ibn Ishaq
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Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad (the Sīrat Rasūl Allāh).
All labels observed (1)
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| ibn Ishaq canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21573691 — 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: ibn Ishaq Context triple: [Ibn Ishaq, patronymic, ibn Ishaq]
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A.
ibn Jaʿfar
ibn Jaʿfar is a patronymic referring to a descendant or son of Jaʿfar, notably used for the seventh Shia Imam, Musa al-Kadhim.
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B.
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
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C.
ibn Zakariya
Ibn Zakariya refers to Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, a renowned 9th–10th century Persian polymath celebrated for his influential works in medicine, alchemy, and philosophy.
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D.
ibn Idris
Ibn Idris is the patronymic of the influential early Islamic jurist and theologian Al-Shafi'i, founder of the Shafi'i school of Sunni law.
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E.
ibn Ali
Ibn Ali is a patronymic name indicating a person as the son of someone named Ali, here referring specifically to the lineage of the Persian vizier Nizam al-Mulk.
- 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: ibn Ishaq Target entity description: Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest biographies of the Prophet Muhammad (the Sīrat Rasūl Allāh).
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A.
ibn Jaʿfar
ibn Jaʿfar is a patronymic referring to a descendant or son of Jaʿfar, notably used for the seventh Shia Imam, Musa al-Kadhim.
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B.
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
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C.
ibn Zakariya
Ibn Zakariya refers to Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, a renowned 9th–10th century Persian polymath celebrated for his influential works in medicine, alchemy, and philosophy.
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D.
ibn Idris
Ibn Idris is the patronymic of the influential early Islamic jurist and theologian Al-Shafi'i, founder of the Shafi'i school of Sunni law.
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E.
ibn Ali
Ibn Ali is a patronymic name indicating a person as the son of someone named Ali, here referring specifically to the lineage of the Persian vizier Nizam al-Mulk.
- F. None of above. chosen
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