Al-A'la
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Al-A'la is the Arabic name of a Meccan chapter of the Qur'an that praises and glorifies the Most High God.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-A'la canonical | 2 |
| Al-A‘la | 1 |
| al-muntahā (the utmost limit) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3106629 — 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: Al-A'la Context triple: [Surah Al-A'la, name, Al-A'la]
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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.
Muzdalifa
Muzdalifa is an open plain near Mecca in Saudi Arabia where Muslim pilgrims gather, pray, and collect pebbles during the Hajj pilgrimage.
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C.
An-Najm
An-Najm is the 53rd chapter of the Qur’an, known for its powerful verses affirming the Prophet Muhammad’s divine revelation and warning against idolatry.
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D.
As-Samad
As-Samad is one of the names of Allah in Islam, signifying the One who is absolutely self-sufficient, eternally depended upon by all creation, and free of all need.
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E.
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women’s rights activist best known for leading the women’s driving campaign in Saudi Arabia and challenging the kingdom’s male guardianship system.
- 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: Al-A'la Target entity description: Al-A'la is the Arabic name of a Meccan chapter of the Qur'an that praises and glorifies the Most High God.
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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.
Muzdalifa
Muzdalifa is an open plain near Mecca in Saudi Arabia where Muslim pilgrims gather, pray, and collect pebbles during the Hajj pilgrimage.
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C.
An-Najm
An-Najm is the 53rd chapter of the Qur’an, known for its powerful verses affirming the Prophet Muhammad’s divine revelation and warning against idolatry.
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D.
As-Samad
As-Samad is one of the names of Allah in Islam, signifying the One who is absolutely self-sufficient, eternally depended upon by all creation, and free of all need.
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E.
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi women’s rights activist best known for leading the women’s driving campaign in Saudi Arabia and challenging the kingdom’s male guardianship system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ surah of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| addressedTo | early Muslim community in Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| belongsToBook |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| canonicalOrder | 87 ⓘ |
| contains |
reference to divine decree and guidance
ⓘ
reference to human forgetfulness ⓘ reference to purification through remembrance ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
priority of the Hereafter over this world
ⓘ
remembrance over heedlessness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God's transcendence
ⓘ
tawhid (oneness of God) ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Surah Al-A'la
ⓘ
surface form:
سورة الأعلى
|
| hasEnglishName | The Most High ⓘ |
| hasHizb | 60 ⓘ |
| hasJuz | 30 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 19 ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWord | سَبِّحِ ⓘ |
| hasRuku | 1 ⓘ |
| hasSurahNumber | 87 ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration |
Surah Al-A'la
ⓘ
surface form:
Sūrat al-Aʿlā
|
| hasVerseCountType | short verses ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
commonly recited in short prayers
ⓘ
frequently memorized by Muslims ⓘ |
| mentions |
purification of the soul
ⓘ
reminder (tadhkira) ⓘ scriptures of Abraham ⓘ scriptures of Moses ⓘ |
| opensWith |
Al-‘Aliyy (The Most High)
ⓘ
surface form:
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
|
| partOf | Mushaf arrangement of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
Eid prayer
ⓘ
Friday prayer ⓘ Islamic prayer ⓘ |
| revealedIn | Mecca ⓘ |
| style | rhythmic and emphatic ⓘ |
| theme |
contrast between worldly life and the Hereafter
ⓘ
creation and divine order ⓘ glorification of Allah ⓘ praise of the Most High God ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ revelation and recitation of the Qur'an ⓘ success of those who purify themselves ⓘ the Hereafter ⓘ |
| traditionalClassification | Makki surah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Al-A'la Description of subject: Al-A'la is the Arabic name of a Meccan chapter of the Qur'an that praises and glorifies the Most High God.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-muntahā (the utmost limit)
this entity surface form:
Al-A‘la