gardens of Saba

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The gardens of Saba refer to the once-lush, prosperous orchards of the ancient Sabaean kingdom in Yemen, whose destruction is cited in the Qur’an as a lesson in ingratitude and divine retribution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur'anic place
legendary garden
symbolic location in Islam
alsoKnownAs Jannat Saba NERFINISHED
associatedEvent destruction of the Ma'rib Dam NERFINISHED
associatedWith Sabaeans NERFINISHED
story of the people of Saba
causeOfDestruction ingratitude
turning away from God
describedAs lush
orchards
prosperous
hasRole moral lesson
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Yemen NERFINISHED
ancient Sabaean kingdom
mentionedIn Qur'an NERFINISHED
Surah Saba NERFINISHED
moralTheme gratitude
obedience to God
transience of worldly prosperity
relatedTo Ma'rib region NERFINISHED
Sabaean irrigation system NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Islam
symbolizes divine retribution
ingratitude to God
loss of blessings
textualFunction example of consequences of disbelief
warning to prosperous communities
timePeriod ancient South Arabia

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Surah Saba mentions gardens of Saba