Urwah ibn al-Zubayr

E181771

Medinan scholar Muslim scholar Tabi'un hadith transmitter jurist

Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Medina, renowned as a leading transmitter of hadith and a key figure among the Tabi'un.

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Label	Occurrences
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr canonical	10
Urwa ibn al-Zubayr	3
ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr	2
Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324152 — 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: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
Context triple: [Aisha bint Abi Bakr, teacherOf, Urwah ibn al-Zubayr]

A. Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Islamic leader and military commander who declared himself caliph in Mecca during the Second Fitna, opposing the Umayyad Caliphate.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
E. Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah was a prominent early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as Islam’s first muezzin and a symbol of faith and perseverance, especially noted for giving the call to prayer at the Kaaba after the Muslim conquest of Mecca.
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: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
Target entity description: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Medina, renowned as a leading transmitter of hadith and a key figure among the Tabi'un.

A. Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was a prominent early Islamic leader and military commander who declared himself caliph in Mecca during the Second Fitna, opposing the Umayyad Caliphate.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
E. Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal ibn Rabah was a prominent early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned as Islam’s first muezzin and a symbol of faith and perseverance, especially noted for giving the call to prayer at the Kaaba after the Muslim conquest of Mecca.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Medinan scholar ⓘ Muslim scholar ⓘ Tabi'un ⓘ hadith transmitter ⓘ jurist ⓘ
authorityIn	Maghazi literature ⓘ linked to: Maghazi of al-Waqidi hadith of Aisha ⓘ
birthPlace	Medina ⓘ
category	7th-century Muslim scholar ⓘ 8th-century Muslim scholar ⓘ
creed	Sunni Islam ⓘ
deathPlace	Medina ⓘ
era	Umayyad period ⓘ linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
father	al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ linked to: Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
fullName	Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ linked to: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr
generation	second generation of Muslims ⓘ
givenName	Urwah ⓘ linked to: Awni
grandfather	Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid ⓘ linked to: Awwam ibn Khuwaylid
influenced	Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri ⓘ later Medinan jurists ⓘ
knownFor	being among the Seven Jurists of Medina ⓘ fiqh of Medina ⓘ hadith transmission ⓘ
lineage	Banu Asad branch of Quraysh ⓘ linked to: Banu Asad
mainInterest	Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Maghazi (Prophetic campaigns) ⓘ linked to: Maghazi of al-Waqidi hadith ⓘ sira ⓘ
memberOf	Seven Jurists of Medina ⓘ
mother	Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr ⓘ linked to: Asma bint Abi Bakr
notableWork	letters on Maghazi and sira (reported in later sources) ⓘ
occupation	hadith scholar ⓘ historian ⓘ jurist ⓘ
region	Hejaz ⓘ
relatedTo	Banu Asad ibn Abd al-Uzza ⓘ linked to: Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma
relative	Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
residence	Medina ⓘ
schoolTradition	Medinan school of law ⓘ linked to: Maliki school
student	Aban ibn Uthman ⓘ Abu al-Zinad ⓘ Hisham ibn Urwah ⓘ Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri ⓘ Yahya ibn Saʿid al-Ansari ⓘ
teacher	Abd Allah ibn Abbas ⓘ Abd Allah ibn Umar ⓘ linked to: Ibn Umar Abu Hurayra ⓘ linked to: Abu Hurayrah Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ
transmittedFrom	Abd Allah ibn Abbas ⓘ Abd Allah ibn Umar ⓘ linked to: Ibn Umar Abu Hurayra ⓘ linked to: Abu Hurayrah Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ
tribe	Quraysh ⓘ
uncle	Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ linked to: Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aisha bint Abi Bakr → teacherOf → Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ

Asma bint Abi Bakr → child → Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ

Asma bint Abi Bakr → taught → Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ

Asma bint Abi Bakr → narratedHadithTo → Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ

Urwah ibn al-Zubayr → fullName → Urwah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ⓘ