The Emissaries

E295092

Quranic surah chapter of the Qur'an

The Emissaries is the English title of Surah Al-Mursalat, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes divine judgment, the fate of deniers, and the certainty of the Day of Resurrection.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Emissaries canonical	2
Those Sent Forth	2
The Sent Ones	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2749381 — 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 Emissaries
Context triple: [Surah Al-Mursalat, englishTitle, The Emissaries]

A. The Emissary
The Emissary is a dystopian novel by Yoko Tawada that imagines a post-disaster Japan where aging and youth are inverted, exploring themes of language, isolation, and resilience.
B. The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a 1977 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere and cult status, in which Christopher Walken appears among an ensemble cast.
C. The Sentinel
"The Sentinel" is a seminal science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that helped inspire the concept and themes of his later work "2001: A Space Odyssey."
D. The Exile
"The Exile" is the common English title of Surah Al-Hashr, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on the expulsion of certain groups from Medina and emphasizes God’s power, justice, and beautiful names.
E. The Ends of the Earth
The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
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 Emissaries
Target entity description: The Emissaries is the English title of Surah Al-Mursalat, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes divine judgment, the fate of deniers, and the certainty of the Day of Resurrection.

A. The Emissary
The Emissary is a dystopian novel by Yoko Tawada that imagines a post-disaster Japan where aging and youth are inverted, exploring themes of language, isolation, and resilience.
B. The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a 1977 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere and cult status, in which Christopher Walken appears among an ensemble cast.
C. The Sentinel
"The Sentinel" is a seminal science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that helped inspire the concept and themes of his later work "2001: A Space Odyssey."
D. The Exile
"The Exile" is the common English title of Surah Al-Hashr, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on the expulsion of certain groups from Medina and emphasizes God’s power, justice, and beautiful names.
E. The Ends of the Earth
The Ends of the Earth is a historical work by Alfred W. Crosby that examines how human societies have expanded, migrated, and transformed environments across the globe over time.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Quranic surah ⓘ chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ
addressesAudience	Deniers of resurrection ⓘ Quraysh ⓘ surface form: People of Quraysh
belongsTo	The group of short Meccan surahs near the end of the Qur'an ⓘ
containsRefrain	“Woe that Day to the deniers” (وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ) ⓘ
emphasizesConcept	Day of Judgment ⓘ surface form: Inevitable Day of Judgment Punishment of deniers ⓘ Reward of the righteous ⓘ
encourages	Reflection on signs of God in creation ⓘ
followsSurah	Surah Ad-Dahr ⓘ surface form: Surah Ad-Dahr (according to some orderings) Surah Al-Insan ⓘ surface form: Surah Al-Insan (in standard Uthmani order, it precedes 76, not follows; ordering can vary in references)
hasAlternativeEnglishTitle	The Emissaries self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Sent Ones The Emissaries self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Those Sent Forth
hasArabicName	سورة المرسلات ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle	The Emissaries self-link ⓘ
hasJuz	29 ⓘ
hasKeyTerm	Al-Mursalat ⓘ surface form: Al-Mursalat (the emissaries) Yawm ad-Din ⓘ surface form: Yawm al-Fasl (Day of Decision)
hasNumberOfVerses	50 ⓘ
hasPrimaryTheme	Certainty of the Day of Resurrection ⓘ Divine judgment ⓘ Fate of those who deny the truth ⓘ
hasRevelationPlace	Mecca ⓘ
hasSurahNumber	77 ⓘ
hasTransliteratedName	Surah Al-Mursalat ⓘ
hasVerseStyle	Short, emphatic verses ⓘ
isIncludedIn	Thematic collections on eschatology in the Qur'an ⓘ
isMeccanOrMedinan	Meccan surah ⓘ
isMemorizedBy	Students of the Qur'an ⓘ
isNamedAfter	The emissaries (al-mursalat) mentioned in its opening verses ⓘ
isPartOf	Quran ⓘ surface form: Qur'an Juz Amma ⓘ surface form: The 30th part (Juz ‘Amma) of the Qur'an in many recitation traditions
isRecitedIn	Muslim prayers ⓘ
isUsedFor	Reminding believers of accountability ⓘ Teaching about the certainty of resurrection ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
literaryFeature	Repetition of a warning refrain ⓘ Vivid eschatological imagery ⓘ
mentionsTopic	Contrast between the fate of the righteous and the wicked ⓘ Creation as evidence of resurrection ⓘ Destruction of earlier nations ⓘ Scenes of the Resurrection ⓘ surface form: Scenes from the Day of Resurrection
opensWith	Oath by the emissaries sent forth ⓘ
precedesSurah	Surah Al-Insan ⓘ
warnsAgainst	Denial of the Hereafter ⓘ Persisting in sin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Mursalat → englishTitle → The Emissaries ⓘ

this entity surface form: Those Sent Forth

The Emissaries → hasEnglishTitle → The Emissaries self-link ⓘ

The Emissaries → hasAlternativeEnglishTitle → The Emissaries self-linksurface differs ⓘ