Muhammad al-Jawad
E181782
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muhammad al-Jawad canonical | 8 |
| Imam Muhammad al-Jawad | 2 |
| al-Jawad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343211 — 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: Muhammad al-Jawad Context triple: [Ja'fari school, basedOnTeachingsOf, Muhammad al-Jawad]
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A.
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali is the revered grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala is a central event in Islamic, especially Shia, history and spirituality.
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B.
Ali al-Rida
Ali al-Rida was the eighth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority and theologian whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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C.
Ali Zayn al-Abidin
Ali Zayn al-Abidin was the fourth Shia Imam, revered for his piety, scholarship, and foundational role in shaping early Shia theology and jurisprudence.
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D.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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E.
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh was the first Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili imam who established a Shi'a caliphate in North Africa in the early 10th century.
- 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: Muhammad al-Jawad Target entity description: Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
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A.
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali is the revered grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala is a central event in Islamic, especially Shia, history and spirituality.
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B.
Ali al-Rida
Ali al-Rida was the eighth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority and theologian whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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C.
Ali Zayn al-Abidin
Ali Zayn al-Abidin was the fourth Shia Imam, revered for his piety, scholarship, and foundational role in shaping early Shia theology and jurisprudence.
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D.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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E.
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh was the first Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili imam who established a Shi'a caliphate in North Africa in the early 10th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim scholar
ⓘ
Shia Imam ⓘ Twelver Imam ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Hadith transmission
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ |
| branch | Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Kadhimiya ⓘ
surface form:
Kadhimayn
Kadhimiya ⓘ |
| child | Ali al-Hadi ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
al-Ma'mun
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Ma'mun
al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Mu'tasim
|
| deathPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Baghdad ⓘ Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| father | Ali al-Rida ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Al-Kadhimayn Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kadhimiya Shrine
Al-Kadhimayn Shrine ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kadhimayn Shrine
|
| honorificTitle |
Muhammad al-Jawad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Jawad
al-Taqi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jurisprudential knowledge
ⓘ
leadership at a young age ⓘ piety ⓘ scholarship ⓘ theological debates ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| lineage |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ descendant of Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ descendant of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| mother |
al-Khayzuran
ⓘ
surface form:
Khayzuran
Sabika ⓘ |
| position |
ninth Shia Imam
ⓘ
ninth Twelver Imam ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ali al-Rida ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Umm al-Fadl bint al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| successor | Ali al-Hadi ⓘ |
| title |
Abu Ja'far al-Thani
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Imam ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shia Islam
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Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muhammad al-Jawad Description of subject: Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imam Muhammad al-Jawad
this entity surface form:
al-Jawad
this entity surface form:
Imam Muhammad al-Jawad