Hajar
E172357
Hajar is a revered figure in Islamic tradition, known as the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael), whose faith and perseverance are commemorated in the rituals of Hajj.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433656 — 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: Hajar Context triple: [Zamzam Well, associatedWithFigure, Hajar]
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A.
Sa el-Hagar
Sa el-Hagar is a modern Egyptian village located at the site of the ancient city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Shawiya
Shawiya refers to an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group and their Zenati Berber language spoken primarily in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria.
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C.
Marwa
Marwa is one of the two small hills in Mecca that Muslims traverse between during the ritual of Sa'i in the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
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D.
Khulays
Khulays is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah administrative region.
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E.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
- 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: Hajar Target entity description: Hajar is a revered figure in Islamic tradition, known as the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael), whose faith and perseverance are commemorated in the rituals of Hajj.
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A.
Sa el-Hagar
Sa el-Hagar is a modern Egyptian village located at the site of the ancient city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
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B.
Shawiya
Shawiya refers to an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group and their Zenati Berber language spoken primarily in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria.
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C.
Marwa
Marwa is one of the two small hills in Mecca that Muslims traverse between during the ritual of Sa'i in the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
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D.
Khulays
Khulays is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah administrative region.
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E.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious figure
ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ woman in the Quran ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Marwa
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
surface form:
Mecca sanctuary
al-Safa ⓘ
surface form:
Safa
Zamzam Well ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hajj
ⓘ
Sa'i ritual ⓘ Zamzam Well ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Hajj rituals
ⓘ
Sa'i between Safa and Marwa ⓘ visiting Zamzam Well ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kaaba
ⓘ
Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ Prophet Ismail ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Isma'il
|
| culturalSignificance |
model of motherhood in Islam
ⓘ
symbol of resilience in Islamic teachings ⓘ |
| ethnicDescriptionInTradition | often described as Egyptian in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
mother of Prophet Isma'il
ⓘ
wife of Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influencedRitual |
Sa'i between Safa and Marwa in Hajj
ⓘ
Sa'i between Safa and Marwa in Umrah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
faith
ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| languageNameForm |
Hagar
ⓘ
Hajar self-link ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hadith literature
ⓘ
Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Ishmael
ⓘ
Ismail ⓘ
surface form:
Isma'il
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residedIn |
Mecca
ⓘ
desert of Arabia ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
mother caring for infant in desert
ⓘ
seeking water between Safa and Marwa ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Abrahamic tradition
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Abraham
ⓘ
Ismail ⓘ
surface form:
Ibrahim
|
| timePeriod | Patriarchal era ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Islam ⓘ |
| virtueExemplified |
sabr (patience)
ⓘ
tawakkul (reliance on God) ⓘ |
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: Hajar Description of subject: Hajar is a revered figure in Islamic tradition, known as the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Prophet Isma'il (Ishmael), whose faith and perseverance are commemorated in the rituals of Hajj.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hājar