Abdāl is polysemous: it can describe people whose reprehensible qualities have been transformed or particular groups in transmitted hierarchies. Counts and classifications differ between reports.
Distinctions and context
The dedicated Futmak entry tracks chapters 15–16 and located Cairo/Maymaniya pages beginning at I, 154. The discussion separates reported hierarchies from independently established biographical facts.
Research question
Which use of abdāl occurs here, and is a number being reported as another group’s opinion?
Source trail and evidence status
- Located digital primary passageالفتوحات، ج 1، ص 154 — مراتب الأبدال ↗
- Located digital primary passageمقطع نصي fm-p0133: الأبدال لفظ مشترك ↗
- Secondary dictionary entryFutmak: الأبدال — مدخل سياقي موثق ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessمفاهيم ومصطلحات الفتوحات — فهرس سياقي ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessفهرس المخطوطات — بحث مستقل عن الشاهد ↗