The Book of Eternity
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The Book of Eternity is the English title of Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical Persian poem "Javid Nama," an allegorical spiritual journey inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of Eternity canonical | 2 |
| The Eternal Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10019168 — 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: The Book of Eternity Context triple: [Javid Nama, translatedTitle, The Book of Eternity]
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The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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The Creation of Eternity
The Creation of Eternity is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, transcendent themes.
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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The Eternity Trap
The Eternity Trap is a two-part story from The Sarah Jane Adventures, a Doctor Who spin-off, featuring a haunted house mystery involving alien technology and the character Rani Chandra.
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Time and Eternity
Time and Eternity is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that explores the nature of God’s relationship to time, arguing for a nuanced view of divine temporality.
- 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: The Book of Eternity Target entity description: The Book of Eternity is the English title of Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical Persian poem "Javid Nama," an allegorical spiritual journey inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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A.
The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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B.
The Creation of Eternity
The Creation of Eternity is a major sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, transcendent themes.
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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D.
The Eternity Trap
The Eternity Trap is a two-part story from The Sarah Jane Adventures, a Doctor Who spin-off, featuring a haunted house mystery involving alien technology and the character Rani Chandra.
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E.
Time and Eternity
Time and Eternity is a philosophical and theological work by William Lane Craig that explores the nature of God’s relationship to time, arguing for a nuanced view of divine temporality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian poem
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allegorical poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ philosophical poem ⓘ |
| aimsTo | depict the soul’s ascent toward higher realities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iqbal’s philosophical system
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Islamic modernism ⓘ Persian literary tradition ⓘ |
| author |
Muhammad Iqbal
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linked to:
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
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| centralCharacter | traveler on a spiritual journey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical literature
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philosophical poetry ⓘ spiritual poetry ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalElement |
moral and spiritual lessons
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otherworldly realms ⓘ symbolic characters ⓘ |
| hasForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Muslim intellectual perspective
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anti-fatalistic view of destiny ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Islamic philosophy
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Sufism ⓘ cosmology ⓘ eternity ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ moral development ⓘ mysticism ⓘ selfhood ⓘ spiritual ascent ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Dante’s Divine Comedy
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linked to:
Divine Comedy
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| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | Dante Alighieri’s works ⓘ |
| movement | Iqbal’s reconstruction of religious thought in Islam ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | visionary journey through spiritual realms ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Javid Nama ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Islamic philosophy of self (khudi)
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concept of eternity in Iqbal’s thought ⓘ |
| relatedAuthor |
Dante Alighieri
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Muhammad Iqbal ⓘ
linked to:
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
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| relatedWork |
Dante’s Divine Comedy
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linked to:
Divine Comedy
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| structure | allegorical journey ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Book of Eternity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of Eternity Description of subject: The Book of Eternity is the English title of Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophical Persian poem "Javid Nama," an allegorical spiritual journey inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Book of Eternity