Dhul-Kifl
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Dhul-Kifl is a lesser-known prophet or righteous figure in Islamic tradition, briefly mentioned in the Qur’an and often associated with patience and steadfastness.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhul-Kifl canonical | 3 |
| Dhul Al-Kifl | 1 |
| Dhul Kifl | 1 |
| Dhul al-Kifl | 1 |
| Dhul-Kafl | 1 |
| Dhul-Kifl (Dhū l-Kifl) | 1 |
| Zul-Kifl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1861839 — 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: Dhul-Kifl Context triple: [Surah Al-Anbiya, mentionsFigure, Dhul-Kifl]
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A.
Hajar
Hajar is a revered figure in Islamic tradition, known as the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael), whose faith and perseverance are commemorated in the rituals of Hajj.
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B.
As-Sa'iqa
As-Sa'iqa is a Syrian-controlled Palestinian Ba'athist militant and political faction that operates within the broader Palestinian national movement.
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C.
Naqa
Naqa was an ancient city and religious center of the Kingdom of Meroë in what is now Sudan, notable for its well-preserved temples and Kushite-period monuments.
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D.
Dhulandi
Dhulandi is the vibrant second day of the Holi festival in India, celebrated with the playful throwing of colored powders and water.
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E.
Qudus
Qudus is an Arabic term meaning "The Most Holy," often used as one of the names or attributes of God in Islamic tradition.
- 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: Dhul-Kifl Target entity description: Dhul-Kifl is a lesser-known prophet or righteous figure in Islamic tradition, briefly mentioned in the Qur’an and often associated with patience and steadfastness.
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A.
Hajar
Hajar is a revered figure in Islamic tradition, known as the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael), whose faith and perseverance are commemorated in the rituals of Hajj.
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B.
As-Sa'iqa
As-Sa'iqa is a Syrian-controlled Palestinian Ba'athist militant and political faction that operates within the broader Palestinian national movement.
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C.
Naqa
Naqa was an ancient city and religious center of the Kingdom of Meroë in what is now Sudan, notable for its well-preserved temples and Kushite-period monuments.
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D.
Dhulandi
Dhulandi is the vibrant second day of the Holi festival in India, celebrated with the playful throwing of colored powders and water.
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E.
Qudus
Qudus is an Arabic term meaning "The Most Holy," often used as one of the names or attributes of God in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic figure
ⓘ
prophet in Islam ⓘ |
| alsoTransliteratedAs |
Dhul-Kifl
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul Al-Kifl
Dhul-Kifl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul Kifl
Dhul-Kifl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul al-Kifl
Dhul-Kifl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul-Kafl
Dhul-Kifl self-link ⓘ Dhul-Kifl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul-Kifl (Dhū l-Kifl)
Zul Kifl ⓘ Dhul-Kifl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Zul-Kifl
|
| associatedConcept |
fulfilling one’s covenant with God
ⓘ
sabr (patience) ⓘ taqwa (God-consciousness) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
patience
ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| commonlyDescribedAs |
lesser-known prophet
ⓘ
righteous servant of God ⓘ |
| describedAs |
among the patient
ⓘ
among the righteous ⓘ |
| groupedWithInQuran |
Prophet Dhul-Kifl
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhu al-Kifl is grouped with other prophets in Qur’an 21:85
Idris ⓘ Ismail ⓘ |
| hasExpandedNarrativesIn | later Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| hasLimitedBiographicalDetailsIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Anbiya
ⓘ
Surah Sad ⓘ |
| nameInterpretation |
one endowed with responsibility or guarantee
ⓘ
one who is given a double portion or share ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | possessor of the kifl ⓘ |
| QuranVerseReference |
Qur’an 21:85
ⓘ
Qur’an 38:48 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInIslamicTradition |
model of patience
ⓘ
model of steadfastness ⓘ |
| statusInIslam |
considered by many Muslim scholars to be a prophet
ⓘ
considered by some Muslim scholars to be a righteous man but not a prophet ⓘ |
| uncertaintyAbout |
exact location of his mission
ⓘ
exact time period ⓘ historical identity ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Muslims ⓘ |
| virtue |
patience in adversity
ⓘ
perseverance in worship ⓘ steadfastness in obedience to God ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dhul-Kifl Description of subject: Dhul-Kifl is a lesser-known prophet or righteous figure in Islamic tradition, briefly mentioned in the Qur’an and often associated with patience and steadfastness.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dhul Kifl
this entity surface form:
Dhul Al-Kifl
this entity surface form:
Dhul al-Kifl
this entity surface form:
Dhul-Kafl
this entity surface form:
Zul-Kifl
this entity surface form:
Dhul-Kifl (Dhū l-Kifl)