ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
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ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá was the son of Bahá'u'lláh and the appointed interpreter and leader of the Bahá'í Faith after his father's death, renowned for his writings, travels, and promotion of peace and unity.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá canonical | 9 |
| `Abdu'l-Bahá | 4 |
| `Abdu'l‑Bahá | 3 |
| ʻAbduʼl‑Bahá | 2 |
| ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá | 2 |
| `Abduʼl‑Bahá | 1 |
| ‘Abdu'l‑Bahá | 1 |
| ‘Abduʼl-Bahá | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950290 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá Context triple: [Bahá'í Faith, hasCentralFigure, ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá]
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A.
Elimah Rabbati
Elimah Rabbati is a major Kabbalistic work by the 16th-century mystic Moshe Cordovero, offering a systematic and influential exposition of Jewish mystical theology.
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B.
Ali al-Rida
Ali al-Rida was the eighth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority and theologian whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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C.
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad is the authoritarian yet pleasure-seeking patriarch whose complex personality and family life anchor Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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D.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
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E.
The Aga Khan
The Aga Khan is the hereditary imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims and a prominent philanthropist known for his global work in development, culture, and architecture.
- 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: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá Target entity description: ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá was the son of Bahá'u'lláh and the appointed interpreter and leader of the Bahá'í Faith after his father's death, renowned for his writings, travels, and promotion of peace and unity.
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A.
Elimah Rabbati
Elimah Rabbati is a major Kabbalistic work by the 16th-century mystic Moshe Cordovero, offering a systematic and influential exposition of Jewish mystical theology.
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B.
Ali al-Rida
Ali al-Rida was the eighth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority and theologian whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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C.
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad is the authoritarian yet pleasure-seeking patriarch whose complex personality and family life anchor Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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D.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
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E.
The Aga Khan
The Aga Khan is the hereditary imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims and a prominent philanthropist known for his global work in development, culture, and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baháʼí figure
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author ⓘ religious interpreter ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| birthName | ʻAbbás Effendi ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Shrine of the Báb ⓘ |
| centralDoctrinePromoted |
elimination of prejudice
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equality of women and men ⓘ harmony of science and religion ⓘ unity of humanity ⓘ universal peace ⓘ |
| childOf |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼu'lláh
Ásíyih Khánum ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
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surface form:
Baháʼí Holy Day of the Ascension of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá
|
| covenantRole |
Baháʼí World Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Center of Baháʼu'lláh's Covenant
|
| dateOfBirth | 1844-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-11-28 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Center of the Covenant
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Mystery of God ⓘ The Master ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative interpretation of Baháʼí scripture
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extensive travels in Europe and North America ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ leadership of the Baháʼí Faith after Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ promotion of peace and unity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
ⓘ
English (through talks and translations) ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| name | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 9 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Haifa
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment |
عكّا
ⓘ
surface form:
ʻAkká
|
| placeOfResidence | Haifa ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Head of the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | League of Nations officials as a proponent of peace ⓘ |
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
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surface form:
Baháʼí Faith
|
| roleInReligion |
appointed interpreter of Baháʼu'lláh's writings
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head of the Baháʼí community after Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ |
| spouse | Munírih Khánum ⓘ |
| successor | Shoghi Effendi ⓘ |
| travelPeriod | 1910–1913 ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
Canada
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Egypt ⓘ France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| workAuthored |
Some Answered Questions
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Tablets of the Divine Plan ⓘ The Secret of Divine Civilization ⓘ Treatise on Leadership (Risālih-yi-Siyāsiyyih) ⓘ Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
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`Abdu'l-Bahá
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ʻAbduʼl‑Bahá
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ʻAbduʼl‑Bahá
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`Abdu'l-Bahá
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‘Abdu'l‑Bahá
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‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
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‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
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‘Abduʼl-Bahá
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`Abdu'l‑Bahá
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`Abdu'l‑Bahá
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`Abdu'l‑Bahá
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