Surah Al-A'la

E64846

Meccan surah Quranic surah

Surah Al-A'la is the 87th chapter of the Quran, a short Meccan surah that emphasizes glorifying God, the creation of humankind, and the contrast between the fleeting world and the eternal Hereafter.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Surah Al-A'la canonical	3
Surah Al-A‘la	2
سورة الأعلى	2
Surah Al-Ala	1
Surah Al-A’la	1
Sūrat al-Aʿlā	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212222 — 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 Al-A'la
Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah Al-A'la]

A. Surah Qaf
Surah Qaf is the 50th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its opening with the disjointed letter "Qaf" and its vivid reminders of resurrection and divine judgment.
B. Surah Al-Mulk
Surah Al-Mulk is the 67th chapter of the Quran, known for emphasizing God’s sovereignty, the purpose of creation, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
C. Surah At-Tur
Surah At-Tur is the 52nd chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes God’s power, the reality of resurrection, and the fate of believers and disbelievers.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Al-A'la
Target entity description: Surah Al-A'la is the 87th chapter of the Quran, a short Meccan surah that emphasizes glorifying God, the creation of humankind, and the contrast between the fleeting world and the eternal Hereafter.

A. Surah Qaf
Surah Qaf is the 50th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its opening with the disjointed letter "Qaf" and its vivid reminders of resurrection and divine judgment.
B. Surah Al-Mulk
Surah Al-Mulk is the 67th chapter of the Quran, known for emphasizing God’s sovereignty, the purpose of creation, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.
C. Surah At-Tur
Surah At-Tur is the 52nd chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes God’s power, the reality of resurrection, and the fate of believers and disbelievers.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Meccan surah ⓘ Quranic surah ⓘ
addressedTo	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
chapterNumber	87 ⓘ
classification	Makki ⓘ
containsSajdahVerse	no ⓘ
emphasizes	God’s control over guidance and misguidance ⓘ God’s supreme exaltedness ⓘ contrast between this world and the Hereafter ⓘ ease of Quranic recitation granted by God ⓘ importance of admonition ⓘ
keyConcept	God as the Creator and Fashioner ⓘ divine decree and measure ⓘ reminder benefiting the God-fearing ⓘ ultimate success in the Hereafter ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
liturgicalUse	often recited in Eid prayer ⓘ often recited in Jumu'ah prayer ⓘ recited in Salah ⓘ
mentions	Abraham’s scriptures ⓘ Moses’ scriptures ⓘ failure of the one who prefers worldly life ⓘ purification (tazkiyah) ⓘ remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ success of the one who purifies himself ⓘ
name	Al-A'la ⓘ Almighty ⓘ surface form: The Most High Surah Al-A'la self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: سورة الأعلى
openingWords	سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ⓘ
partOf	Quran ⓘ
placeOfRevelation	Mecca ⓘ
positionInMushaf	Juz 30 ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
revealedInPeriod	early Meccan period ⓘ
scriptureType	Islamic scripture passage ⓘ
theme	creation of humankind ⓘ divine guidance ⓘ ephemeral nature of worldly life ⓘ eternity of the Hereafter ⓘ glorification of God ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ revelation and recitation of the Quran ⓘ success of those who remember God ⓘ warning to those who prefer worldly life ⓘ
traditionalOrder	Surah At-Tariq ⓘ surface form: comes after Surah At-Tariq comes before Surah Al-Ghashiyah ⓘ
verseCount	19 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Quran → hasPart → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

Surah At-Tariq → precedes → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surah Al-Ala

Surah Al-A'la → name → Surah Al-A'la self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: سورة الأعلى

Surah Al-Ghashiyah → oftenRecitedWith → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

Surah Al-Ghashiyah → follows → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

Musabbihat surahs → hasMember → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surah Al-A‘la

Al-Mufassal surahs → includes → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surah Al-A’la

Al-A'la → hasArabicName → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

this entity surface form: سورة الأعلى

Al-A'la → hasTransliteration → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sūrat al-Aʿlā

Juz Amma → containsSurah → Surah Al-A'la ⓘ