Usama ibn Zayd
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Usama ibn Zayd was a young and prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his close relationship with the Prophet and for being appointed to lead a major military expedition at a very early age.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usama ibn Zayd canonical | 2 |
| Usamah ibn Zayd | 2 |
| Usama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6531573 — 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: Usama ibn Zayd Context triple: [Abu Hurayrah, narratedFrom, Usama ibn Zayd]
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A.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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B.
Abdullah Azzam
Abdullah Azzam was a Palestinian Islamist scholar and militant ideologue widely regarded as a key spiritual founder of modern global jihadism and an early mentor to Osama bin Laden.
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C.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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D.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri was an Egyptian-born Islamist militant and senior al-Qaeda operative who became a key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S. invasion.
- 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: Usama ibn Zayd Target entity description: Usama ibn Zayd was a young and prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his close relationship with the Prophet and for being appointed to lead a major military expedition at a very early age.
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A.
Saif al-Islam
Saif al-Islam is a Libyan political figure and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, known for his prominent role during and after the 2011 Libyan civil war.
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B.
Abdullah Azzam
Abdullah Azzam was a Palestinian Islamist scholar and militant ideologue widely regarded as a key spiritual founder of modern global jihadism and an early mentor to Osama bin Laden.
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C.
Osama al-Juwaili
Osama al-Juwaili is a Libyan military commander and former defense minister who has played a prominent role in post-Gaddafi armed conflicts and power struggles in western Libya.
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D.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Abdul Rahman Azzam was an Egyptian diplomat, nationalist, and statesman best known for serving as the founding Secretary-General of the Arab League and advocating Arab unity in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri was an Egyptian-born Islamist militant and senior al-Qaeda operative who became a key figure in the Iraqi insurgency after the 2003 U.S. invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Companion of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
Military commander ⓘ |
| ageAtAppointmentAsCommander | approximately 18 to 20 years ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| armyPreparedDuring | Last days of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Final illness of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| buriedIn |
Region of al-Baqi‘ cemetery (per traditional reports)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery
|
| closeTo |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| commandedExpeditionAgainst | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| commandedExpeditionTo | Balqa in the Levant ⓘ |
| companionOf |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| deathCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Prophet Muhammad regarding his appointment ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| father | Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ |
| givenName |
Usama
ⓘ
linked to:
Usama ibn Zayd
|
| grewUpIn | Vicinity of the Prophet’s household in Medina ⓘ |
| hadStatus | Freedman’s son ⓘ |
| hadTitle | Commander of the army of Usama ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Hibbu Rasul Allah
ⓘ
The beloved of the Messenger of Allah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Being appointed commander of an army at a young age
ⓘ
Close relationship with Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledArmyUnder |
Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph Abu Bakr
|
| livedIn | Medina ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| mother | Umm Ayman Barakah bint Tha‘labah ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Early Muslim military campaigns
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad’s military campaigns
|
| positionHeld | Commander of the expedition to the Byzantine frontier ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| praisedFor |
Bravery
ⓘ
Faith ⓘ Leadership ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Household of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Household of Muhammad
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedDuringCaliphateOf | Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| socialPerception | Faced criticism due to youth when appointed commander ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Allied with Quraysh through his father’s association
ⓘ
Banu Kalb through his mother (by origin in some reports) ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Kalb
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Usama ibn Zayd Description of subject: Usama ibn Zayd was a young and prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his close relationship with the Prophet and for being appointed to lead a major military expedition at a very early age.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Usama ibn Zayd