Banu Qurayzah

E373851

Jewish tribe Medinan tribe

Banu Qurayzah was a Jewish tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, known for its pivotal and controversial role in early Islamic history, particularly during the events surrounding the Battle of the Trench.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Banu Qurayza	7
Bani Qurayzah	1
Banu Qurayzah canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616542 — 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: Banu Qurayzah
Context triple: [Surah al-Ahzab, mentionsTribe, Banu Qurayzah]

A. Banu Nadir
Banu Nadir was a prominent Jewish tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, known for its political influence and eventual expulsion following conflicts with the early Muslim community.
B. Khaybar
Khaybar is an oasis town in northwestern Saudi Arabia historically known for its fertile date-palm groves and as the site of a significant early Islamic battle.
C. Yathrib
Yathrib is the historical name of the city now known as Medina, a major Islamic holy city in present-day Saudi Arabia.
D. Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
E. Banu Taym
Banu Taym was a prominent clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca, historically notable as the clan of the first caliph, Abu Bakr.
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: Banu Qurayzah
Target entity description: Banu Qurayzah was a Jewish tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, known for its pivotal and controversial role in early Islamic history, particularly during the events surrounding the Battle of the Trench.

A. Banu Nadir
Banu Nadir was a prominent Jewish tribe in Medina during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, known for its political influence and eventual expulsion following conflicts with the early Muslim community.
B. Khaybar
Khaybar is an oasis town in northwestern Saudi Arabia historically known for its fertile date-palm groves and as the site of a significant early Islamic battle.
C. Yathrib
Yathrib is the historical name of the city now known as Medina, a major Islamic holy city in present-day Saudi Arabia.
D. Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
E. Banu Taym
Banu Taym was a prominent clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca, historically notable as the clan of the first caliph, Abu Bakr.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish tribe ⓘ Medinan tribe ⓘ
alliedWith	Aws ⓘ surface form: Aws tribe Banu Aws ⓘ
associatedWith	Battle of the Trench ⓘ Constitution of Medina ⓘ Medinan Jewish community ⓘ surface form: Medinan Jewish tribes
contemporaryWith	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad Rashidun era (early) ⓘ
culture	Arabian Jewish culture ⓘ
discussedIn	Islamic law and theology ⓘ Modern Islamic studies scholarship ⓘ
economy	Agriculture in oasis environment ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Jewish Arabs ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration	Banu Qurayzah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bani Qurayzah Banu Qurayzah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Banu Qurayza
historicalReputation	Pivotal role in early Islamic–Jewish relations in Medina ⓘ Subject of significant legal and ethical debate in Islamic historiography ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ Yathrib ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hadith literature ⓘ Islamic historiography ⓘ Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah ⓘ surface form: Sirat Rasul Allah (Ibn Ishaq) Tafsir al-Tabari ⓘ surface form: Tarikh al-Tabari
neighborOf	Banu Nadir ⓘ Banu Qaynuqa ⓘ
notableEvent	Siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ surface form: Aftermath of the Battle of the Trench Conflict with the early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ Siege of Banu Qurayza ⓘ surface form: Siege of Banu Qurayzah
partOf	Jewish communities of Medina ⓘ Tribal society of pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ
politicalStatus	Allied community under the Constitution of Medina ⓘ Tribal polity ⓘ
region	Hejaz ⓘ surface form: Hijaz region Western Saudi Arabia ⓘ surface form: Western Arabia
religion	Judaism ⓘ
rivalOf	Banu Khazraj ⓘ Khazraj ⓘ surface form: Khazraj tribe
sourceType	Known primarily from Islamic sources ⓘ
timePeriod	7th century ⓘ
usedScript	Arabic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited