Hasan al-Askari
E184733
Hasan al-Askari was the eleventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, revered as a key spiritual and theological authority whose teachings significantly shaped later Shia thought and jurisprudence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasan al-Askari canonical | 5 |
| Imam Hasan al-Askari | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343213 — 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: Hasan al-Askari Context triple: [Ja'fari school, basedOnTeachingsOf, Hasan al-Askari]
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A.
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
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B.
Muhammad al-Jawad
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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C.
Musa al-Kadhim
Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
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D.
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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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in 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: Hasan al-Askari Target entity description: Hasan al-Askari was the eleventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, revered as a key spiritual and theological authority whose teachings significantly shaped later Shia thought and jurisprudence.
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A.
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
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B.
Muhammad al-Jawad
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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C.
Musa al-Kadhim
Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
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D.
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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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim scholar
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Shia Imam ⓘ Twelver Imam ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Samarra school of the Imams ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Samarra
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al-Askari Shrine ⓘ |
| child | Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| clan | Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Iraq ⓘ Samarra ⓘ |
| denomination | Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| father | Ali al-Hadi ⓘ |
| hasShrine | al-Askari Shrine in Samarra ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Abu Muhammad
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Hasan al-Askari self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imam Hasan al-Askari
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| house |
House of Ali
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Prophetic Household ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the doctrine of occultation
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later Twelver Shia jurisprudence ⓘ later Twelver Shia theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shia
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jurisprudential guidance to Shia followers ⓘ preparing the Shia community for the occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ spiritual leadership of Shia Muslims ⓘ theological teachings in Shia doctrine ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| lineage |
descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib
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descendant of Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| mother | Hadith (also known as Susan or Salil) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
hadith reports transmitted from him
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letters and epistles to Shia communities ⓘ |
| positionHeld | eleventh Imam of Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ali al-Hadi ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Abbasid court in Samarra
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Samarra ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Shia biographical literature
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ziyarat texts in Shia devotional practice ⓘ |
| successor | Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Twelver Shia
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surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
other Shia branches ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hasan al-Askari Description of subject: Hasan al-Askari was the eleventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, revered as a key spiritual and theological authority whose teachings significantly shaped later Shia thought and jurisprudence.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imam Hasan al-Askari
this entity surface form:
Imam Hasan al-Askari