Sumayyah bint Khayyat
E690357
Sumayyah bint Khayyat was an early Meccan Muslim revered as the first martyr in Islam, killed for her steadfast faith under persecution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumayyah bint Khayyat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7096613 — 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: Sumayyah bint Khayyat Context triple: [Sahabiyyah, hasNotableExamples, Sumayyah bint Khayyat]
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A.
Zaynab bint Abi Salama
Zaynab bint Abi Salama was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife Umm Salama and her first husband Abu Salama, and a member of the early Muslim community in Medina.
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B.
Zaynab bint Sulayman
Zaynab bint Sulayman was an Umayyad noblewoman known for her lineage within the ruling family of the early Islamic Caliphate.
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C.
Zaynab bint al-Harith
Zaynab bint al-Harith was an early Arab woman of the Quraysh tribe, known primarily through her close kinship ties to prominent figures around the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Safiyya bint Huyayy
Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
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E.
Sawda bint Zamʿa
Sawda bint Zamʿa was one of the early wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety, generosity, and role among the first Muslim women in Medina.
- 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: Sumayyah bint Khayyat Target entity description: Sumayyah bint Khayyat was an early Meccan Muslim revered as the first martyr in Islam, killed for her steadfast faith under persecution.
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A.
Zaynab bint Abi Salama
Zaynab bint Abi Salama was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife Umm Salama and her first husband Abu Salama, and a member of the early Muslim community in Medina.
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B.
Zaynab bint Sulayman
Zaynab bint Sulayman was an Umayyad noblewoman known for her lineage within the ruling family of the early Islamic Caliphate.
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C.
Zaynab bint al-Harith
Zaynab bint al-Harith was an early Arab woman of the Quraysh tribe, known primarily through her close kinship ties to prominent figures around the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Safiyya bint Huyayy
Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
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E.
Sawda bint Zamʿa
Sawda bint Zamʿa was one of the early wives of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety, generosity, and role among the first Muslim women in Medina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sahabiyyah
ⓘ
early Muslim ⓘ historical figure ⓘ martyr in Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meccan period of Islam
ⓘ
persecution of early Muslims in Mecca ⓘ |
| category |
7th-century Arab people
ⓘ
Companions of the Prophet ⓘ Female companions of the Prophet ⓘ Martyrs in Islam ⓘ |
| child | Ammar ibn Yasir ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| convertedTo | Islam in Mecca ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed under torture ⓘ |
| deathManner | martyrdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| diedFor | her Islamic faith ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Arab ⓘ |
| facedPersecutionFor | accepting Islam ⓘ |
| facedPersecutionFrom |
Quraysh polytheists
ⓘ
linked to:
Quraysh
|
| family | Family of Yasir ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | first martyr in Islam ⓘ |
| killedBy | Abu Jahl ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first martyr in Islam
ⓘ
steadfastness under persecution ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | inspires Muslims to remain firm in faith ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical Islamic biographical works ⓘ |
| opponent | Abu Jahl ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Mecca ⓘ |
| preIslamicReligion | Arab paganism (likely) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Islamic historiography
ⓘ
Islamic sermons ⓘ |
| roleInIslamicNarrative |
example of early Muslim sacrifice
ⓘ
symbol of perseverance under oppression ⓘ |
| socialStatus | non-elite Meccan ⓘ |
| spouse | Yasir ibn Amir ⓘ |
| tribalStatus | client (mawla) status ⓘ |
| virtue |
faith
ⓘ
patience ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sumayyah bint Khayyat Description of subject: Sumayyah bint Khayyat was an early Meccan Muslim revered as the first martyr in Islam, killed for her steadfast faith under persecution.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.