Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad

E241026

Companion of Muhammad Early Muslim

Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, among the first Muslims to emigrate for their faith and the first husband of Umm Salama.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad canonical	16
Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman	2
Abu Salama ibn Abd al‑Rahman	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1492704 — 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: Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad
Context triple: [Umm Salama, spouse, Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad]

A. al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
B. Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
C. Umara ibn Hamza
Umara ibn Hamza was an early Islamic figure known primarily as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
D. Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah was a prominent early Islamic scholar and jurist of Mecca, renowned as a leading authority among the Tabi'un in matters of fiqh and hadith.
E. Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr ibn al-Jamuh was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his bravery and martyrdom at the Battle of Uhud.
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: Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad
Target entity description: Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Asad was an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad, among the first Muslims to emigrate for their faith and the first husband of Umm Salama.

A. al-Harith al-Muhasibi
al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
B. Khalil ibn Ishaq
Khalil ibn Ishaq was a prominent medieval Maliki jurist best known for his influential legal manual "Mukhtasar Khalil," which became a central reference in Maliki Islamic jurisprudence.
C. Umara ibn Hamza
Umara ibn Hamza was an early Islamic figure known primarily as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
D. Ata ibn Abi Rabah
Ata ibn Abi Rabah was a prominent early Islamic scholar and jurist of Mecca, renowned as a leading authority among the Tabi'un in matters of fiqh and hadith.
E. Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr ibn al-Jamuh was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his bravery and martyrdom at the Battle of Uhud.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Companion of Muhammad ⓘ Early Muslim ⓘ
alternateName	Hind bint Abi Umayya ⓘ
associateOf	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad Umm Salama ⓘ early Meccan Muslims ⓘ
burialPlace	Medina ⓘ
category	Sahaba ⓘ
children	Durra bint Abi Salama ⓘ Salama ibn Abi Salama ⓘ Umar ibn Abi Salama ⓘ Zaynab bint Abi Salama ⓘ
conversionContext	early Meccan phase of Islam ⓘ
deathCause	wounds sustained after the Battle of Uhud ⓘ
deathPlace	Medina ⓘ
ethnicity	Arab ⓘ linked to: Arabs
foughtIn	Battle of Badr ⓘ Battle of Uhud ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
household	Household of Umm Salama ⓘ
knownFor	participating in both Abyssinian and Medinan migrations ⓘ steadfastness under persecution in Mecca ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
loyalty	Muslim community of Medina ⓘ
maritalStatus	married ⓘ
movement	Hijra to Medina ⓘ early Islamic migration to Abyssinia ⓘ
notableFor	being among the first Muslims to emigrate for their faith ⓘ being the first husband of Umm Salama ⓘ participation in the early Muslim community in Mecca ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Mecca ⓘ
predecessorAsHusbandOfUmmSalama	none ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
role	early Muslim emigrant ⓘ participant in early Islamic battles ⓘ
spouse	Hind bint Abi Umayya ⓘ Umm Salama ⓘ
successorAsHusbandOfUmmSalama	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
timePeriod	7th century ⓘ
tribe	Banu Makhzum ⓘ