Ibn Hisham
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Ibn Hisham was a 9th-century Muslim scholar best known for editing and transmitting one of the earliest and most important biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the work of Ibn Ishaq.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Hisham canonical | 2 |
| Ibn Hishām | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21573708 — 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 Hisham Context triple: [Ibn Ishaq, influenced, Ibn Hisham]
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A.
Ibn Ishaq
Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Ibn Sa'd
Ibn Sa'd was a 9th-century Muslim historian and biographer best known for his monumental work "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir," a foundational source for early Islamic biography and historiography.
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C.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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D.
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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E.
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd is regarded as the eponymous ancestor and progenitor of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Ghatafan.
- 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 Hisham Target entity description: Ibn Hisham was a 9th-century Muslim scholar best known for editing and transmitting one of the earliest and most important biographies of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the work of Ibn Ishaq.
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A.
Ibn Ishaq
Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Ibn Sa'd
Ibn Sa'd was a 9th-century Muslim historian and biographer best known for his monumental work "Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir," a foundational source for early Islamic biography and historiography.
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C.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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D.
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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E.
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd
Ghatafan ibn Saʿd is regarded as the eponymous ancestor and progenitor of the Arab tribal confederation known as Banu Ghatafan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ibn Hisham