guardians of the Kaaba
E853260
The guardians of the Kaaba are the hereditary custodians responsible for the care, keys, and ceremonial opening of Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| guardians of the Kaaba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10273060 — 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: guardians of the Kaaba Context triple: [Bani Shaiba family, notableRole, guardians of the Kaaba]
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A.
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah is a classic Indonesian novel by Buya Hamka that portrays a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Minangkabau culture and Islamic values.
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B.
Kiswah of the Kaaba
The Kiswah of the Kaaba is the large, black silk cloth intricately embroidered with Quranic verses in gold that annually drapes and adorns Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
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C.
رمز لقدسية الكعبة
رمز لقدسية الكعبة هو دلالة روحية تعبر عن حرمة البيت الحرام ومكانته المركزية في شعائر المسلمين وتعظيمهم له.
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D.
كسوة الكعبة
كسوة الكعبة هي الستار الحريري الأسود المطرز بالآيات القرآنية بالذهب الذي يكسو الكعبة المشرفة في المسجد الحرام ويتم تجديده سنويًا.
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E.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
- 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: guardians of the Kaaba Target entity description: The guardians of the Kaaba are the hereditary custodians responsible for the care, keys, and ceremonial opening of Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
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A.
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah is a classic Indonesian novel by Buya Hamka that portrays a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Minangkabau culture and Islamic values.
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B.
Kiswah of the Kaaba
The Kiswah of the Kaaba is the large, black silk cloth intricately embroidered with Quranic verses in gold that annually drapes and adorns Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
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C.
رمز لقدسية الكعبة
رمز لقدسية الكعبة هو دلالة روحية تعبر عن حرمة البيت الحرام ومكانته المركزية في شعائر المسلمين وتعظيمهم له.
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D.
كسوة الكعبة
كسوة الكعبة هي الستار الحريري الأسود المطرز بالآيات القرآنية بالذهب الذي يكسو الكعبة المشرفة في المسجد الحرام ويتم تجديده سنويًا.
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E.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious position
ⓘ
custodial role ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| ArabicName |
حَجَبَة الكعبة
ⓘ
linked to:
Bab al-Kaaba
سَدَنَة الكعبة ⓘ
linked to:
سادن الكعبة
|
| associatedWith |
Hajj
ⓘ
Kaaba ⓘ Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Umrah ⓘ |
| ceremony |
handing of the Kaaba key to the ruler for ceremonial opening
ⓘ
opening of the Kaaba for cleaning ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Prophet Muhammad according to Islamic tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Prophethood of Muhammad
|
| hasRole |
ceremonial opener of the Kaaba
ⓘ
custodian of the Kaaba ⓘ keeper of the keys of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| heritage | hereditary custodianship ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity |
continued after the advent of Islam
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pre-Islamic origin of custodianship ⓘ |
| importance |
central to rituals surrounding the Kaaba
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symbolic role in Islamic sacred history ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
keys of the Kaaba door
ⓘ
ritual cleaning of the Kaaba ⓘ schedule of opening the Kaaba ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Masjid al-Haram
ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Muslim community
ⓘ
Saudi monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
House of Saud
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
care of the Kaaba
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ceremonial opening of the Kaaba ⓘ cleaning of the Kaaba interior ⓘ closing of the Kaaba ⓘ maintenance of the Kaaba door keys ⓘ supervision of access to the Kaaba interior ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Kaaba access management
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram interior rituals ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of sacred custodianship
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trust over the House of Allah ⓘ |
| titleHolderFamily |
Al-Shaybi family
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Bani Shayba ⓘ |
| tradition | hereditary in the Bani Shayba clan ⓘ |
| typeOfCustodianship |
familial
ⓘ
hereditary ⓘ |
| worksWith |
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
ⓘ
Saudi religious authorities ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: guardians of the Kaaba Description of subject: The guardians of the Kaaba are the hereditary custodians responsible for the care, keys, and ceremonial opening of Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.