Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
E181771
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Medina, renowned as a leading transmitter of hadith and a key figure among the Tabi'un.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urwah ibn al-Zubayr canonical | 4 |
| Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324152 — 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: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr Context triple: [Aisha bint Abi Bakr, teacherOf, Urwah ibn al-Zubayr]
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A.
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Islamic leader and military commander who declared himself caliph in Mecca during the Second Fitna, opposing the Umayyad Caliphate.
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B.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Musab ibn Umayr
Musab ibn Umayr was an early and devoted companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as the first envoy of Islam to Medina and remembered for his sacrifice in battle.
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D.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
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E.
Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah was a prominent early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as Islam’s first muezzin and a symbol of faith and perseverance, especially noted for giving the call to prayer at the Kaaba after the Muslim conquest of Mecca.
- 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: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr Target entity description: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Medina, renowned as a leading transmitter of hadith and a key figure among the Tabi'un.
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A.
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Islamic leader and military commander who declared himself caliph in Mecca during the Second Fitna, opposing the Umayyad Caliphate.
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B.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Musab ibn Umayr
Musab ibn Umayr was an early and devoted companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as the first envoy of Islam to Medina and remembered for his sacrifice in battle.
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D.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
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E.
Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah was a prominent early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as Islam’s first muezzin and a symbol of faith and perseverance, especially noted for giving the call to prayer at the Kaaba after the Muslim conquest of Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medinan scholar
ⓘ
Muslim scholar ⓘ Tabi'un ⓘ hadith transmitter ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| authorityIn |
Maghazi of al-Waqidi
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghazi literature
hadith of Aisha ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| category |
7th-century Muslim scholar
ⓘ
8th-century Muslim scholar ⓘ |
| creed | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| era |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
|
| father |
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
|
| fullName |
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
|
| generation | second generation of Muslims ⓘ |
| givenName |
Awni
ⓘ
surface form:
Urwah
|
| grandfather |
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
ⓘ
Awwam ibn Khuwaylid ⓘ
surface form:
al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid
|
| influenced |
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
ⓘ
later Medinan jurists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the Seven Jurists of Medina
ⓘ
fiqh of Medina ⓘ hadith transmission ⓘ |
| lineage |
Banu Asad
ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Asad branch of Quraysh
|
| mainInterest |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Maghazi of al-Waqidi ⓘ
surface form:
Maghazi (Prophetic campaigns)
hadith ⓘ sira ⓘ |
| memberOf | Seven Jurists of Medina ⓘ |
| mother |
Asma bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
surface form:
Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr
|
| notableWork | letters on Maghazi and sira (reported in later sources) ⓘ |
| occupation |
hadith scholar
ⓘ
historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma
ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza
|
| relative | Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Medina ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Medinan school of law
|
| student |
Aban ibn Uthman
ⓘ
Abu al-Zinad ⓘ Hisham ibn Urwah ⓘ Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri ⓘ Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari ⓘ |
| teacher |
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
ⓘ
Ibn Umar ⓘ
surface form:
Abd Allah ibn Umar
Abu Hurayrah ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Hurayra
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ |
| transmittedFrom |
Abd Allah ibn Abbas
ⓘ
Ibn Umar ⓘ
surface form:
Abd Allah ibn Umar
Abu Hurayrah ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Hurayra
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
| uncle |
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
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surface form:
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr Description of subject: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Medina, renowned as a leading transmitter of hadith and a key figure among the Tabi'un.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam