Surah Sad
E41005
Surah Sad is the 38th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes the stories of earlier prophets, the consequences of disbelief, and the importance of steadfast faith.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Sad canonical | 7 |
| SurahSad | 2 |
| Surah Ṣād (Qur’an 38) | 1 |
| Surat Sad | 1 |
| سورة ص | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212173 — 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: Surah Sad Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah Sad]
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A.
Surah Hud
Surah Hud is the 11th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past prophets and emphasizing faith, patience, and the consequences of rejecting divine guidance.
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B.
Surah As-Sajdah
Surah As-Sajdah is the 32nd chapter of the Quran, known for its emphasis on divine revelation, resurrection, and the humility of believers who prostrate in worship.
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C.
Surah Ar-Ra'd
Surah Ar-Ra'd is the 13th chapter of the Quran, known for its themes of divine power, the reality of revelation, and the contrast between believers and disbelievers.
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D.
Surah As-Saffat
Surah As-Saffat is the 37th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its vivid depictions of monotheism, the stories of earlier prophets, and the fate of believers and disbelievers.
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E.
Surah Al-Hijr
Surah Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past nations, affirming the preservation of the Quran, and emphasizing divine mercy alongside inevitable punishment for persistent disbelievers.
- 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: Surah Sad Target entity description: Surah Sad is the 38th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes the stories of earlier prophets, the consequences of disbelief, and the importance of steadfast faith.
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A.
Surah Hud
Surah Hud is the 11th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past prophets and emphasizing faith, patience, and the consequences of rejecting divine guidance.
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B.
Surah As-Sajdah
Surah As-Sajdah is the 32nd chapter of the Quran, known for its emphasis on divine revelation, resurrection, and the humility of believers who prostrate in worship.
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C.
Surah Ar-Ra'd
Surah Ar-Ra'd is the 13th chapter of the Quran, known for its themes of divine power, the reality of revelation, and the contrast between believers and disbelievers.
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D.
Surah As-Saffat
Surah As-Saffat is the 37th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its vivid depictions of monotheism, the stories of earlier prophets, and the fate of believers and disbelievers.
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E.
Surah Al-Hijr
Surah Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past nations, affirming the preservation of the Quran, and emphasizing divine mercy alongside inevitable punishment for persistent disbelievers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic surah
ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ |
| addressesGroup |
People of the Scripture
ⓘ
polytheists of Mecca ⓘ |
| arabicName |
Surah Sad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
سورة ص
|
| classification | Meccan surah ⓘ |
| containsMuqattaat | true ⓘ |
| containsProstrationVerse | true ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
gratitude to Allah
ⓘ
patience in trials ⓘ repentance ⓘ sincerity in worship ⓘ |
| juz | 23 ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
affirmation of monotheism
ⓘ
consequences of arrogance and disbelief ⓘ consolation to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ steadfastness in faith ⓘ warning to disbelievers ⓘ |
| mentionsProphet |
Prophet Ilyas
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Al-Yasa
Prophet Ayyub ⓘ Dawud ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Dawud
Prophet Dhul-Kifl ⓘ Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ Prophet Ishaq ⓘ Prophet Ismail ⓘ Prophet Noah ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Nuh
King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Sulaiman
Yaqub ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Yaqub
|
| narrativeElement |
dialogue about creation of Adam
ⓘ
mention of the steadfastness of earlier prophets ⓘ refusal of Iblis to prostrate to Adam ⓘ story of Prophet Dawud and the two disputants ⓘ story of Prophet Sulaiman and the horses ⓘ trial and patience of Prophet Ayyub ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 88 ⓘ |
| openingLetters | ص ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInMushaf |
after Surah As-Saffat
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before Surah Az-Zumar ⓘ |
| prostrationVerseNumber | 24 ⓘ |
| revealedBeforeHijra | true ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 38 ⓘ |
| topic |
Quran as a reminder
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divine justice ⓘ punishment of the disbelievers ⓘ resurrection and the Hereafter ⓘ reward of the righteous ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Surah Sad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Surat Sad
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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: Surah Sad Description of subject: Surah Sad is the 38th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes the stories of earlier prophets, the consequences of disbelief, and the importance of steadfast faith.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SurahSad
this entity surface form:
سورة ص
this entity surface form:
Surat Sad
this entity surface form:
SurahSad
subject surface form:
Ṣād
this entity surface form:
Surah Ṣād (Qur’an 38)
subject surface form:
Ayyub
subject surface form:
Dhul-Kifl