Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
E29615
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent Meccan leader of the Banu Hashim clan who served as the guardian and protector of the Prophet Muhammad during his early life and mission.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib canonical | 19 |
| Abū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | 4 |
| Abu Talib | 1 |
| Abu Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib | 1 |
| أبو طالب بن عبد المطلب | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212721 — 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.
Target entity: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Context triple: [Muhammad, uncle, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib]
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A.
Abd al-Muttalib
Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca and the paternal grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a Meccan merchant from the Quraysh tribe best known as the father of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Muhammad was one of the sons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who died in early childhood.
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D.
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was a wealthy and respected Meccan businesswoman who became the first person to embrace Islam and a key supporter of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Target entity description: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent Meccan leader of the Banu Hashim clan who served as the guardian and protector of the Prophet Muhammad during his early life and mission.
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A.
Abd al-Muttalib
Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca and the paternal grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a Meccan merchant from the Quraysh tribe best known as the father of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Muhammad was one of the sons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who died in early childhood.
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D.
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was a wealthy and respected Meccan businesswoman who became the first person to embrace Islam and a key supporter of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan leader
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ member of Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Year of Sorrow ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| brother |
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abu Lahab ⓘ Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ |
| child |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Aqil ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Jumanah bint Abi Talib ⓘ Aqil ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
surface form:
Talib ibn Abi Talib
Umm Hani bint Abi Talib ⓘ |
| clan | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Caliph Abu Bakr
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Abu Lahab ⓘ Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ⓘ Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| diedBefore | Hijra to Medina ⓘ |
| era |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
Pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
pre-Islamic Arabia
|
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| father |
Abd al-Muttalib
ⓘ
surface form:
Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
|
| fullName | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Talib
|
| guardianOf |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| householdMember |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| knownFor |
loyalty to family
ⓘ
protection of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| led | Banu Hashim boycott resistance in Mecca ⓘ |
| mother | Fatimah bint Amr ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in the protection of Muslims during the Meccan boycott ⓘ |
| occupation |
clan chief
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ |
| paternalUncleOf |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| position | leader of Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| protectedFrom | persecution by Quraysh ⓘ |
| protectorOf |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| relative |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| residence | Mecca ⓘ |
| spouse | Fatimah bint Asad ⓘ |
| supported | Prophet Muhammad’s early preaching ⓘ |
| tookCareOf |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad after the death of Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Description of subject: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was a prominent Meccan leader of the Banu Hashim clan who served as the guardian and protector of the Prophet Muhammad during his early life and mission.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.