Musa al-Kadhim
E174989
Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musa al-Kadhim canonical | 11 |
| al-Kadhim | 1 |
| al-Kadhim means "the one who swallows his anger" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343209 — 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: Musa al-Kadhim Context triple: [Ja'fari school, basedOnTeachingsOf, Musa al-Kadhim]
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
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C.
al-Mardawi
Al-Mardawi was a prominent medieval Hanbali jurist and legal theorist known for his authoritative works on Islamic jurisprudence within the Hanbali school.
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D.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
- 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: Musa al-Kadhim Target entity description: Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
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A.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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B.
Abdullah al-Janabi
Abdullah al-Janabi is a radical Iraqi Sunni cleric and insurgent leader known for his prominent role in organizing resistance against U.S.-led forces in Fallujah during the Iraq War.
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C.
al-Mardawi
Al-Mardawi was a prominent medieval Hanbali jurist and legal theorist known for his authoritative works on Islamic jurisprudence within the Hanbali school.
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D.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia Imam
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Imam ⓘ historical figure ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Kadhimiya ⓘ Kadhimiya ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kadhimayn
|
| child | Ali al-Rida ⓘ |
| denomination |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning |
Musa al-Kadhim
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kadhim means "the one who swallows his anger"
|
| era | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| father |
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| fullName |
Imam Musa al-Kadhim
ⓘ
surface form:
Musa ibn Jaʿfar al-Kadhim
|
| givenName | Musa ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Al-Kadhimayn Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kadhimayn Shrine
|
| honorificTitle |
Abu al-Hasan
ⓘ
Musa al-Kadhim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
al-Kadhim
|
| house | Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| influenced |
Twelver Shia legal thought
ⓘ
Twelver Shia theology ⓘ later Shia scholars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Shia jurisprudence
ⓘ
patience in the face of persecution ⓘ piety and asceticism ⓘ shaping Twelver Shia theology ⓘ |
| languageOfTeachings | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityIn | Twelver Shia jurisprudence ⓘ |
| lineage |
descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
descendant of Fatima bint Muhammad ⓘ |
| mother | Hamida Khatun ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| positionHeld | seventh Imam of Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
|
| regardedAs |
infallible Imam in Twelver Shia doctrine
ⓘ
spiritual authority for Twelver Shia Muslims ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Shia hadith collections
ⓘ
biographical works in Islamic literature ⓘ |
| successor | Ali al-Rida ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
guardian of prophetic knowledge in Shia doctrine
ⓘ
interpreter of the Quran in Shia belief ⓘ |
| title |
Imam Musa al-Kadhim
ⓘ
surface form:
Imam al-Kadhim
|
| tribe | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Ismaili Shia traditions
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
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: Musa al-Kadhim Description of subject: Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Kadhim
this entity surface form:
al-Kadhim means "the one who swallows his anger"