Utba ibn Rabi'a
E575136
Utba ibn Rabi'a was a prominent Meccan leader and Quraysh chieftain in the early 7th century, known for his opposition to the Prophet Muhammad and his death at the Battle of Badr.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utbah ibn Rabi‘ah | 2 |
| Shayba ibn Rabi'a | 1 |
| Utba ibn Rabi'a canonical | 1 |
| Utba ibn Rabiʿa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629204 — 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: Utba ibn Rabi'a Context triple: [Umayyad relatives, hasNotableMember, Utba ibn Rabi'a]
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A.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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B.
Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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C.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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D.
Huyayy ibn Akhtab
Huyayy ibn Akhtab was a prominent Jewish leader of the Banu Nadir tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Sa'id ibn al-As
Sa'id ibn al-As was a 7th-century Umayyad statesman and military commander who served as governor of Kufa under the Rashidun caliphs.
- 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: Utba ibn Rabi'a Target entity description: Utba ibn Rabi'a was a prominent Meccan leader and Quraysh chieftain in the early 7th century, known for his opposition to the Prophet Muhammad and his death at the Battle of Badr.
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A.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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B.
Sa'id ibn Uthman
Sa'id ibn Uthman was a 7th-century Umayyad prince and early Islamic military commander, known as a son of the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan and for his role in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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C.
Abu al-Ula
Abu al-Ula was a Muslim ruler in medieval Seville under whose authority the iconic Torre del Oro was constructed.
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D.
Huyayy ibn Akhtab
Huyayy ibn Akhtab was a prominent Jewish leader of the Banu Nadir tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Sa'id ibn al-As
Sa'id ibn al-As was a 7th-century Umayyad statesman and military commander who served as governor of Kufa under the Rashidun caliphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century Arab
ⓘ
Meccan noble ⓘ Quraysh leader ⓘ polytheist opponent of Muhammad ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| clan | Banu Abd Shams ⓘ |
| culture | pre-Islamic Arab society ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 624 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Badr ⓘ |
| diedIn | Battle of Badr ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Muslims at Badr ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba
ⓘ
Hind bint Utba ⓘ
linked to:
Hind bint Utbah
Walid ibn Utba ⓘ
linked to:
al-Walid ibn Utba
|
| knownFor |
being among the leading elders of Quraysh
ⓘ
negotiating with Muhammad on behalf of Quraysh ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Banu Abd Shams
ⓘ
Quraysh ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic historical tradition
ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ sira literature ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed in single combat at Badr ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Badr ⓘ role in persecution of early Muslims in Mecca ⓘ |
| opposed |
Muhammad
ⓘ
early Muslim community in Mecca ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chieftain of Quraysh
ⓘ
leader of Banu Abd Shams ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| relative |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Harb ibn Umayya ⓘ
linked to:
Umayya ibn Abd Shams
|
| religion | Arab paganism ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Quraysh polytheists at Badr ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sakina bint Abd al-Shams
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakhra bint Abd Shams
|
| timePeriod | early 7th century ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
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: Utba ibn Rabi'a Description of subject: Utba ibn Rabi'a was a prominent Meccan leader and Quraysh chieftain in the early 7th century, known for his opposition to the Prophet Muhammad and his death at the Battle of Badr.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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