Kitab al-Qadr
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Kitab al-Qadr is an Islamic hadith collection focused on the theological concept of divine decree and predestination, traditionally attributed to the scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitab al-Qadr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9365663 — 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: Kitab al-Qadr Context triple: [Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ashʿath al-Sijistani, notableWork, Kitab al-Qadr]
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A.
Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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B.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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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-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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E.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
- 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: Kitab al-Qadr Target entity description: Kitab al-Qadr is an Islamic hadith collection focused on the theological concept of divine decree and predestination, traditionally attributed to the scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani.
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A.
Kitab al-Sa‘ada
Kitab al-Sa‘ada is a philosophical treatise on ethics and human happiness by the medieval Persian thinker Ibn Miskawayh, exploring the cultivation of virtue and the soul’s perfection.
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B.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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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-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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E.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
ⓘ
hadith collection ⓘ |
| associatedScholar | Abu Dawud al-Sijistani ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| author | Abu Dawud al-Sijistani ⓘ |
| category | Islamic creed literature ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
divine omniscience
ⓘ
divine will ⓘ fate ⓘ human free will in Islam ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Islamic theology
ⓘ
aqidah ⓘ |
| genre | hadith literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | hadith ⓘ |
| influenced | later Sunni discussions of predestination ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
divine decree in Islam
ⓘ
predestination in Islam ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sunan Abu Dawud ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
divine decree
ⓘ
predestination ⓘ qadar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
hadith of the Prophet Muhammad
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linked to:
Hadith literature
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| traditionallyAttributedTo | Abu Dawud al-Sijistani ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim theologians
ⓘ
hadith scholars ⓘ |
| usedIn | Islamic theological debates on qadar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kitab al-Qadr Description of subject: Kitab al-Qadr is an Islamic hadith collection focused on the theological concept of divine decree and predestination, traditionally attributed to the scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani.
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