Expedition of Al-Taraf
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The Expedition of Al-Taraf was an early Islamic military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Expedition of Al-Taraf canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9080775 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expedition of Al-Taraf Context triple: [Zayd ibn Harithah, participatedIn, Expedition of Al-Taraf]
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A.
Expedition of Al-Qarada
The Expedition of Al-Qarada was an early Islamic military raid led by Zayd ibn Harithah against a Quraysh caravan, aimed at weakening Meccan economic power.
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B.
Expedition of Al-Is
The Expedition of Al-Is was an early Muslim military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s time.
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C.
Expedition of Al-Jamum
The Expedition of Al-Jamum was an early Islamic military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad’s companion Zayd ibn Harithah against hostile tribes near Mecca.
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D.
expedition of al-Ushayra
The expedition of al-Ushayra was an early military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad against the Quraysh, notable as one of the first organized Muslim raids during the formative period of Islamic warfare.
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E.
Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expedition of Al-Taraf Target entity description: The Expedition of Al-Taraf was an early Islamic military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s era.
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A.
Expedition of Al-Qarada
The Expedition of Al-Qarada was an early Islamic military raid led by Zayd ibn Harithah against a Quraysh caravan, aimed at weakening Meccan economic power.
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B.
Expedition of Al-Is
The Expedition of Al-Is was an early Muslim military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s time.
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C.
Expedition of Al-Jamum
The Expedition of Al-Jamum was an early Islamic military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad’s companion Zayd ibn Harithah against hostile tribes near Mecca.
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D.
expedition of al-Ushayra
The expedition of al-Ushayra was an early military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad against the Quraysh, notable as one of the first organized Muslim raids during the formative period of Islamic warfare.
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E.
Tabuk expedition
The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghazwa and Sariyya of early Islam
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military expedition ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Muslim community of Medina
ⓘ
linked to:
Muslim community in Medina
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| associatedReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Medina ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| belligerent | Muslims of Medina ⓘ |
| category | Battles and expeditions of Muhammad ⓘ |
| commander | Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ |
| conflictType | raid ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Islamic historical literature
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early maghazi literature ⓘ early sira works ⓘ |
| era | early 7th century CE ⓘ |
| hasCommanderRank | companion of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | expansion and defense of the early Muslim community ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hejaz ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Arabic ⓘ |
| leader | Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ |
| location |
Al-Taraf
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Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | raid in support of the Muslim community of Medina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Al-Taraf ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Zayd ibn Harithah ⓘ |
| partOf | early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | part of the Prophet Muhammad’s military expeditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Prophet Muhammad’s era ⓘ |
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Subject: Expedition of Al-Taraf Description of subject: The Expedition of Al-Taraf was an early Islamic military campaign led by the companion Zayd ibn Harithah during the Prophet Muhammad’s era.
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