Shafa’ah (intercession)
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Shafa’ah (intercession) is an Islamic theological concept in which prophets, righteous individuals, or other permitted beings plead with God on behalf of sinners or believers for mercy and forgiveness in the Hereafter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shafa’ah (intercession) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12571571 — 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: Shafa’ah (intercession) Context triple: [the Hereafter, linkedConcept, Shafa’ah (intercession)]
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A.
Tawwabin
The Tawwabin were an early pro-Alid Shi'a movement in Kufa that sought to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali by launching a doomed uprising against the Umayyads.
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B.
Ithna Ashariyya
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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C.
Āyat al-Taṭhīr
Āyat al-Taṭhīr is a renowned Qur’anic verse invoked in Islamic theology and exegesis to discuss the spiritual purity and special status of the Prophet Muhammad’s household (Ahl al-Bayt).
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D.
Tajallíyát
Tajallíyát is a significant doctrinal tablet by Bahá'u'lláh that expounds key spiritual and ethical principles within the Bahá'í Faith.
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E.
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.
- 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: Shafa’ah (intercession) Target entity description: Shafa’ah (intercession) is an Islamic theological concept in which prophets, righteous individuals, or other permitted beings plead with God on behalf of sinners or believers for mercy and forgiveness in the Hereafter.
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A.
Tawwabin
The Tawwabin were an early pro-Alid Shi'a movement in Kufa that sought to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali by launching a doomed uprising against the Umayyads.
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B.
Ithna Ashariyya
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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C.
Āyat al-Taṭhīr
Āyat al-Taṭhīr is a renowned Qur’anic verse invoked in Islamic theology and exegesis to discuss the spiritual purity and special status of the Prophet Muhammad’s household (Ahl al-Bayt).
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D.
Tajallíyát
Tajallíyát is a significant doctrinal tablet by Bahá'u'lláh that expounds key spiritual and ethical principles within the Bahá'í Faith.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.