Ja‘fari
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Ja‘fari is a major school of Islamic jurisprudence within Shia Islam, traditionally followed by many Shia communities including some Indian Muslims.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaʿfari | 1 |
| Jaʿfari (Twelver Shia) | 1 |
| Ja‘fari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19934010 — 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: Ja‘fari Context triple: [Indian Muslims, fiqhSchools, Ja‘fari]
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A.
Jaʿfar
Jaʿfar is a prominent Arabic male given name of Islamic origin, historically associated with notable early Muslim figures.
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B.
Musavi Sayyids
Musavi Sayyids are a lineage of Sayyids who trace their ancestry to Musa al-Kadhim, the seventh Shia Imam.
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C.
Abū’l-Faḍl
Abū’l-Faḍl is the honorific kunya of Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari, the influential 13th–14th century Egyptian Maliki jurist and Shadhili Sufi master known for his spiritual writings.
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D.
Hojjatoleslam
Hojjatoleslam is a mid-ranking clerical title in Shia Islam, typically denoting a learned religious scholar below the rank of Ayatollah.
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E.
Ja'far ibn Yahya
Ja'far ibn Yahya was a historical Abbasid vizier who appears as a wise and prominent character in several tales of the One Thousand and One Nights.
- 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: Ja‘fari Target entity description: Ja‘fari is a major school of Islamic jurisprudence within Shia Islam, traditionally followed by many Shia communities including some Indian Muslims.
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A.
Jaʿfar
Jaʿfar is a prominent Arabic male given name of Islamic origin, historically associated with notable early Muslim figures.
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B.
Musavi Sayyids
Musavi Sayyids are a lineage of Sayyids who trace their ancestry to Musa al-Kadhim, the seventh Shia Imam.
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C.
Abū’l-Faḍl
Abū’l-Faḍl is the honorific kunya of Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah al-Iskandari, the influential 13th–14th century Egyptian Maliki jurist and Shadhili Sufi master known for his spiritual writings.
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D.
Hojjatoleslam
Hojjatoleslam is a mid-ranking clerical title in Shia Islam, typically denoting a learned religious scholar below the rank of Ayatollah.
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E.
Ja'far ibn Yahya
Ja'far ibn Yahya was a historical Abbasid vizier who appears as a wise and prominent character in several tales of the One Thousand and One Nights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ja‘fari
linked to: Ja‘fari