Sahib al-Zaman
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Sahib al-Zaman is an honorific title referring to Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited messianic figure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahib al-Zaman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8010037 — 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: Sahib al-Zaman Context triple: [Muhammad al-Mahdi, honorificTitle, Sahib al-Zaman]
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A.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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B.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
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C.
Sahiban
Sahiban is a tragic heroine from the Punjabi romantic epic "Mirza Sahiban," renowned in South Asian folklore for her ill-fated love story with Mirza.
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D.
Gulzar-e-Hijri
Gulzar-e-Hijri is a residential and commercial neighborhood located in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan.
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E.
Javid Nama
Javid Nama is a philosophical Persian epic poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that explores spiritual journey, selfhood, and the destiny of the Muslim world through an allegorical celestial voyage.
- 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: Sahib al-Zaman Target entity description: Sahib al-Zaman is an honorific title referring to Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited messianic figure.
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A.
Sahib-i-Jamal
Sahib-i-Jamal was a Mughal noblewoman best known as one of the wives of Emperor Jahangir (Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim) and a member of the imperial harem during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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B.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
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C.
Sahiban
Sahiban is a tragic heroine from the Punjabi romantic epic "Mirza Sahiban," renowned in South Asian folklore for her ill-fated love story with Mirza.
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D.
Gulzar-e-Hijri
Gulzar-e-Hijri is a residential and commercial neighborhood located in the eastern part of Karachi, Pakistan.
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E.
Javid Nama
Javid Nama is a philosophical Persian epic poem by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that explores spiritual journey, selfhood, and the destiny of the Muslim world through an allegorical celestial voyage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious title
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf |
Imam al-Mahdi
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahdi
al-Mahdi ibn al-Hasan ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad al-Mahdi
|
| appliedTo |
the awaited Mahdi
ⓘ
linked to:
The Mahdi
the messianic figure in Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief |
eschatological return at the end of times
ⓘ
occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Samarra
ⓘ
the cellar (sardab) in Samarra in Shia tradition ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Twelver Shia doctrine of the Imamate
ⓘ
belief in the continuity of divine guidance ⓘ |
| doctrinalStatus | core belief in Twelver Shia creed ⓘ |
| expectedRole |
eradicating oppression at the end of times
ⓘ
establishing global justice ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
awaiting his reappearance
ⓘ
sending salutations to the Imam of the Age ⓘ |
| hasHonorificType |
Imamic title
ⓘ
messianic title ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
Lord of the Time
ⓘ
Master of the Age ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
the Hidden Imam
ⓘ
linked to:
The Mahdi
the twelfth Shia Imam ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
guidance
ⓘ
justice at the end of times ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Islamic eschatology
ⓘ
Mahdism ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Shia supplications such as Dua al-Faraj
ⓘ
Ziyarat texts dedicated to the twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Muhammad al-Mahdi
ⓘ
the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Imam al-Asr
ⓘ
linked to:
Imam al-Zaman
al-Hujjah ⓘ
linked to:
al-Hujja
al-Qa'im ⓘ
linked to:
Qaʼim
|
| religiousTradition |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| timePeriodOfBelief | from the Greater Occultation onward ⓘ |
| titleIndicates |
leadership of the community in a hidden manner
ⓘ
spiritual authority over the current age ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Twelver Shia Muslims
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| usedInContext |
prayers
ⓘ
religious sermons ⓘ supplications ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Shia devotional literature ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sahib al-Zaman Description of subject: Sahib al-Zaman is an honorific title referring to Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited messianic figure.
Referenced by (2)
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