Companions of the Prophet
E157669
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companions of the Prophet canonical | 10 |
| Barber of the Prophet | 1 |
| Companions of Muhammad | 1 |
| Female Companions of Muhammad | 1 |
| companions of Muhammad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386797 — 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: Companions of the Prophet Context triple: [Juwayriya bint al-Harith, category, Companions of the Prophet]
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A.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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B.
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
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C.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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D.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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E.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
- 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: Companions of the Prophet Target entity description: The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
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A.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
-
B.
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya
al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya is Ibn Arabi’s monumental multi-volume Sufi work that systematically explores Islamic mysticism, metaphysics, and spiritual practice.
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C.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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D.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
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E.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic concept
ⓘ
early Muslim community ⓘ religious group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sahaba
ⓘ
Sahaba ⓘ
surface form:
Ṣaḥābah
|
| associatedWith |
Mecca
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ Quraysh ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Badr
ⓘ
Battle of Uhud ⓘ Conquest of Mecca ⓘ Hijra ⓘ Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| criteriaForInclusion | met Muhammad as a believer and died as a Muslim ⓘ |
| definition | men and women who met the Prophet Muhammad as believers and died as Muslims ⓘ |
| estimatedNumber | thousands ⓘ |
| followed | Muhammad ⓘ |
| genderComposition | men and women ⓘ |
| includes |
Abd Allah ibn Masʿud
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdullah ibn Masud
Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf ⓘ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
Abu Hurayrah ⓘ Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Anas ibn Malik ⓘ Bilal ibn Rabah ⓘ Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Hafsa bint Umar ⓘ Abd Allah ibn Abbas ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Abbas
Jabir ibn Abd Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Jabir ibn Abdullah
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ⓘ
surface form:
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Muadh ibn Jabal ⓘ Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas ⓘ
surface form:
Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh ⓘ
surface form:
Saad ibn Muadh
Salman al-Farisi ⓘ Talha ibn Ubayd Allah ⓘ
surface form:
Talhah ibn Ubaydullah
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ Umm Salama ⓘ Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form:
Uthman ibn Affan
Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ |
| includesClass |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Ansar ⓘ Hijra ⓘ
surface form:
Muhajirun
|
| languageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
first generation of Muslims
ⓘ
participants in early Islamic expansion ⓘ teachers of later Muslim generations ⓘ transmitters of hadith ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
hadith collections
ⓘ
sira literature ⓘ |
| theologicalStatusInSunniIslam | all are considered upright (ʿudūl) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
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: Companions of the Prophet Description of subject: The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Female Companions of Muhammad
this entity surface form:
Companions of Muhammad
this entity surface form:
Barber of the Prophet
this entity surface form:
companions of Muhammad