The Wind-Curved Sandhills
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The Wind-Curved Sandhills is the English title translation of Surah Al-Ahqaf, the 46th chapter of the Qur’an, which reflects on the fate of past peoples and the consequences of denying divine guidance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dunes | 2 |
| The Wind-Curved Sandhills canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quran surah ⓘ religious text section ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
believers seeking steadfastness
ⓘ
future generations reflecting on past nations ⓘ polytheists of Mecca ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Ahqaf
ⓘ
The Wind-Curved Sandhills ⓘ
surface form:
The Dunes
The Sandhills ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
affirmation of the Qur’an’s divine origin
ⓘ
consequences of rejecting revelation ⓘ fate of past peoples who denied divine guidance ⓘ warning to disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ |
| chapterNumberInQuran | 46 ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
divine retribution for persistent disbelief
ⓘ
mercy for those who repent and believe ⓘ transience of worldly power and civilizations ⓘ |
| followsInQuran | Surah Al-Jathiyah ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleTranslation | The Wind-Curved Sandhills self-link ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
moral exhortation
ⓘ
prophetic warning ⓘ theological discourse ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle |
Surah Al-Ahqaf
ⓘ
Surah Al-Ahqaf ⓘ
surface form:
سورة الأحقاف
|
| hasVerseRange | Qur’an 46:1–35 ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionsPeople |
people of 'Ad
ⓘ
surface form:
people of ‘Ad
|
| mentionsProphet |
Hud
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Al-Ahqaf region associated with the people of ‘Ad ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 35 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInMushaf | between Surah Al-Jathiyah and Surah Muhammad ⓘ |
| precedesInQuran | Surah Muhammad ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedInPeriod | late Meccan period ⓘ |
| scripturalNumberingSystem | 46th chapter in the standard Egyptian edition of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| scriptureOf | Islam ⓘ |
| topic |
Day of Judgment and ultimate accountability
ⓘ
contrast between grateful and ungrateful children ⓘ duty of kindness to parents ⓘ refutation of claims that the Qur’an is human-made ⓘ steadfastness of believers under persecution ⓘ testimony of a group of jinn to the truth of the Qur’an ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Dunes
this entity surface form:
The Dunes