Zayd ibn Thabit
E651472
Zayd ibn Thabit was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad renowned as his scribe and for leading the compilation of the Qur’an after the Prophet’s death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zayd ibn Thabit canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253867 — 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: Zayd ibn Thabit Context triple: [Companions of the Prophet, includes, Zayd ibn Thabit]
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A.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
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B.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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C.
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.
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D.
Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl
Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl was a pre-Islamic Meccan monotheist known for rejecting idolatry and seeking the pure faith of Abraham before the advent of Islam.
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E.
Awn ibn Muhsin
Awn ibn Muhsin was a 19th-century Hashemite ruler who served as the Sharif and Emir of Mecca under Ottoman suzerainty.
- 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: Zayd ibn Thabit Target entity description: Zayd ibn Thabit was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad renowned as his scribe and for leading the compilation of the Qur’an after the Prophet’s death.
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A.
Masruq ibn al-Ajda
Masruq ibn al-Ajda was a prominent early Muslim scholar and jurist of Kufa, renowned as a leading Tabi‘i and transmitter of hadith.
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B.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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C.
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.
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D.
Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl
Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl was a pre-Islamic Meccan monotheist known for rejecting idolatry and seeking the pure faith of Abraham before the advent of Islam.
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E.
Awn ibn Muhsin
Awn ibn Muhsin was a 19th-century Hashemite ruler who served as the Sharif and Emir of Mecca under Ottoman suzerainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ansar
ⓘ
Arab ⓘ Companion of Muhammad ⓘ Islamic jurist ⓘ Qur'an compiler ⓘ Qur'an scribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Medina
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| companionOf | Muhammad ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Medina ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic inheritance law
ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ Qur'anic studies ⓘ |
| honorific |
Kātib al-Waḥy
ⓘ
scribe of revelation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expertise in Islamic inheritance law
ⓘ
leading the compilation of the Qur'an after Muhammad's death ⓘ memorization of the Qur'an ⓘ serving as a scribe for the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| languageSkill |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| name | Zayd ibn Thabit ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participated in the compilation of the first official collection of the Qur'an under Abu Bakr
ⓘ
participated in the standardization of the Qur'anic text under Uthman ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Medina ⓘ |
| position |
leading authority on inheritance law among the companions
ⓘ
one of the foremost Qur'an memorizers among the companions ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
chief scribe of the Qur'an
ⓘ
head of the committee to compile the Qur'an under Abu Bakr ⓘ head of the committee to prepare the Uthmanic codex of the Qur'an ⓘ scribe of revelation for Muhammad ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Qur'an recitation ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Najjar ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Caliph Abu Bakr
ⓘ
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
linked to:
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zayd ibn Thabit Description of subject: Zayd ibn Thabit was a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad renowned as his scribe and for leading the compilation of the Qur’an after the Prophet’s death.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.