Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib

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Banu Hashim clan member Companion of Muhammad Martyr in Islam Military commander Muslim migrant to Abyssinia

Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib was a prominent early companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, known for leading the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia and for his martyrdom at the Battle of Mu'tah.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib canonical	13
Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib	5
Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib	3
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib	2
Children of Ali ibn Abi Talib	1
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib	1
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib	1
Ja’far ibn Abi Talib	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1492663 — 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: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
Context triple: [Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, child, Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib]

A. Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph in Sunni tradition and the first Imam in Shia Islam, revered for his piety, knowledge, and leadership.
B. Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable member of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
C. Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
D. al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent early supporter of Islam whose descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty.
E. Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was one of the uncles of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the prominent Quraysh clan of Banu Hashim in pre-Islamic 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: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
Target entity description: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib was a prominent early companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, known for leading the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia and for his martyrdom at the Battle of Mu'tah.

A. Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph in Sunni tradition and the first Imam in Shia Islam, revered for his piety, knowledge, and leadership.
B. Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable member of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
C. Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
D. al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent early supporter of Islam whose descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty.
E. Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was one of the uncles of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the prominent Quraysh clan of Banu Hashim in pre-Islamic Mecca.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Banu Hashim clan member ⓘ Companion of Muhammad ⓘ Martyr in Islam ⓘ Military commander ⓘ Muslim migrant to Abyssinia ⓘ
appointedCommanderBy	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
army	Muslim army at Muʾtah ⓘ linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
associatedBelief	Given two wings in Paradise after martyrdom ⓘ
battle	Battle of Khaybar (presence after return) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Khaybar Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
child	Abdullah ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ linked to: Abdullah ibn Ja‘far Awn ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ linked to: Awn ibn Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ
clan	Banu Hashim ⓘ
cousinOf	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
deathCause	Killed in battle ⓘ
deathPlace	Muʾtah ⓘ
deathRegion	Near al-Balqaʾ, in the region of modern-day Jordan ⓘ
diedInBattle	Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ linked to: Battle of Mu'tah
earlyConvertTo	Islam ⓘ
epithet	Jaʿfar al-Tayyar ⓘ
epithetMeaning	Jaʿfar the Flyer ⓘ
era	Early Islamic period ⓘ
father	Abu Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib ⓘ linked to: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
fullName	Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib ⓘ linked to: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
givenName	Jaʿfar ⓘ
knownFor	Defending Muslims in Abyssinia against Quraysh delegation ⓘ Reciting Surah Maryam before the Negus ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
led	First Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ
martyrTitle	Jaʿfar al-Tayyar ⓘ
mother	Fatimah bint Asad ⓘ
notableEvent	Audience with Negus of Abyssinia ⓘ Migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
praisedBy	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
praisedFor	Courage ⓘ Oratory ⓘ Steadfastness in faith ⓘ
rank	Commander at Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
returnedDuring	Year of Khaybar ⓘ linked to: Battle of Khaybar
returnedTo	Medina from Abyssinia ⓘ
roleInAbyssinia	Leader of Muslim emigrants ⓘ
sibling	Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Aqil ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Talib ibn Abi Talib ⓘ linked to: Aqil ibn Abi Talib
spouse	Asma bint Umays ⓘ linked to: Asma bint Umais
tribe	Quraysh ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

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

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib → child → Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ⓘ

Household of Muhammad → hasMember → Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ⓘ

Hijra to Abyssinia → involvedPerson → Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib ⓘ