Ibn Ishaq
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Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Hisham | 3 |
| Ibn Ishaq canonical | 2 |
| Sirat Ibn Hisham | 1 |
| Sirat Ibn Ishaq | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629639 — 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.
Target entity: Ibn Ishaq Context triple: [Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah, author, Ibn Ishaq]
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Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
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Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir was a 14th-century Sunni Muslim scholar, historian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his influential tafsir (Qur’an commentary) and historical works.
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Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Ishaq Target entity description: Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
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A.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a prominent 9th-century Arab Christian physician, translator, and scholar renowned for his influential Arabic translations of Greek scientific and philosophical works, especially in medicine.
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B.
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari was a prominent 9th–10th century Persian Muslim historian, theologian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his monumental works "History of the Prophets and Kings" and "Tafsir al-Tabari."
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C.
Tabari
Tabari is an Iranian language spoken along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily in Iran’s Mazandaran province.
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D.
Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir was a 14th-century Sunni Muslim scholar, historian, and Qur’anic exegete best known for his influential tafsir (Qur’an commentary) and historical works.
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Ibn Abd al-Barr
Ibn Abd al-Barr was an eminent 11th-century Andalusian Maliki jurist, hadith scholar, and historian known for his influential works on Islamic law and biographical literature.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim historian
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biographer of Muhammad ⓘ person ⓘ traditionist ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 704 ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 767 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the earliest compilers of the Prophet’s biography ⓘ |
| era |
Umayyad period
NERFINISHED
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early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
early Islamic history
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hadith ⓘ sira literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yasar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
maghazi literature
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sira ⓘ |
| givenName | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ibn Hisham
NERFINISHED
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al-Tabari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting traditions about the life of Muhammad
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composing one of the earliest biographies of Muhammad ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOfWorks |
battles of Muhammad
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early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ life of Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | early Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| name | Ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sirat Rasul Allah
NERFINISHED
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biography of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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hadith transmitter ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Baghdad
NERFINISHED
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Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
biographical details of Muhammad
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early Islamic historiography ⓘ genealogies of Arab tribes ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly debate on hadith reliability ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreservedThrough |
Ibn Hisham’s recension
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quotations in al-Tabari’s history ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn Ishaq Description of subject: Ibn Ishaq was an 8th-century Muslim historian and traditionist best known for composing one of the earliest and most influential biographies of the Prophet Muhammad.
Referenced by (7)
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