Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
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The Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad is the pivotal migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312106 — 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: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad Context triple: [Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, associatedWith, Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad]
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A.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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B.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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C.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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D.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- 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: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad Target entity description: The Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad is the pivotal migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.
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A.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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B.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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C.
Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.
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D.
Umrah
Umrah is a non-mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a set of specific devotional rites.
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E.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hijra
ⓘ
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Hijrat al-Nabi
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Migration to Medina
|
| associatedTribe |
Ansar
ⓘ
Aws ⓘ Khazraj ⓘ Hijra ⓘ
surface form:
Muhajirun
Quraysh ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hijri calendar ⓘ |
| category | Events in the life of Muhammad ⓘ |
| cause |
Quraysh opposition to Islam
ⓘ
persecution of Muslims in Mecca ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
1 Muharram
ⓘ
Hijri calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic New Year
|
| date | 622 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Badr
ⓘ
Constitution of Medina ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic political theory
ⓘ
Muslim concepts of community and citizenship ⓘ development of Islamic law ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Caliph Abu Bakr
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| IslamicYear | 1 AH ⓘ |
| keyLocation |
Cave of Thawr
ⓘ
Masjid Quba ⓘ Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
surface form:
Masjid an-Nabawi
Quba ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | basis for dating Islamic legal documents ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
|
| mentionedIn |
Hadith literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Hadith collections
Islamic biographical literature (sira) ⓘ
surface form:
Sirah literature
|
| politicalSignificance |
foundation of Muslim ummah
ⓘ
transition from persecution to statehood ⓘ |
| precededBy |
pledges of Aqaba
ⓘ
surface form:
First Pledge of Aqabah
pledges of Aqaba ⓘ
surface form:
Second Pledge of Aqabah
|
| preMigrationDestination |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Abyssinia
|
| recognizedBy | all major Islamic schools of thought ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
model for seeking religious freedom
ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice and trust in God ⓘ turning point in early Islamic history ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of first Muslim community in Medina
ⓘ
formation of first Islamic state ⓘ political leadership of Prophet Muhammad in Medina ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance | emphasis on migration for the sake of God ⓘ |
| tookPlaceFrom | Mecca ⓘ |
| tookPlaceTo |
Medina
ⓘ
Yathrib ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad Description of subject: The Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad is the pivotal migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.
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Hijra to Medina
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Hijra of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
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Hijra of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
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Hijra of Prophet Muhammad
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Hijra to Medina
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Hijra to Medina
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Hijrah
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Hijra from Mecca to Medina