Prophet Yusuf
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Prophet Yusuf is a revered figure in Islam, known as a prophet whose life story of trials, patience, and eventual elevation is recounted in detail in Surah Yusuf of the Qur’an.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Yusuf canonical | 6 |
| Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) | 1 |
| Prophet Yusuf in Islam | 1 |
| Quranic figure Yusuf (Joseph) | 1 |
| Quranic prophet Yusuf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3835007 — 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: Prophet Yusuf Context triple: [Joseph, knownAs, Prophet Yusuf]
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A.
Yaqub
Yaqub is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the son of Ishaq (Isaac) and the father of the twelve sons who became the ancestors of the tribes of Israel.
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B.
Prophet Ayyub
Prophet Ayyub is a revered figure in Islamic tradition known for his exemplary patience and steadfast faith in God amid severe trials and suffering.
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C.
Prophet Shu'ayb
Prophet Shu'ayb is an Islamic prophet, often identified with the biblical Jethro, who was sent to the people of Midian to call them to monotheism and honest dealings.
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D.
Prophet Jacob
Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
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E.
Prophet Yunus
Prophet Yunus is an Islamic prophet, known in the Quran and earlier Abrahamic traditions for his story of being swallowed by a great fish after initially fleeing his divine mission to call his people to repentance.
- 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: Prophet Yusuf Target entity description: Prophet Yusuf is a revered figure in Islam, known as a prophet whose life story of trials, patience, and eventual elevation is recounted in detail in Surah Yusuf of the Qur’an.
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A.
Yaqub
Yaqub is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the son of Ishaq (Isaac) and the father of the twelve sons who became the ancestors of the tribes of Israel.
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B.
Prophet Ayyub
Prophet Ayyub is a revered figure in Islamic tradition known for his exemplary patience and steadfast faith in God amid severe trials and suffering.
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C.
Prophet Shu'ayb
Prophet Shu'ayb is an Islamic prophet, often identified with the biblical Jethro, who was sent to the people of Midian to call them to monotheism and honest dealings.
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D.
Prophet Jacob
Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
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E.
Prophet Yunus
Prophet Yunus is an Islamic prophet, known in the Quran and earlier Abrahamic traditions for his story of being swallowed by a great fish after initially fleeing his divine mission to call his people to repentance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic figure
ⓘ
dream interpreter ⓘ human ⓘ prophet ⓘ son ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Canaan
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| bestOfStoriesMentionedIn | Qur’an 12:3 ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | his brothers ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| father |
Prophet Yaqub
ⓘ
linked to:
Prophet Jacob
|
| fatherInArabic |
يعقوب
ⓘ
linked to:
יעקב
|
| forgave | his brothers ⓘ |
| grandfather | Prophet Ishaq ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ |
| hasHalfBrothers | sons of Yaqub ⓘ |
| hasMiracle |
accurate interpretation of dreams
ⓘ
divinely granted wisdom ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Binyamin ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| interpretedDreamFor |
king of Egypt
ⓘ
two fellow prisoners ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beauty
ⓘ
chastity ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ interpretation of dreams ⓘ patience ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| languageOfRevelation | Arabic (Qur’anic account) ⓘ |
| madeDua | to die as a Muslim ⓘ |
| managed | years of abundance and famine ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Qur’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| mentionedInSurah | Surah Yusuf ⓘ |
| moralThemes |
chastity and resisting temptation
ⓘ
divine planning and destiny ⓘ forgiveness and mercy ⓘ patience in trials ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| nameInArabic |
يوسف
ⓘ
linked to:
Yusuf
|
| purchasedBy | al-Aziz of Egypt ⓘ |
| raisedToPosition | authority in Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resisted | seduction by the wife of al-Aziz ⓘ |
| reunitedWith |
his brothers
ⓘ
his father Yaqub ⓘ
linked to:
Yaqub
|
| role | in charge of storehouses of the land ⓘ |
| soldAs | slave ⓘ |
| soldIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| spokeWords | “No blame will there be upon you today” ⓘ |
| storyCharacterizedAs | best of stories ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| thrownInto | well ⓘ |
| title | Yusuf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prophet Yusuf Description of subject: Prophet Yusuf is a revered figure in Islam, known as a prophet whose life story of trials, patience, and eventual elevation is recounted in detail in Surah Yusuf of the Qur’an.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prophet Yusuf
linked to: Prophet Yusuf
linked to: Prophet Yusuf
subject linked to:
patriarch Joseph
linked to: Prophet Yusuf