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.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur'anic place
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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
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orchards ⓘ prosperous ⓘ |
| hasRole | moral lesson ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Sabaean kingdom ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Qur'an
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surah Saba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
gratitude
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obedience to God ⓘ transience of worldly prosperity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ma'rib region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabaean irrigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine retribution
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ingratitude to God ⓘ loss of blessings ⓘ |
| textualFunction |
example of consequences of disbelief
ⓘ
warning to prosperous communities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
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