Walid ibn al-Mughirah
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Walid ibn al-Mughirah was a wealthy and influential pre-Islamic Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his eloquence and status among the Quraysh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hisham ibn al-Mughirah | 1 |
| Walid ibn al-Mughirah canonical | 1 |
| Walid ibn al‑Mughira | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8526967 — 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: Walid ibn al-Mughirah Context triple: [Banu Makhzum, hasNotableMember, Walid ibn al-Mughirah]
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A.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira
Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira was a prominent Meccan noble of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Umm Salama, one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives.
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C.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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D.
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad and leader of the Aws tribe in Medina, renowned for his staunch support of Islam and decisive role in early Islamic battles.
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E.
Musab ibn Umayr
Musab ibn Umayr was an early and devoted companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as the first envoy of Islam to Medina and remembered for his sacrifice in battle.
- 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: Walid ibn al-Mughirah Target entity description: Walid ibn al-Mughirah was a wealthy and influential pre-Islamic Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his eloquence and status among the Quraysh.
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A.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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B.
Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira
Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira was a prominent Meccan noble of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Umm Salama, one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives.
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C.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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D.
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh
Sa‘d ibn Mu‘adh was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad and leader of the Aws tribe in Medina, renowned for his staunch support of Islam and decisive role in early Islamic battles.
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E.
Musab ibn Umayr
Musab ibn Umayr was an early and devoted companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as the first envoy of Islam to Medina and remembered for his sacrifice in battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quraysh notable
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pre-Islamic Meccan leader ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early Meccan opposition to Islam ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardQuran | rejected divine origin ⓘ |
| child |
Abu Qays ibn al-Walid
NERFINISHED
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Hisham ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ Umara ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Walid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clan | Banu Makhzum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathBeforeEvent | Battle of Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedQuranAs |
human speech
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magic ⓘ poetry ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| era | Jahiliyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| father | al-Mughirah ibn Abd Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influence | had significant authority in Meccan decision-making ⓘ |
| knownFor |
eloquence
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influence among Quraysh ⓘ opposition to Muhammad ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | staunch opponent of early Muslims ⓘ |
| primarySources |
classical tafsir works
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hadith literature ⓘ sira literature ⓘ |
| quranicReference |
Surah al-Muddaththir 74:11–26
NERFINISHED
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Surah al-Qalam 68:10–16 (according to many exegetes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| reputation |
renowned for rhetorical skill
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respected for judgment among Quraysh ⓘ |
| role |
Quraysh elder
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leader of Banu Makhzum ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Meccan elite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | figure in early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
| viewedMuhammadAs |
madman (according to Islamic tradition)
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poet ⓘ sorcerer ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest men in Mecca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Walid ibn al-Mughirah Description of subject: Walid ibn al-Mughirah was a wealthy and influential pre-Islamic Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his eloquence and status among the Quraysh.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hisham ibn al-Mughirah
this entity surface form:
Walid ibn al‑Mughira