Nafi ibn al-Azraq
E1231383
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Nafi ibn al-Azraq was a prominent early Kharijite leader whose radical faction, the Azariqa, became known for its extreme doctrinal and political positions in early Islamic history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nafi ibn al-Azraq canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16756223 — 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: Nafi ibn al-Azraq Context triple: [Azariqa, namedAfter, Nafi ibn al-Azraq]
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A.
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat, the famed collection of early Arabic odes.
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B.
Badis ibn Habus
Badis ibn Habus was an 11th-century Berber king of the Taifa of Granada in al-Andalus, known for consolidating Granadan power amid the fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
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C.
Abu al-Zinad
Abu al-Zinad was an early Islamic scholar and hadith transmitter known for his role in preserving and teaching prophetic traditions in Medina.
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D.
Sidray ibn Wazir
Sidray ibn Wazir was a medieval Muslim ruler who governed the Taifa of Lisbon during the period of fragmented Islamic principalities in the Iberian Peninsula.
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E.
Zuhra ibn Kilab
Zuhra ibn Kilab was an early ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent forefather of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
- 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: Nafi ibn al-Azraq Target entity description: Nafi ibn al-Azraq was a prominent early Kharijite leader whose radical faction, the Azariqa, became known for its extreme doctrinal and political positions in early Islamic history.
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A.
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat, the famed collection of early Arabic odes.
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B.
Badis ibn Habus
Badis ibn Habus was an 11th-century Berber king of the Taifa of Granada in al-Andalus, known for consolidating Granadan power amid the fragmentation of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
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C.
Abu al-Zinad
Abu al-Zinad was an early Islamic scholar and hadith transmitter known for his role in preserving and teaching prophetic traditions in Medina.
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D.
Sidray ibn Wazir
Sidray ibn Wazir was a medieval Muslim ruler who governed the Taifa of Lisbon during the period of fragmented Islamic principalities in the Iberian Peninsula.
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E.
Zuhra ibn Kilab
Zuhra ibn Kilab was an early ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent forefather of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.