Death of Muhammad
E191631
The Death of Muhammad marks the passing of Islam’s prophet in 632 CE, a pivotal event that led to the succession crisis and the formation of the early caliphates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death of Muhammad canonical | 2 |
| death of Muhammad | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1700580 — 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: Death of Muhammad Context triple: [Rashidun Caliphate, establishedAfter, Death of Muhammad]
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A.
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir
The Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir was a pivotal 1843 French military raid that shattered Emir Abd al-Qadir’s mobile encampment and symbol of resistance during the colonization of Algeria.
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B.
Assassination of Napoleon
The Assassination of Napoleon is a fictional plot in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," in which the character Pierre Bezukhov contemplates killing Napoleon Bonaparte during the French invasion of Russia.
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C.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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D.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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E.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
- 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: Death of Muhammad Target entity description: The Death of Muhammad marks the passing of Islam’s prophet in 632 CE, a pivotal event that led to the succession crisis and the formation of the early caliphates.
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A.
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir
The Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir was a pivotal 1843 French military raid that shattered Emir Abd al-Qadir’s mobile encampment and symbol of resistance during the colonization of Algeria.
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B.
Assassination of Napoleon
The Assassination of Napoleon is a fictional plot in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace," in which the character Pierre Bezukhov contemplates killing Napoleon Bonaparte during the French invasion of Russia.
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C.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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D.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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E.
Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical episode in which King Herod orders the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in early Islamic history
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historical event ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Caliphate of Abu Bakr
ⓘ
linked to:
Rashidun Caliphate
|
| hasAgeOfDeceased |
approximately 62
ⓘ
approximately 63 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Passing of Muhammad
ⓘ
Wafat an-Nabi ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedEvent |
Saqifah meeting
ⓘ
pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr ⓘ |
| hasBurialCity | Medina ⓘ |
| hasBurialPlace |
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
ⓘ
Chamber of Aisha ⓘ |
| hasCalendarDateHijri | 12 Rabi al-Awwal 11 AH ⓘ |
| hasCause | illness ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | marks end of prophetic revelation in Islam ⓘ |
| hasDate |
632
ⓘ
8 June 632 ⓘ |
| hasEra | 7th century ⓘ |
| hasImmediateConsequence |
Ridda wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Ridda Wars
emergence of Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
codification of Quran and Sunnah
ⓘ
development of Islamic political theory ⓘ formation of early caliphates ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Abu Bakr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Aisha bint Abi Bakr ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Ansar ⓘ Banu Hashim ⓘ Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Muhajirun ⓘ
linked to:
Hijra
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasPlace |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ Yathrib ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSignificance |
contributed to Sunni–Shia split
ⓘ
triggered debate over leadership of Muslim community ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Western Arabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Saudi Arabia
|
| hasReligionContext | Islam ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Muhammad ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Abu Bakr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
|
| hasTheologicalSignificance | reinforces Islamic teaching that prophets are mortal ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedBy | Islamic historical narratives ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn |
Hadith collections
ⓘ
Sirat literature ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Farewell Pilgrimage
ⓘ
Farewell Sermon ⓘ
linked to:
Farewell Sermon of Prophet Muhammad
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Death of Muhammad Description of subject: The Death of Muhammad marks the passing of Islam’s prophet in 632 CE, a pivotal event that led to the succession crisis and the formation of the early caliphates.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Death of Muhammad
linked to: Death of Muhammad