Ghadir Khumm
E377520
Ghadir Khumm is the site of a pivotal event in early Islamic history where, according to many traditions, the Prophet Muhammad publicly declared Ali ibn Abi Talib’s special status and leadership before the Muslim community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghadir Khumm canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671802 — 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: Ghadir Khumm Context triple: [Ali ibn Abi Talib, associatedWithEvent, Ghadir Khumm]
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A.
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.
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B.
Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim combines both Hajj and Umrah in a single continuous state of ihram during the pilgrimage season.
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C.
Qadsiya
Qadsiya is a residential district in Kuwait City known for its central location within the capital and its local community amenities.
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D.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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E.
Karbala
Karbala is a major city in central Iraq, revered as a holy site in Shia Islam and known for the shrine of Imam Husayn and the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage.
- 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: Ghadir Khumm Target entity description: Ghadir Khumm is the site of a pivotal event in early Islamic history where, according to many traditions, the Prophet Muhammad publicly declared Ali ibn Abi Talib’s special status and leadership before the Muslim community.
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A.
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.
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B.
Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran is a form of Islamic pilgrimage in which a pilgrim combines both Hajj and Umrah in a single continuous state of ihram during the pilgrimage season.
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C.
Qadsiya
Qadsiya is a residential district in Kuwait City known for its central location within the capital and its local community amenities.
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D.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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E.
Karbala
Karbala is a major city in central Iraq, revered as a holy site in Shia Islam and known for the shrine of Imam Husayn and the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ religious event location ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Ansar
ⓘ
Muhajir people ⓘ
surface form:
Muhajirun
companions of the Prophet ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic holidays and observances
ⓘ
Shia–Sunni relations ⓘ Sites in early Islamic history ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
|
| commemoratedOn | 18 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| commemorationName | Eid al-Ghadir ⓘ |
| date | 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 10 AH ⓘ |
| dateGregorianApprox | March 632 CE ⓘ |
| eventType |
farewell sermon segment
ⓘ
public proclamation ⓘ |
| followedBy | pledges of allegiance to Ali (Shia reports) ⓘ |
| hasArabicPhrase | “Man kuntu mawlahu fa Aliyyun mawlahu” ⓘ |
| hasNarrator |
Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri
ⓘ
Al-Bara ibn Azib ⓘ
surface form:
Bara ibn Azib
Abd Allah ibn Abbas ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Abbas
Zayd ibn Arqam ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryStatement | “For whomever I am mawla, Ali is his mawla” ⓘ |
| hasQuranicAssociation |
Quran 5:3 (completion of religion, Shia exegesis)
ⓘ
Quran 5:67 (command to convey, Shia exegesis) ⓘ |
| hasSource |
hadith collections
ⓘ
historical chronicles ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
affirmation of Ali’s virtue and love (Sunni view)
ⓘ
designation of Ali’s leadership (Shia view) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
declaration of Ali ibn Abi Talib’s special status
ⓘ
event of Wilayah ⓘ hadith of Ghadir ⓘ sermon of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
Rashidun Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliphate
Shia Imams ⓘ
surface form:
Imamate
Wilayah ⓘ succession to the Prophet ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Mecca and Medina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ |
| partOf | events following the Farewell Pilgrimage ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaili Muslims
Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
Zaydi Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Muslims
|
| significanceFor |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghadir Khumm Description of subject: Ghadir Khumm is the site of a pivotal event in early Islamic history where, according to many traditions, the Prophet Muhammad publicly declared Ali ibn Abi Talib’s special status and leadership before the Muslim community.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ali ibn Abi Talib