Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
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Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a blind companion of the Prophet Muhammad who served as one of the early muezzins in Medina and is traditionally associated with the revelation of Surah Abasa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12501739 — 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: Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum Context triple: [Abasa, mentionsPerson, Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum]
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A.
Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf
Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent pre-Islamic Meccan leader of the Quraysh tribe and the uncle and guardian of Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abd Allah ibn al-Harith
Abd Allah ibn al-Harith was an early Muslim figure from the Quraysh tribe, known as a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of a prominent Meccan family.
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C.
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent ancestor of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca and the eponymous forefather of the powerful Umayyad clan.
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D.
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a leading Quraysh tribal chief whose lineage founded the influential Banu Hashim clan in Mecca.
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E.
Muhammad ibn al-Harith
Muhammad ibn al-Harith was an early figure from the family of al-Harith ibn Hazn, associated with the formative generations of the Islamic era.
- 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: Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum Target entity description: Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a blind companion of the Prophet Muhammad who served as one of the early muezzins in Medina and is traditionally associated with the revelation of Surah Abasa.
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A.
Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf
Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent pre-Islamic Meccan leader of the Quraysh tribe and the uncle and guardian of Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abd Allah ibn al-Harith
Abd Allah ibn al-Harith was an early Muslim figure from the Quraysh tribe, known as a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of a prominent Meccan family.
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C.
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent ancestor of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca and the eponymous forefather of the powerful Umayyad clan.
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D.
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a leading Quraysh tribal chief whose lineage founded the influential Banu Hashim clan in Mecca.
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E.
Muhammad ibn al-Harith
Muhammad ibn al-Harith was an early figure from the family of al-Harith ibn Hazn, associated with the formative generations of the Islamic era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.