Safiyya bint Huyayy
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Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Safiyya bint Huyayy canonical | 7 |
| Ṣafiyya bint Ḥuyayy ibn Akhtab | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212731 — 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: Safiyya bint Huyayy Context triple: [Muhammad, wife, Safiyya bint Huyayy]
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A.
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Juwayriya bint al-Harith was a 7th-century Arab woman from the Banu Mustaliq tribe who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh was a prominent early Muslim woman and one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety and charitable nature.
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C.
Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a member of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca.
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D.
Sawda bint Zamʿa
Sawda bint Zamʿa was one of the early wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety, generosity, and role among the first Muslim women in Medina.
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E.
Umm Salama
Umm Salama was a prominent early Muslim woman and one of the most respected wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her wisdom, piety, and role in transmitting hadith.
- 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: Safiyya bint Huyayy Target entity description: Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
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A.
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Juwayriya bint al-Harith was a 7th-century Arab woman from the Banu Mustaliq tribe who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Zaynab bint Jahsh
Zaynab bint Jahsh was a prominent early Muslim woman and one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety and charitable nature.
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C.
Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a member of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca.
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D.
Sawda bint Zamʿa
Sawda bint Zamʿa was one of the early wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety, generosity, and role among the first Muslim women in Medina.
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E.
Umm Salama
Umm Salama was a prominent early Muslim woman and one of the most respected wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her wisdom, piety, and role in transmitting hadith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Companion of Muhammad
ⓘ
Mother of the Believers ⓘ historical figure ⓘ wife of Muhammad ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Medinan Jewish community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Khaybar ⓘ |
| capturedAt | Battle of Khaybar ⓘ |
| category |
Companions of the Prophet
ⓘ
surface form:
Female Companions of Muhammad
Mother of the Believers ⓘ
surface form:
Mothers of the Believers
People of Medina in the time of Muhammad ⓘ Wives of Muhammad ⓘ |
| century | 7th century ⓘ |
| conversionContext | after marriage to Muhammad ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| father | Huyayy ibn Akhtab ⓘ |
| fatherTribe | Banu Nadir ⓘ |
| fullName |
Safiyya bint Huyayy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ṣafiyya bint Ḥuyayy ibn Akhtab
|
| hasRole | member of the Prophet's household ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Mother of the Believers
ⓘ
Umm al-Mu'minin ⓘ |
| household |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahl al-Bayt (in broader Sunni usage)
|
| knownFor |
Jewish origin among Muhammad's wives
ⓘ
being a Mother of the Believers ⓘ being a wife of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| maritalStatusBeforeIslam | previously married ⓘ |
| marriageToMuhammadContext | after Battle of Khaybar ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic biographical literature (sīra)
ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ |
| notableAncestry | Banu Nadir leadership through her father ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Al Madinah Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Medina region
|
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| religionAtBirth | Judaism ⓘ |
| respectedIn | Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| socialStatusAtBirth | noblewoman ⓘ |
| spouse |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| tribe | Banu Nadir ⓘ |
| viewedAs | symbol of reconciliation between Muslims and some Jews in later Islamic narratives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Safiyya bint Huyayy Description of subject: Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ṣafiyya bint Ḥuyayy ibn Akhtab