Yahya ibn Zakariya
E319555
Yahya ibn Zakariya is the Islamic name for the prophet known in Christianity as John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yahya ibn Zakariya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3007466 — 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: Yahya ibn Zakariya Context triple: [Yahya, called, Yahya ibn Zakariya]
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A.
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur was a prominent 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician of the Abbasid era, known for his influential work at the Baghdad court and contributions to Islamic astronomy.
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B.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
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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.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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E.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
- 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: Yahya ibn Zakariya Target entity description: Yahya ibn Zakariya is the Islamic name for the prophet known in Christianity as John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding Jesus.
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A.
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur was a prominent 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician of the Abbasid era, known for his influential work at the Baghdad court and contributions to Islamic astronomy.
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B.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
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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.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
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E.
Muhammad al-Shaybani
Muhammad al-Shaybani was an influential early Islamic jurist and student of Abu Hanifa who played a key role in systematizing and transmitting Hanafi jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic prophet
ⓘ
Quranic figure ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ prophet ⓘ saint in Christianity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zechariah
ⓘ
surface form:
John son of Zechariah
John the Baptist ⓘ |
| associatedPlaceOfBurial |
Great Mosque of Damascus
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
|
| associatedWith |
Isa ibn Maryam
ⓘ
Jesus ⓘ |
| birthAnnouncedBy | angels ⓘ |
| birthWasMiraculous | true ⓘ |
| calledTo |
righteous conduct
ⓘ
worship of one God ⓘ |
| correspondsToBiblicalFigure | John the Baptist ⓘ |
| death | martyrdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ascetic
ⓘ
chaste ⓘ pious ⓘ righteous ⓘ |
| familyRelation | relative of Jesus ⓘ |
| father | Zakariya ⓘ |
| givenNameBy | God ⓘ |
| givenNameDescribedAs | unique ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | 24 June (in many Christian traditions) ⓘ |
| hasQuranicVerse |
Quran 19:12
ⓘ
Quran 19:7 ⓘ Quran 21:90 ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Sebastia in the West Bank
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
|
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bible
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-An'am
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-An'am
Al-Imran ⓘ Maryam ⓘ |
| moralExemplarOf |
asceticism
ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| performedBaptismOf | Jesus ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
compassion
ⓘ
devotion to prayer ⓘ humility ⓘ obedience to parents ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| role |
herald of Jesus
ⓘ
preacher of repentance ⓘ warner ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Druze faith ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yahya ibn Zakariya Description of subject: Yahya ibn Zakariya is the Islamic name for the prophet known in Christianity as John the Baptist, revered for his piety, asceticism, and role in heralding Jesus.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.