Ar-Ra'd
E641923
Ar-Ra'd is the Arabic name of the 13th chapter (Surah) of the Qur'an, which focuses on God's power, the truth of revelation, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ar-Ra'd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7096450 — 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: Ar-Ra'd Context triple: [The Thunder, hasArabicName, Ar-Ra'd]
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A.
Al-Buruj
Al-Buruj is the 85th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine watchfulness, the persecution of believers, and the ultimate triumph of faith.
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B.
Al-Kawthar
Al-Kawthar is the 108th and one of the shortest chapters (surahs) of the Qur’an, traditionally understood as a message of divine abundance and consolation to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
At-Takathur
At-Takathur is the 102nd chapter of the Qur’an, known for its admonition against worldly rivalry and distraction from the hereafter.
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D.
Al-Masad
Al-Masad is the 111th chapter of the Qur’an, known for condemning Abu Lahab and his wife for their opposition to the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
- 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: Ar-Ra'd Target entity description: Ar-Ra'd is the Arabic name of the 13th chapter (Surah) of the Qur'an, which focuses on God's power, the truth of revelation, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
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A.
Al-Buruj
Al-Buruj is the 85th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine watchfulness, the persecution of believers, and the ultimate triumph of faith.
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B.
Al-Kawthar
Al-Kawthar is the 108th and one of the shortest chapters (surahs) of the Qur’an, traditionally understood as a message of divine abundance and consolation to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
At-Takathur
At-Takathur is the 102nd chapter of the Qur’an, known for its admonition against worldly rivalry and distraction from the hereafter.
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D.
Al-Masad
Al-Masad is the 111th chapter of the Qur’an, known for condemning Abu Lahab and his wife for their opposition to the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani is an honorific title for Surah Al-Fatiha, highlighting its special status as a frequently recited, foundational chapter of the Qur’an.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Surah of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| addresses |
People of the Book
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
believers ⓘ disbelievers ⓘ |
| Ar-Ra'd 13:11 | famousVerseAboutChangeOfCondition ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard 114 surahs ⓘ |
| classification | Medinan surah ⓘ |
| contains |
description of Hell
ⓘ
description of Paradise ⓘ metaphors about truth and falsehood ⓘ verses about divine sovereignty ⓘ verses about the fate of previous nations ⓘ verses about the signs of God in nature ⓘ verses about the steadfastness of believers ⓘ |
| discusses |
contrast between guidance and misguidance
ⓘ
human response to revelation ⓘ punishment of the wicked ⓘ reward of the righteous ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Qur'an as a revealed scripture
ⓘ
accountability before God ⓘ certainty of resurrection ⓘ immutability of God's promise ⓘ knowledge of God over all things ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between divine will and human choice
ⓘ
signs of God in the heavens and the earth ⓘ |
| follows | Yusuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpening | disjointedLetters ⓘ |
| hasVerse | Ar-Ra'd 13:11 ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentions | thunder as a sign of God ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | الرعد NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 43 ⓘ |
| openingDisjointedLetters | Alif Lam Mim Ra ⓘ |
| partOf | Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 13 ⓘ |
| precedes | Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
God's power
ⓘ
consequences of belief and disbelief ⓘ truth of revelation ⓘ |
| recitedIn | Muslim prayers and worship ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Shia Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revealedIn | Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| translationOfName | The Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Ar-Ra'd Description of subject: Ar-Ra'd is the Arabic name of the 13th chapter (Surah) of the Qur'an, which focuses on God's power, the truth of revelation, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.