Sunan al-Bayhaqi
E861381
Sunan al-Bayhaqi is a major hadith collection compiled by the 11th-century Islamic scholar Al-Bayhaqi, known for its detailed legal and theological narrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Bayhaqi | 3 |
| Sunan al-Bayhaqi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10336882 — 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: Sunan al-Bayhaqi Context triple: [Sunan collections, includes, Sunan al-Bayhaqi]
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A.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami was a prominent 16th-century Sunni jurist and theologian renowned for his influential legal writings and fatwas within the Shafi'i school of Islamic law.
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B.
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani was a prominent 15th-century Sunni Muslim scholar of hadith and Shafi'i jurisprudence, best known for his authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Fath al-Bari.
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C.
Al-Suyuti
Al-Suyuti was a prolific 15th-century Egyptian Sunni scholar renowned for his extensive works in Qur’anic exegesis, Hadith, jurisprudence, and Arabic literature.
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D.
Abu Hatim al-Sijistani
Abu Hatim al-Sijistani was a renowned early Islamic scholar and philologist noted for his contributions to Arabic language and literary studies.
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E.
Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
- 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: Sunan al-Bayhaqi Target entity description: Sunan al-Bayhaqi is a major hadith collection compiled by the 11th-century Islamic scholar Al-Bayhaqi, known for its detailed legal and theological narrations.
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A.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami was a prominent 16th-century Sunni jurist and theologian renowned for his influential legal writings and fatwas within the Shafi'i school of Islamic law.
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B.
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani was a prominent 15th-century Sunni Muslim scholar of hadith and Shafi'i jurisprudence, best known for his authoritative commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, Fath al-Bari.
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C.
Al-Suyuti
Al-Suyuti was a prolific 15th-century Egyptian Sunni scholar renowned for his extensive works in Qur’anic exegesis, Hadith, jurisprudence, and Arabic literature.
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D.
Abu Hatim al-Sijistani
Abu Hatim al-Sijistani was a renowned early Islamic scholar and philologist noted for his contributions to Arabic language and literary studies.
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E.
Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
ⓘ
hadith collection ⓘ |
| aimsTo | support legal and theological positions with hadith evidence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khorasan
ⓘ
Nishapur scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| author |
Al-Bayhaqi
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunan al-Bayhaqi
|
| citedIn |
Sunni hadith commentaries
ⓘ
later Shafi'i fiqh works ⓘ |
| compiler |
Al-Bayhaqi
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunan al-Bayhaqi
|
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
derivation of legal rulings from hadith
ⓘ
supporting Shafi'i jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hadith chains of transmission
ⓘ
legal narrations ⓘ theological narrations ⓘ |
| hasReputation | reliable secondary hadith source in Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-canonical hadith compilation era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterForm | printed editions ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ hadith ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed legal discussions
ⓘ
extensive documentation of hadith variants ⓘ theological commentary ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus |
important reference work in Shafi'i jurisprudence
ⓘ
respected hadith collection in Sunni tradition ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw |
Shafi'i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | manuscript form ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Shafi'i scholars
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
Sunni jurists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving Islamic legal rulings
ⓘ
theological argumentation ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
isnad analysis
ⓘ
matn analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Sunan al-Bayhaqi Description of subject: Sunan al-Bayhaqi is a major hadith collection compiled by the 11th-century Islamic scholar Al-Bayhaqi, known for its detailed legal and theological narrations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sunan al-Bayhaqi
linked to: Sunan al-Bayhaqi
linked to: Sunan al-Bayhaqi