Ghazwat al‑Ahzab
E148657
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab is the famous early Islamic battle in which the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslims of Medina defended the city against a large confederation of tribes by digging a protective trench.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghazwat al-Khandaq | 3 |
| Ghazwat al-Ahzab | 1 |
| Ghazwat al‑Ahzab canonical | 1 |
| Ghazwat al‑Khandaq | 1 |
| al-Ahzab | 1 |
| al-Ahzab (the Confederates) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296184 — 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: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab Context triple: [Battle of the Trench, hasAlias, Ghazwat al‑Ahzab]
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A.
Surah al-Ahzab
Surah al-Ahzab is the 33rd chapter of the Qur’an, a Medinan surah that addresses social and legal matters in the early Muslim community and emphasizes the unique status and finality of Prophet Muhammad’s prophethood.
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B.
Surah Al-Hashr
Surah Al-Hashr is the 59th chapter of the Quran, a Medinan surah known for its verses on the expulsion of certain Jewish tribes from Medina and its powerful closing passages glorifying the names and attributes of Allah.
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C.
Surah Al-Anfal
Surah Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter of the Quran, focusing on themes of warfare, spoils of war, faith, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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D.
Surah An-Nasr
Surah An-Nasr is a short chapter of the Quran traditionally understood as signaling the completion of the Prophet Muhammad’s mission and the impending victory and spread of Islam.
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E.
Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr was a pivotal 624 CE military confrontation near Medina in which the early Muslim community achieved a decisive victory that significantly strengthened Islam’s political and religious position in Arabia.
- 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: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab Target entity description: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab is the famous early Islamic battle in which the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslims of Medina defended the city against a large confederation of tribes by digging a protective trench.
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A.
Surah al-Ahzab
Surah al-Ahzab is the 33rd chapter of the Qur’an, a Medinan surah that addresses social and legal matters in the early Muslim community and emphasizes the unique status and finality of Prophet Muhammad’s prophethood.
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B.
Surah Al-Hashr
Surah Al-Hashr is the 59th chapter of the Quran, a Medinan surah known for its verses on the expulsion of certain Jewish tribes from Medina and its powerful closing passages glorifying the names and attributes of Allah.
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C.
Surah Al-Anfal
Surah Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter of the Quran, focusing on themes of warfare, spoils of war, faith, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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D.
Surah An-Nasr
Surah An-Nasr is a short chapter of the Quran traditionally understood as signaling the completion of the Prophet Muhammad’s mission and the impending victory and spread of Islam.
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E.
Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr was a pivotal 624 CE military confrontation near Medina in which the early Muslim community achieved a decisive victory that significantly strengthened Islam’s political and religious position in Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
early Islamic battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of the Confederates
ⓘ
Battle of the Trench ⓘ Ghazwat al‑Ahzab self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq
|
| hasBelligerent |
Meccan Quraysh-led confederation
ⓘ
Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim community of Medina
allied Bedouin tribes ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Meccan attempt to destroy the Muslim community in Medina
ⓘ
continuation of conflict after Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| hasConsequence |
decline of Meccan military initiative
ⓘ
increased political strength of Muslims in Medina ⓘ paved way for Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveWork | trench ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | turning point in Muslim–Meccan conflict ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Medina
ⓘ
Yathrib ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryStrategy |
defensive warfare
ⓘ
digging a defensive trench around exposed parts of Medina ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
innovative use of trench warfare in Arabia
ⓘ
large confederation of tribes united against Medina ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Muslim defensive victory
ⓘ
confederate forces withdrew ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ghatafan tribe
ⓘ
Muslims of Medina ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Quraysh ⓘ various Arab tribes ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTactic | preventing cavalry charges by trench ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | test of faith and patience for early Muslims ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
5 AH
ⓘ
circa 627 CE ⓘ |
| hasType | siege ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Persian defensive tactics ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Quran ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah al-Ahzab
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al‑Ahzab
|
| nameMeaning | Battle of the Confederates ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Uhud ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousHolidayAssociation | remembered in Islamic historical tradition ⓘ |
| strategySuggestedBy |
Salman al-Farisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Salman al‑Farisi
|
| tookPlaceInCountry | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInRegion | Hejaz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab Description of subject: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab is the famous early Islamic battle in which the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslims of Medina defended the city against a large confederation of tribes by digging a protective trench.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al-Khandaq
subject surface form:
Al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al-Khandaq
subject surface form:
Al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
al-Ahzab (the Confederates)
subject surface form:
Al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al-Ahzab
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
al-Ahzab