Zayd ibn Ali
E310257
Alid
Islamic jurist
Muslim scholar
hadith transmitter
martyr
member of the Ahl al-Bayt
revolutionary leader
Zayd ibn Ali was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and revolutionary leader, grandson of Husayn ibn Ali, whose uprising against the Umayyads inspired the formation of the Zaydi Shia branch of Islam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zayd ibn Ali canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2919057 — 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: Zayd ibn Ali Context triple: [Zaydi Shia, namedAfter, Zayd ibn Ali]
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A.
Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah was a close companion and formerly adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad, known as one of the earliest converts to Islam and a distinguished military commander.
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B.
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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C.
Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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D.
Muhsin ibn Ali
Muhsin ibn Ali is traditionally regarded as the youngest son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad, and thus a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic tradition.
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E.
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
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.
- 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: Zayd ibn Ali Target entity description: Zayd ibn Ali was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and revolutionary leader, grandson of Husayn ibn Ali, whose uprising against the Umayyads inspired the formation of the Zaydi Shia branch of Islam.
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A.
Zayd ibn Harithah
Zayd ibn Harithah was a close companion and formerly adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad, known as one of the earliest converts to Islam and a distinguished military commander.
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B.
Qasim ibn al-Hassan
Qasim ibn al-Hassan was a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the young son of Hasan ibn Ali, remembered particularly for his martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala.
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C.
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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D.
Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
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E.
Muhsin ibn Ali
Muhsin ibn Ali is traditionally regarded as the youngest son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad, and thus a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alid
ⓘ
Islamic jurist ⓘ Muslim scholar ⓘ hadith transmitter ⓘ martyr ⓘ member of the Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| ancestor |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWith |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Shia Islam
|
| associatedWork |
Majmuʿ al-Fiqh (attributed)
ⓘ
Musnad Zayd (hadith collection attributed) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kufa (secretly, according to reports) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 740 CE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kufa ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| father | Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu al-Husayn Zayd ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| givenName | Zayd ⓘ |
| grandfather | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| greatGrandmother | Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ |
| inspired | formation of the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a descendant of Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
scholarship in Islamic law and theology ⓘ uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledUprisingAgainst |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
|
| mother | Jayda al-Sindiyya ⓘ |
| motiveForUprising | seeking justice for Ahl al-Bayt and opposing Umayyad injustice ⓘ |
| notRegardedAsImamBy |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| opposed | Umayyad political authority ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ |
| regardedAsImamBy |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
some early Mu‘tazili-influenced circles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Zaydi fiqh
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi jurisprudence
|
| sibling | Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ |
| teacherOf | some early Kufan scholars ⓘ |
| uprisingLocation | Kufa ⓘ |
| uprisingYear | 740 CE ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | martyr for justice ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Zaydi Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Muslims
|
| viewOnImamate | imamate belongs to any qualified descendant of Hasan or Husayn who rises against tyranny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zayd ibn Ali Description of subject: Zayd ibn Ali was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and revolutionary leader, grandson of Husayn ibn Ali, whose uprising against the Umayyads inspired the formation of the Zaydi Shia branch of Islam.
Referenced by (7)
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