Prophet Zakariya
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Prophet Zakariya is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition known for his devout worship, guardianship of Maryam (Mary), and being granted a son, Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist), in his old age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Zakariya canonical | 4 |
| Zakariyya (Zechariah) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1861832 — 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: Prophet Zakariya Context triple: [Surah Al-Anbiya, containsStoryOf, Prophet Zakariya]
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A.
Prophet Harun
Prophet Harun is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the brother and supporter of Prophet Musa (Moses) in conveying God's message to the Israelites.
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B.
Prophet Ilyas
Prophet Ilyas is a revered prophet in Islam, traditionally identified with the biblical Elijah, known for calling his people to worship Allah alone and condemning idolatry.
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C.
Prophet Salih
Prophet Salih is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition who was sent to the ancient tribe of Thamud to call them to monotheism and warn them against idolatry and injustice.
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D.
Prophet Dhul-Kifl
Prophet Dhul-Kifl is a lesser-known prophet in Islamic tradition, regarded as a righteous and patient servant of God mentioned briefly in the Qur’an among other exemplary prophets.
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E.
Prophet Ayyub
Prophet Ayyub is a revered figure in Islamic tradition known for his exemplary patience and steadfast faith in God amid severe trials and suffering.
- 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: Prophet Zakariya Target entity description: Prophet Zakariya is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition known for his devout worship, guardianship of Maryam (Mary), and being granted a son, Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist), in his old age.
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A.
Prophet Harun
Prophet Harun is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the brother and supporter of Prophet Musa (Moses) in conveying God's message to the Israelites.
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B.
Prophet Ilyas
Prophet Ilyas is a revered prophet in Islam, traditionally identified with the biblical Elijah, known for calling his people to worship Allah alone and condemning idolatry.
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C.
Prophet Salih
Prophet Salih is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition who was sent to the ancient tribe of Thamud to call them to monotheism and warn them against idolatry and injustice.
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D.
Prophet Dhul-Kifl
Prophet Dhul-Kifl is a lesser-known prophet in Islamic tradition, regarded as a righteous and patient servant of God mentioned briefly in the Qur’an among other exemplary prophets.
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E.
Prophet Ayyub
Prophet Ayyub is a revered figure in Islamic tradition known for his exemplary patience and steadfast faith in God amid severe trials and suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
prophet ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayt al-Maqdis
|
| associatedWith | Maryam bint Imran ⓘ |
| childGranted | Yahya ⓘ |
| describedAs |
chaste
ⓘ
devout ⓘ obedient ⓘ righteous ⓘ upright ⓘ |
| duaFor | righteous offspring ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
Prophet Yahya ⓘ |
| grantedChildBy | Allah ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Maryam bint Imran ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being granted a son in old age
ⓘ
devout worship ⓘ guardianship of Maryam ⓘ |
| lineageTradition |
descendant of Prophet Dawud
ⓘ
from the Children of Israel ⓘ |
| madeDuaTo | Allah ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bible
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ |
| miracleAssociatedWith |
acceptance of supplication in old age
ⓘ
being given a son despite wife’s barrenness ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Zechariah
ⓘ
surface form:
Zachariah
Zakariya ⓘ Zakariya ⓘ
surface form:
Zakariyya
prophet Zechariah ⓘ
surface form:
Zechariah
|
| office | priest in the Temple ⓘ |
| performedWorshipAt | Mihrab ⓘ |
| receivedRevelationFrom | Allah ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Prophet Yahya ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInIslam | prophet of Allah ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Surah Al-An'am
ⓘ
surface form:
Quran Surah Al-Anam
Surah Al-Anbiya ⓘ
surface form:
Quran Surah Al-Anbiya
Surah Al-Imran ⓘ
surface form:
Quran Surah Al-Imran
Surah Maryam ⓘ
surface form:
Quran Surah Maryam
|
| signGiven | not speaking to people for three days except by gestures ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed righteous wife ⓘ |
| teaches |
importance of sincere supplication
ⓘ
reliance on Allah for offspring ⓘ |
| timeOfSupplication | while in the mihrab ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| virtue |
gratitude
ⓘ
patience ⓘ trust in Allah ⓘ |
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: Prophet Zakariya Description of subject: Prophet Zakariya is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition known for his devout worship, guardianship of Maryam (Mary), and being granted a son, Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist), in his old age.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zakariyya (Zechariah)