ʿAmr ibn Hishām
E671048
ʿAmr ibn Hishām, better known by his epithet Abu Jahl, was a prominent Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ʿAmr ibn Hishām canonical | 3 |
| Amr ibn Hisham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7347602 — 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: ʿAmr ibn Hishām Context triple: [Abu Jahl, fullName, ʿAmr ibn Hishām]
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A.
Amr ibn Uthman
Amr ibn Uthman was a member of the early Islamic Umayyad aristocracy, known primarily as a descendant of the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan.
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B.
ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar
ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar, better known as Sibawayh, was an 8th-century Persian grammarian whose seminal work on Arabic grammar became the foundational reference for the field.
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C.
Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damri
Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damri was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known from early Islamic tradition as a figure involved in key diplomatic and military missions.
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D.
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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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: ʿAmr ibn Hishām Target entity description: ʿAmr ibn Hishām, better known by his epithet Abu Jahl, was a prominent Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islam.
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A.
Amr ibn Uthman
Amr ibn Uthman was a member of the early Islamic Umayyad aristocracy, known primarily as a descendant of the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan.
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B.
ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar
ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar, better known as Sibawayh, was an 8th-century Persian grammarian whose seminal work on Arabic grammar became the foundational reference for the field.
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C.
Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damri
Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damri was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known from early Islamic tradition as a figure involved in key diplomatic and military missions.
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D.
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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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan notable
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Quraysh leader ⓘ military commander ⓘ polytheist opponent of Islam ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Kaaba vicinity ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| burialStatus | body left on battlefield then thrown into a pit at Badr ⓘ |
| clan | Banu Makhzum ⓘ |
| commanded | Quraysh army at Badr ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hejaz
ⓘ
near Badr ⓘ |
| diedInBattle | Battle of Badr ⓘ |
| economicStatus | wealthy merchant ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Muhammad
ⓘ
Muslim community in Medina ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| father | Hishām ibn al-Mughīrah ⓘ |
| grandfather | al-Mughīrah ibn ʿAbd Allāh ⓘ |
| hasEpithet |
Abu Jahl
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Abū al-Ḥakam ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
arch-enemy of Muhammad
ⓘ
“Pharaoh of this ummah” in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hostility to the Qurʾan
ⓘ
leading Meccan forces at Badr ⓘ mocking Muhammad ⓘ persecuting early Muslims ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
early Islamic historiography
ⓘ
hadith literature ⓘ sīra literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | symbol of disbelief in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| opposed |
Islam
ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
early Muslims in Mecca ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Badr ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Meccan aristocracy ⓘ |
| relative |
Khālid ibn al-Walīd
ⓘ
linked to:
Khalid ibn al-Walid
al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Meccan polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousRole | defender of Meccan idols ⓘ |
| roleInMecca |
influential politician
ⓘ
leader of Quraysh opposition to Muhammad ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 7th century
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late 6th century ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ʿAmr ibn Hishām Description of subject: ʿAmr ibn Hishām, better known by his epithet Abu Jahl, was a prominent Meccan leader and staunch opponent of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islam.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.