Night Journey of Muhammad
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The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113572 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night Journey of Muhammad Context triple: [Temple Mount, associatedWith, Night Journey of Muhammad]
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A.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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B.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
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C.
Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
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D.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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E.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night Journey of Muhammad Target entity description: The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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A.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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B.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
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C.
Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
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D.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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E.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious event
ⓘ
miraculous event ⓘ prophetic ascension narrative ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Night Journey of Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
al-Isra wal-Mi'raj
|
| associatedAngel |
Gabriel
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel Jibril
Gabriel ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
miraj literature
ⓘ
spiritual ascension ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| commemoratedBy | Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ |
| component |
Isra
ⓘ
Night Journey of Muhammad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'raj
|
| coreTheme |
affirmation of Muhammad's prophethood
ⓘ
connection between Mecca and Jerusalem ⓘ |
| doctrinalFunction | establishes obligation of salah ⓘ |
| endsAt | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| endsAtSpecificLocation | Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ |
| languageName |
Night Journey of Muhammad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Isra
Night Journey of Muhammad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mi'raj
|
| linkedCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| linkedSanctuaryRank | third holiest site in Islam ⓘ |
| liturgicalCommemoration | 27th night of Rajab ⓘ |
| metProphet |
Aaron
ⓘ
Abraham ⓘ Adam ⓘ Enoch ⓘ Harun ⓘ Ibrahim ⓘ Idris ⓘ Isa ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
John the Baptist ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Moses ⓘ Musa ⓘ Yahya ⓘ Yusuf ⓘ |
| mountRidden | Buraq ⓘ |
| narrativeType |
heavenly ascension
ⓘ
nocturnal journey ⓘ |
| quranicSurahMention | Surah Al-Isra ⓘ |
| quranicSurahNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| quranicVerseMention | Qur'an 17:1 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultedIn | institution of the five daily prayers ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Hadith
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| significanceInIslam | major miracle of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| startsFrom | Mecca ⓘ |
| startsFromSpecificLocation | Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| timeOfOccurrence | night ⓘ |
| veneratedAt | Dome of the Rock ⓘ |
| visitedLocation |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayt al-Maqdis
Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Masjid al-Aqsa
Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ |
| visitedRealm |
fifth heaven
ⓘ
first heaven ⓘ fourth heaven ⓘ second heaven ⓘ seventh heaven ⓘ sixth heaven ⓘ third heaven ⓘ |
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Subject: Night Journey of Muhammad Description of subject: The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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