Muhammad ibn Isma'il
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Muhammad ibn Isma'il is regarded in Isma'ili Shi'a Islam as the rightful imam and pivotal early figure whose lineage gave rise to the Isma'ili imamate and later Fatimid caliphate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muhammad ibn Isma'il canonical | 2 |
| Muhammad ibn Isma'il (Isma'ili line) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15708696 — 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: Muhammad ibn Isma'il Context triple: [Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam, successorAccordingToDoctrine, Muhammad ibn Isma'il]
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A.
Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar
Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar was a son of the Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and a member of the early Islamic Prophet’s family (Ahl al-Bayt).
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B.
Isma'il ibn Ja'far
Isma'il ibn Ja'far was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, and is regarded by Isma'ili Shia Muslims as the rightful seventh Imam and a key figure in the early development of Isma'ilism.
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C.
Qasim ibn al-Hassan
Qasim ibn al-Hassan was a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the young son of Hasan ibn Ali, remembered particularly for his martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala.
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D.
Ahmad ibn Ja'far
Ahmad ibn Ja'far, better known by his regnal title al-Mu'tamid, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled from 870 to 892 CE during a period of significant political fragmentation of the caliphate.
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E.
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh was an early Abbasid notable and key figure in the movement that led to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- 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: Muhammad ibn Isma'il Target entity description: Muhammad ibn Isma'il is regarded in Isma'ili Shi'a Islam as the rightful imam and pivotal early figure whose lineage gave rise to the Isma'ili imamate and later Fatimid caliphate.
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A.
Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar
Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar was a son of the Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and a member of the early Islamic Prophet’s family (Ahl al-Bayt).
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B.
Isma'il ibn Ja'far
Isma'il ibn Ja'far was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, and is regarded by Isma'ili Shia Muslims as the rightful seventh Imam and a key figure in the early development of Isma'ilism.
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C.
Qasim ibn al-Hassan
Qasim ibn al-Hassan was a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the young son of Hasan ibn Ali, remembered particularly for his martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala.
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D.
Ahmad ibn Ja'far
Ahmad ibn Ja'far, better known by his regnal title al-Mu'tamid, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled from 870 to 892 CE during a period of significant political fragmentation of the caliphate.
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E.
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh was an early Abbasid notable and key figure in the movement that led to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Muhammad ibn Isma'il