Hadith of the Cloak
E377527
The Hadith of the Cloak is a famous Islamic narration describing the Prophet Muhammad gathering his close family under a cloak, often cited to highlight the special spiritual status of the Ahl al-Bayt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadith of the Cloak canonical | 4 |
| Hadith al-Kisa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671892 — 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: Hadith of the Cloak Context triple: [Ahl al-Bayt, associatedWith, Hadith of the Cloak]
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A.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
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B.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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C.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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D.
Mishkat al-Anwar
Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
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E.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
- 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: Hadith of the Cloak Target entity description: The Hadith of the Cloak is a famous Islamic narration describing the Prophet Muhammad gathering his close family under a cloak, often cited to highlight the special spiritual status of the Ahl al-Bayt.
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A.
Companions of the Prophet
The Companions of the Prophet are the men and women who personally met and followed the Islamic prophet Muhammad, forming the earliest Muslim community and transmitting his teachings.
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B.
Badhl al-Majhud
Badhl al-Majhud is a renowned multi-volume scholarly commentary on the hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud, widely used in advanced Islamic studies.
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C.
Ghubar-e-Khatir
Ghubar-e-Khatir is a celebrated collection of reflective letters by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, blending philosophy, theology, and personal musings written during his imprisonment.
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D.
Mishkat al-Anwar
Mishkat al-Anwar is a seminal mystical-philosophical treatise in Islamic thought that explores the metaphor of divine light and the nature of spiritual knowledge.
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E.
Lisān al-Ghayb
Lisān al-Ghayb is the honorific epithet of the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his perceived mystical insight into the unseen and the divine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic hadith
ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Islamic spirituality ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ intercession ⓘ love of the Prophet’s household ⓘ purity of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ spiritual status of the Prophet’s family ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| collectiveGroup | Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Prophet Muhammad gathering his close family under a cloak ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Shia hadith collections
ⓘ
Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| genre |
fadāʾil al-sahaba
ⓘ
virtue narration ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Hadith al-Kisa
ⓘ
Hadith al-Kisa ⓘ
surface form:
Hadith al-Kisāʼ
Hadith al-Kisa ⓘ
surface form:
Ḥadīth al-Kisāʼ
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Verse of Purification ⓘ |
| linkedVerse | Quran 33:33 ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| narratedBy |
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Umm Salama ⓘ various companions of the Prophet ⓘ |
| recitedFor |
seeking blessings
ⓘ
seeking intercession ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
Majalis
ⓘ
Shia devotional gatherings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hadith of the Ark
ⓘ
Hadith al-Thaqalayn ⓘ
surface form:
Hadith of the Two Weighty Things
|
| religiousFunction |
strengthening attachment to Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
teaching about the status of the Prophet’s household ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| significanceIn |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| statusInShiaTradition | highly revered narration ⓘ |
| statusInSunniTradition | important but interpreted differently ⓘ |
| theme |
closeness to God
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ family of the Prophet ⓘ |
| usedToSupport |
special spiritual status of Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
veneration of the Prophet’s family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hadith of the Cloak Description of subject: The Hadith of the Cloak is a famous Islamic narration describing the Prophet Muhammad gathering his close family under a cloak, often cited to highlight the special spiritual status of the Ahl al-Bayt.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hadith al-Kisa