Muhammad Asad
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Muhammad Asad was a 20th-century Muslim thinker, diplomat, and Qur’an translator known for his influential efforts to reinterpret Islam for the modern world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muhammad Asad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17941958 — 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: Muhammad Asad Context triple: [Islamic modernism, prominentFigure, Muhammad Asad]
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A.
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was a Zaydi imam and monarch who ruled northern Yemen in the early 20th century, overseeing its transition from Ottoman control to an independent kingdom.
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B.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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C.
Maulana Fazlullah
Maulana Fazlullah was a Pakistani militant leader and cleric who rose to prominence as the head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a central figure in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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D.
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi was a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and mystic, renowned for systematizing and elaborating the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi.
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E.
Ahmad Gailani
Ahmad Gailani was an Afghan political and religious leader, known for founding the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan and playing a prominent role in the Afghan resistance and later peace efforts.
- 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: Muhammad Asad Target entity description: Muhammad Asad was a 20th-century Muslim thinker, diplomat, and Qur’an translator known for his influential efforts to reinterpret Islam for the modern world.
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A.
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was a Zaydi imam and monarch who ruled northern Yemen in the early 20th century, overseeing its transition from Ottoman control to an independent kingdom.
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B.
Alexander Ridha
Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German electronic music producer, DJ, and label owner recognized for his influential work in techno, electro, and house music.
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C.
Maulana Fazlullah
Maulana Fazlullah was a Pakistani militant leader and cleric who rose to prominence as the head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a central figure in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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D.
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi
Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi was a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and mystic, renowned for systematizing and elaborating the metaphysical teachings of Ibn Arabi.
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E.
Ahmad Gailani
Ahmad Gailani was an Afghan political and religious leader, known for founding the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan and playing a prominent role in the Afghan resistance and later peace efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.