The Table
E152236
"The Table" is the English name of Surah Al-Ma'idah, a chapter of the Qur'an that addresses themes of lawful and unlawful food, covenants, and adherence to divine law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Table canonical | 2 |
| Sabian Tables | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324048 — 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: The Table Context triple: [Surah Al-Ma'idah, englishName, The Table]
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A.
Tisch
Tisch is a surname most prominently associated with the American Tisch family, known for their influence in business, philanthropy, and the entertainment industry.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
The Tub
The Tub is an 1886 pastel and mixed-media artwork by Edgar Degas depicting a woman bathing, celebrated for its unusual overhead perspective and intimate, everyday subject.
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E.
The Bench
The Bench is the dedicated student cheering section for University of California, Berkeley football games, known for its energetic support and traditions during Big Game and other home matchups.
- 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: The Table Target entity description: "The Table" is the English name of Surah Al-Ma'idah, a chapter of the Qur'an that addresses themes of lawful and unlawful food, covenants, and adherence to divine law.
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A.
Tisch
Tisch is a surname most prominently associated with the American Tisch family, known for their influence in business, philanthropy, and the entertainment industry.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
The Tub
The Tub is an 1886 pastel and mixed-media artwork by Edgar Degas depicting a woman bathing, celebrated for its unusual overhead perspective and intimate, everyday subject.
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E.
The Bench
The Bench is the dedicated student cheering section for University of California, Berkeley football games, known for its energetic support and traditions during Big Game and other home matchups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic surah
ⓘ
chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| addresses |
fulfillment of contracts
ⓘ
leadership and judgment by what God has revealed ⓘ relations with non-Muslims ⓘ respect for sacred symbols and rites ⓘ |
| associatedWithProphet | Muhammad ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adherence to divine law
ⓘ
covenants and pledges ⓘ lawful and unlawful food ⓘ legal and social regulations for the Muslim community ⓘ |
| containsLegalRuling |
rules on ablution and purification
ⓘ
rules on food permissible for Muslims ⓘ rules on marriage with People of the Book ⓘ rules on testimony and contracts ⓘ rules on theft and its punishment ⓘ |
| containsNarrative | story of the table spread requested by the disciples of Jesus ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
justice
ⓘ
keeping promises ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ obedience to the Messenger ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Surah Al-Ma'idah
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ma'idah
|
| hasArabicScriptName | المائدة ⓘ |
| hasAyatCount | 120 ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | The Table self-link ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTransliteration |
Surah Al-Ma'idah
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ma'idah
|
| hasJuzRange | 6–7 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the story of the heavenly table spread (al-ma'idah) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 120 ⓘ |
| hasOpeningVerseTheme | command to fulfill covenants ⓘ |
| isMedinanSurah | true ⓘ |
| isNumberedSurah | 5 ⓘ |
| mentions |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
Jews ⓘ People of the Book ⓘ dietary laws ⓘ hunting regulations ⓘ oaths and covenants ⓘ prohibitions on gambling ⓘ prohibitions on intoxicants ⓘ the disciples of Jesus ⓘ the heavenly table spread ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| placeOfRevelation | Medina ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 5 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Table Description of subject: "The Table" is the English name of Surah Al-Ma'idah, a chapter of the Qur'an that addresses themes of lawful and unlawful food, covenants, and adherence to divine law.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zij al-Sabi
this entity surface form:
Sabian Tables