⓘ guide Muslims in correct observance of fasting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic worship practices
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Ramadan observance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Quranic verses about fasting
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hadiths about fasting ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Laylat al-Qadr
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concessions for the sick and travelers ⓘ conditions of obligation of fasting ⓘ etiquettes of fasting ⓘ expiation (kaffarah) for broken fasts ⓘ fasting for pregnant and nursing women ⓘ intention (niyyah) for fasting ⓘ iʿtikaf (spiritual retreat) ⓘ making up missed fasts (qadaʼ) ⓘ night prayers in Ramadan ⓘ spiritual benefits of fasting ⓘ things that invalidate the fast ⓘ |
| describes |
obligatory fasting in Ramadan
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prohibited fasting days ⓘ recommended fasting outside Ramadan ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
following prophetic practice in fasting
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moral discipline during fasting ⓘ sincerity in fasting ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
practices of fasting
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religious rulings on fasting ⓘ virtues of fasting ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
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ʿibadat (acts of worship) literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Ramadan fasting ⓘ
linked to:
Ramadan
acts of worship ⓘ fasting in Islam ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Muslim scholars
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general Muslim readership ⓘ students of Islamic law ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic legal literature on worship ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic legal education
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religious instruction on Ramadan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Fasting Description of subject: The Book of Fasting is a classical Islamic text that details the religious rulings, virtues, and practices related to the observance of fasting, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
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