Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs)
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Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) is a central theological treatise of the Bábí religion that systematically presents the Báb’s claims and arguments for his prophetic station and the truth of his revelation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9418730 — 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: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) Context triple: [the Báb, wrote, Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs)]
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A.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
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B.
Usul al-Thalatha
Usul al-Thalatha is a short foundational Islamic treatise that explains the three essential principles every Muslim must know—knowledge of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the religion of Islam—widely studied in Salafi and Hanbali circles.
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C.
Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn
Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn is a seminal multi-volume work of Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence that analyzes the principles, methodology, and ethics of issuing religious rulings (fatwas).
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D.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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E.
Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
- 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: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) Target entity description: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) is a central theological treatise of the Bábí religion that systematically presents the Báb’s claims and arguments for his prophetic station and the truth of his revelation.
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A.
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla
Kitāb al-Kashf ʿan Manāhij al-Adilla is a theological and philosophical treatise by the Andalusian thinker Averroes in which he critically examines Islamic theological methods and defends a rationalist approach to understanding religious doctrine.
-
B.
Usul al-Thalatha
Usul al-Thalatha is a short foundational Islamic treatise that explains the three essential principles every Muslim must know—knowledge of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the religion of Islam—widely studied in Salafi and Hanbali circles.
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C.
Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn
Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn ʿan Rabb al-ʿĀlamīn is a seminal multi-volume work of Islamic legal theory and jurisprudence that analyzes the principles, methodology, and ethics of issuing religious rulings (fatwas).
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D.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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E.
Hujjat al-Islam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "Proof of Islam," famously associated with the influential Muslim theologian and philosopher Al-Ghazali.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bábí scripture
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate the divine origin of the Báb’s mission
ⓘ
to persuade Muslims of the truth of the Báb ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Baháʼuʼlláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'u'lláh
|
| audience |
Muslim readers
ⓘ
seekers of religious truth ⓘ |
| author | the Báb ⓘ |
| category | Bábí primary source ⓘ |
| centralTo | Bábí theology ⓘ |
| circulatedWithin | early Bábí community ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetic work
ⓘ
polemical treatise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Seven Proofs ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important doctrinal works of the Báb ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Baháʼí understanding of the Báb ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
continuity of divine guidance
ⓘ
criteria for true revelation ⓘ recognition of a new Manifestation of God ⓘ refutation of objections to the Báb ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | proofs of messianic fulfillment in Islam ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Bayán ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Shíʻí Islam
ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
|
| religiousFunction |
doctrinal clarification
ⓘ
missionary exposition ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Bábí movement ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Bábí religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Bábí movement
|
| structure | seven proofs ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Baháʼí scholars
ⓘ
Bábí scholars ⓘ |
| subject |
arguments for religious authority of the Báb
ⓘ
proofs of the Báb’s prophetic station ⓘ truth of the Báb’s revelation ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
proofs of divine guidance
ⓘ
prophethood ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
| usesScripturalArgumentsFrom |
Islamic traditions
ⓘ
Qurʼan ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
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Subject: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) Description of subject: Daláʼil-i-Sabʻih (Seven Proofs) is a central theological treatise of the Bábí religion that systematically presents the Báb’s claims and arguments for his prophetic station and the truth of his revelation.
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