Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya
E1035638
Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya is a renowned multi-volume biography of the Prophet Muhammad authored by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir, widely used as a classical reference on the Prophet’s life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13344825 — 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: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Context triple: [Ibn Kathir, notableWork, Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya]
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
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C.
السنة النبوية
السنة النبوية هي كل ما صدر عن النبي محمد ﷺ من أقوال وأفعال وتقريرات وصفات، وتعد المصدر الثاني للتشريع الإسلامي بعد القرآن الكريم.
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D.
Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
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E.
Khayaban-e-Bukhari
Khayaban-e-Bukhari is a prominent commercial and residential thoroughfare in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its upscale boutiques, eateries, and modern urban development.
- 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: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Target entity description: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya is a renowned multi-volume biography of the Prophet Muhammad authored by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir, widely used as a classical reference on the Prophet’s life.
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A.
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
Ibn Ishaq’s *Sirat Rasul Allah* is one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, forming a foundational source for later Islamic historiography and prophetic traditions.
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B.
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd is a foundational early Islamic biographical compendium that systematically records the lives of the Prophet Muhammad, his companions, and subsequent generations of Muslim scholars.
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C.
السنة النبوية
السنة النبوية هي كل ما صدر عن النبي محمد ﷺ من أقوال وأفعال وتقريرات وصفات، وتعد المصدر الثاني للتشريع الإسلامي بعد القرآن الكريم.
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D.
Kitab al-Sunnah
Kitab al-Sunnah is a major thematic section within the hadith collection Sunan Ibn Majah that focuses on narrations about Islamic creed and foundational beliefs.
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E.
Khayaban-e-Bukhari
Khayaban-e-Bukhari is a prominent commercial and residential thoroughfare in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its upscale boutiques, eateries, and modern urban development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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biographical work ⓘ multi-volume book ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Kathir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier sira works
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hadith collections ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of miracles attributed to Muhammad
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descriptions of the Prophet’s character ⓘ genealogical information about Muhammad ⓘ narrations of companions ⓘ reports of military campaigns ⓘ reports of treaties and covenants ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Farewell Pilgrimage
NERFINISHED
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Hijra to Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Hudaybiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ battles of the Prophet ⓘ birth of Muhammad ⓘ conquest of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ revelation of the Quran ⓘ |
| genre |
prophetic biography
ⓘ
sira literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Sunni traditionalist ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classical reference on the Prophet’s life
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widely cited by later scholars ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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Indonesian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah
NERFINISHED
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al-Tabari’s historical works ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
hadith criticism
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isnad-based narration ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | multiple volumes ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early Islamic community in Medina
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lifetime of Muhammad ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference for prophetic biography
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source for Islamic history ⓘ teaching text in Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| usesSource | Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya Description of subject: Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya is a renowned multi-volume biography of the Prophet Muhammad authored by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir, widely used as a classical reference on the Prophet’s life.
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