Imam al-Zaman
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Imam al-Zaman is an honorific title for Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited savior and final guide of humanity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahdi | 2 |
| Imam al-Zaman canonical | 1 |
| Twelfth Imam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8010038 — 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: Imam al-Zaman Context triple: [Muhammad al-Mahdi, honorificTitle, Imam al-Zaman]
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A.
Imam al-Aʿzam
Imam al-Aʿzam is the honorific title of Abu Hanifa, the eminent 8th-century Muslim jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic law.
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B.
Imam
An Imam is a religious leader in Islam who leads prayers and often provides spiritual guidance to the Muslim community.
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C.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
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Amir al-Mu’minin
Amir al-Mu’minin is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Commander of the Faithful," historically used for early caliphs as the supreme political and religious leaders of the Muslim community.
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E.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
- 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: Imam al-Zaman Target entity description: Imam al-Zaman is an honorific title for Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited savior and final guide of humanity.
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A.
Imam al-Aʿzam
Imam al-Aʿzam is the honorific title of Abu Hanifa, the eminent 8th-century Muslim jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic law.
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B.
Imam
An Imam is a religious leader in Islam who leads prayers and often provides spiritual guidance to the Muslim community.
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C.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
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D.
Amir al-Mu’minin
Amir al-Mu’minin is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Commander of the Faithful," historically used for early caliphs as the supreme political and religious leaders of the Muslim community.
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E.
Shaykh al-Akbar
Shaykh al-Akbar is the renowned honorific title of the influential Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn Arabi, revered for his profound contributions to Islamic metaphysics and spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sahib al-Zaman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Hujjah NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qa’im NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief |
Mahdism
ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ occultation ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Major Occultation
ⓘ
Minor Occultation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigureOf | Twelver Shia eschatology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
pledges of allegiance
ⓘ
prayers for hastening reappearance ⓘ visitation of shrines of his forefathers ⓘ |
| expectedAction |
eradicate oppression
ⓘ
establish justice ⓘ unite believers ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
Shia devotional poetry
ⓘ
Shia political thought ⓘ Shia ritual practices ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokedIn |
Du‘a al-Faraj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ziyarat texts ⓘ supplications ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
divine guidance
ⓘ
end times ⓘ justice ⓘ return of the Mahdi ⓘ |
| linkedScripturalSource |
Nahj al-Balagha (indirectly via Imami doctrine)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quranic verses interpreted about the Imams (according to Shia exegesis) ⓘ Shia hadith collections ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Imam of the Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInDoctrine | twelfth Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reappearanceBelief | will appear at the end of times ⓘ |
| refersTo | Muhammad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBelief |
awaited savior
ⓘ
final guide of humanity ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus | infallible Imam (according to Twelver Shia belief) ⓘ |
| timeOfReappearance | unknown ⓘ |
| titleType | religious honorific ⓘ |
| usedAs |
devotional title
ⓘ
liturgical title ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Twelver Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Imam al-Zaman Description of subject: Imam al-Zaman is an honorific title for Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam who is believed to be the awaited savior and final guide of humanity.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mahdi
this entity surface form:
Mahdi
this entity surface form:
Twelfth Imam