Labid ibn Rabi‘a
E1023548
Arab tribal notable
author of Mu‘allaqat ode
companion of the Prophet Muhammad
pre-Islamic Arab poet
warrior
Labid ibn Rabi‘a was a renowned pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior, celebrated as one of the authors of the famed Mu‘allaqat odes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labīd ibn Rabīʿa | 2 |
| Labid ibn Rabiʿa | 1 |
| Labid ibn Rabi‘a canonical | 1 |
| Labid ibn Rabi‘a ibn Malik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13130205 — 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: Labid ibn Rabi‘a Context triple: [Mu'allaqat, hasPoet, Labid ibn Rabi‘a]
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A.
Utba ibn Rabi'a
Utba ibn Rabi'a was a prominent Meccan leader and Quraysh chieftain in the early 7th century, known for his opposition to the Prophet Muhammad and his death at the Battle of Badr.
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B.
Zuhra ibn Kilab
Zuhra ibn Kilab was an early ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent forefather of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
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C.
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat, the famed collection of early Arabic odes.
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D.
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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E.
Al-Bara ibn Azib
Al-Bara ibn Azib was a young Ansari Companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his participation in several key battles and for transmitting numerous hadiths.
- 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: Labid ibn Rabi‘a Target entity description: Labid ibn Rabi‘a was a renowned pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior, celebrated as one of the authors of the famed Mu‘allaqat odes.
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A.
Utba ibn Rabi'a
Utba ibn Rabi'a was a prominent Meccan leader and Quraysh chieftain in the early 7th century, known for his opposition to the Prophet Muhammad and his death at the Battle of Badr.
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B.
Zuhra ibn Kilab
Zuhra ibn Kilab was an early ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent forefather of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
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C.
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd
Tarafa ibn al-‘Abd was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet renowned as one of the celebrated authors of the Mu'allaqat, the famed collection of early Arabic odes.
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D.
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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E.
Al-Bara ibn Azib
Al-Bara ibn Azib was a young Ansari Companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his participation in several key battles and for transmitting numerous hadiths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab tribal notable
ⓘ
author of Mu‘allaqat ode ⓘ companion of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ pre-Islamic Arab poet ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
ⓘ
linked to:
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Mu‘allaqat anthology ⓘ
linked to:
Mu'allaqat
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| birthCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Islam during the Prophet Muhammad’s lifetime ⓘ |
| culture | Pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| evaluatedBy |
Ibn Qutaybah as a leading Jahili poet
ⓘ
Ibn Sallam al-Jumahi as among the foremost pre-Islamic poets ⓘ |
| fullName |
Labid ibn Rabi‘a ibn Malik
ⓘ
linked to:
Labid ibn Rabi‘a
|
| genre |
elegy
ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ qasida ⓘ |
| givenName | Labid ⓘ |
| hadReputation | one of the greatest poets of the Jahiliyyah ⓘ |
| influenced | later Arabic poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the authors of the Mu‘allaqat
ⓘ
eloquent and morally reflective poetry ⓘ renouncing poetry after accepting Islam ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical Arabic literary anthologies ⓘ |
| militaryRole | tribal warrior ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mu‘allaqa of Labid ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| poeticTheme |
ascetic and moral reflections
ⓘ
generosity ⓘ transience of life ⓘ tribal honor ⓘ |
| quotedFor | line " ألا كل شيء ما خلا الله باطل " (Lo, everything apart from God is vain) ⓘ |
| region | Najd ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobleman ⓘ |
| stoppedActivity | composing poetry after embracing Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Jahiliyyah
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Islamic Arabia
early Islamic period ⓘ |
| tribe |
Banu Amir ibn Sa‘sa‘a
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Amir
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Labid ibn Rabi‘a Description of subject: Labid ibn Rabi‘a was a renowned pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior, celebrated as one of the authors of the famed Mu‘allaqat odes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Labid ibn Rabi‘a
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linked to: Labid ibn Rabi‘a
linked to: Labid ibn Rabi‘a