An-Naba
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An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Resurrection and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2756360 — 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: An-Naba Context triple: [Surah An-Naba, name, An-Naba]
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Al-Abwa
Al-Abwa is a small village in western Saudi Arabia historically noted as the place where Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad, died and was buried.
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Sawalha
Sawalha is a family name most notably associated with British actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.
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Al-Darb
Al-Darb is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia located within the coastal Jazan Region along the Red Sea.
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Al-Awja
Al-Awja is a small village near Tikrit in northern Iraq, best known as the birthplace and burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
- 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: An-Naba Target entity description: An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Resurrection and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
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A.
Al-Abwa
Al-Abwa is a small village in western Saudi Arabia historically noted as the place where Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad, died and was buried.
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B.
Sawalha
Sawalha is a family name most notably associated with British actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha.
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C.
Al-Darb
Al-Darb is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia located within the coastal Jazan Region along the Red Sea.
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D.
Al-Awja
Al-Awja is a small village near Tikrit in northern Iraq, best known as the birthplace and burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
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E.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
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chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ surah of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | disbelievers who doubted resurrection ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Surah An-Naba
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surface form:
Sūrat an-Nabaʼ
The Announcement ⓘ The Great News ⓘ The Tidings ⓘ |
| chapterNumberInQuran | 78 ⓘ |
| containsDescriptionOf |
blessings of Paradise
ⓘ
scenes of the Day of Judgment ⓘ torments of Hell ⓘ |
| followedBy | Surah An-Nazi'at ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
strong rhythmic structure
ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ |
| locationOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
the Day of Resurrection
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surface form:
Day of Resurrection
consequences of belief and disbelief ⓘ punishment of the disbelievers ⓘ resurrection and judgment ⓘ reward of the righteous ⓘ signs of God's power in creation ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
Hell
ⓘ
Paradise ⓘ cosmic signs ⓘ judgment ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| mentionsCreationOf |
earth
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gardens ⓘ humans in pairs ⓘ mountains ⓘ night and day ⓘ rain ⓘ |
| nameInArabic |
Surah An-Naba
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surface form:
سورة النبأ
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| numberOfVerses | 40 ⓘ |
| openingVerseText | عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ⓘ |
| openingVerseTranslation | About what are they asking one another? ⓘ |
| openingVerseTransliteration | ʿAmma yatasa'alūn ⓘ |
| partOf | 30th juzʼ of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| positionInJuz | beginning of the 30th juzʼ ⓘ |
| precededBy | Surah Al-Mursalat ⓘ |
| quranicSection | part of the short Meccan surahs at the end of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| revealedBefore | many Medinan surahs ⓘ |
| rukus | 2 ⓘ |
| style | short, emphatic verses ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ |
| transliteration |
An-Naba
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An-Nabaʼ
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An-Naba Description of subject: An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Resurrection and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An-Nabaʼ
this entity surface form:
An-Nabaʼ
this entity surface form:
An-Naba'
this entity surface form:
An-Naba'
this entity surface form:
An-Naba'