Ithna Ashariyya
E377522
Ithna Ashariyya is the largest branch of Shia Islam, which believes in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams as the spiritual and political successors to the Prophet Muhammad.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashari | 1 |
| Ithna Ashariyya canonical | 1 |
| Twelve Imams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671809 — 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: Ithna Ashariyya Context triple: [Twelver Shia, alsoKnownAs, Ithna Ashariyya]
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A.
As Sulayyil
As Sulayyil is a small town in central Saudi Arabia known for its desert environment and agricultural activity supported by groundwater irrigation.
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B.
Al-Asmaʿi
Al-Asmaʿi was a renowned 8th–9th century Arab philologist, grammarian, and scholar of Bedouin Arabic and poetry, associated with the early development of Arabic linguistic sciences.
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C.
Ista‘ala
Ista‘ala is an alternate name for Surah Al-Ma'arij, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and the ascent of the angels and spirit to God.
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D.
Irshad al-Sari
Irshad al-Sari is a renowned classical commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, offering detailed explanations and interpretations of one of the most important hadith collections in Sunni Islam.
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E.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
- 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: Ithna Ashariyya Target entity description: Ithna Ashariyya is the largest branch of Shia Islam, which believes in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams as the spiritual and political successors to the Prophet Muhammad.
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A.
As Sulayyil
As Sulayyil is a small town in central Saudi Arabia known for its desert environment and agricultural activity supported by groundwater irrigation.
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B.
Al-Asmaʿi
Al-Asmaʿi was a renowned 8th–9th century Arab philologist, grammarian, and scholar of Bedouin Arabic and poetry, associated with the early development of Arabic linguistic sciences.
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C.
Ista‘ala
Ista‘ala is an alternate name for Surah Al-Ma'arij, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and the ascent of the angels and spirit to God.
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D.
Irshad al-Sari
Irshad al-Sari is a renowned classical commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, offering detailed explanations and interpretations of one of the most important hadith collections in Sunni Islam.
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E.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Shia Islam
ⓘ
religious denomination ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Imamiyyah
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Ithnā ʿAsharī Shīʿa
Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Imams as political successors to Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
Imams as spiritual successors to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ belief in twelve divinely appointed Imams ⓘ expected return of the Mahdi ⓘ occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
Zaydi Shia ⓘ |
| doctrine |
divinely designated leadership (imamate)
ⓘ
infallibility of the Imams ⓘ intercession of the Imams ⓘ rajʿa (return of some dead before the Day of Judgment) ⓘ |
| firstImam | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| follows | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageSite |
Karbala
ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ Najaf ⓘ Qom ⓘ |
| holyBook | Quran ⓘ |
| isLargestBranchOf | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| lastImam | Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Ja'fari school
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfari fiqh
|
| majorPopulationCenter |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ India ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province)
|
| numberOfImams | 12 ⓘ |
| recognizesAsImam |
Ali Zayn al-Abidin
ⓘ
Ali al-Hadi ⓘ Ali al-Rida ⓘ Hasan al-Askari ⓘ Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Ja'far al-Sadiq ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ Muhammad al-Jawad ⓘ Muhammad al-Mahdi ⓘ Imam Musa al-Kadhim ⓘ
surface form:
Musa al-Kazim
|
| ritualPractice |
commemoration of Ashura
ⓘ
mourning of Imam Husayn at Karbala ⓘ |
| sharesBeliefWith | other Shia branches ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool | Imami theology ⓘ |
| usesScripturalSource |
al-Kafi
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Kafi
Hadith collections ⓘ Nahj al-Balagha (attributed sermons and sayings) ⓘ
surface form:
Nahj al-Balagha
|
| veneratesFigure |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Shia Imams ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Imams
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ithna Ashariyya Description of subject: Ithna Ashariyya is the largest branch of Shia Islam, which believes in a line of twelve divinely appointed Imams as the spiritual and political successors to the Prophet Muhammad.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Twelve Imams
this entity surface form:
Ashari