The Farthest Mosque
E81927
The Farthest Mosque is a revered Islamic holy site in Jerusalem traditionally identified with Al-Aqsa Mosque, associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque | 1 |
| The Farthest Mosque canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T640796 — 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: The Farthest Mosque Context triple: [Al-Aqsa Mosque, nameMeaning, The Farthest Mosque]
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A.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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B.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
Masjid al-Qiblatayn is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, traditionally revered as the site where the direction of Muslim prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
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C.
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest and most historically significant Islamic mosques in Mogadishu, Somalia, renowned for its medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
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D.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
- 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: The Farthest Mosque Target entity description: The Farthest Mosque is a revered Islamic holy site in Jerusalem traditionally identified with Al-Aqsa Mosque, associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey.
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A.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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B.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
Masjid al-Qiblatayn is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, traditionally revered as the site where the direction of Muslim prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
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C.
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest and most historically significant Islamic mosques in Mogadishu, Somalia, renowned for its medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
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D.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ |
| ArabicName |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
|
| ArabicTerm |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
المسجد الأقصى
|
| associatedCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayt al-Maqdis
Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
|
| associatedEvent |
Isra
ⓘ
Night Journey of Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'raj
|
| associatedSanctuary |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Aqsa compound
Noble Sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Aqsa Mosque building
Dome of the Rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of Palestinian and broader Muslim identity ⓘ |
| currentQiblaRelation | replaced by Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | subject of special prayers and supplications ⓘ |
| disputedInterpretation | some scholars debate its exact historical location ⓘ |
| formerQiblaOf | Muslims ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
spiritual connection between Mecca and Jerusalem
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic presence in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| holyBookMention | Quran ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedFigure |
Umar ibn al-Khattab
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik
Al-Walid I ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I
|
| linkedText | Quran 17:1 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Haram al-Sharif
Jerusalem ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Middle East ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| meaningOfName | the farthest mosque ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah 17
ⓘ
Surah Al-Isra ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStatus | site to which travel is recommended in hadith ⓘ |
| primaryInterpretation | identified with the sanctuary in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
destination of the Night Journey
ⓘ
starting point of the Ascension ⓘ |
| sacredStatus |
Qibla in early Islam
ⓘ
third holiest site in Islam ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Islamic scripture ⓘ |
| traditionalIdentification | Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ |
| traditionSource | hadith literature ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Ibadi Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibadi Muslims
Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
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
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Input
Subject: The Farthest Mosque Description of subject: The Farthest Mosque is a revered Islamic holy site in Jerusalem traditionally identified with Al-Aqsa Mosque, associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the farthest mosque