Surah Al-Baqarah
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Surah Al-Baqarah is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, covering a wide range of theological, legal, and moral teachings central to Islamic belief and practice.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surah Al-Baqarah canonical | 6 |
| Surah al-Baqarah | 4 |
| Al-Baqarah | 3 |
| سورة البقرة | 2 |
| Surah Al-Baqarah (according to many scholars) | 1 |
| Surah Al-Baqarah 2:158 | 1 |
| SurahAl-Baqarah | 1 |
| Surat Al-Baqara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212140 — 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-Baqarah Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah Al-Baqarah]
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A.
Surah Al-Fatiha
Surah Al-Fatiha is the opening chapter of the Quran, consisting of seven verses that serve as a fundamental prayer and summary of Islamic faith and guidance.
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B.
Quran
The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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D.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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E.
Constitution of Medina
The Constitution of Medina was a foundational 7th-century charter that organized the first Muslim community in Medina into a unified political and social entity, outlining rights, duties, and interfaith relations among its diverse tribes.
- 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-Baqarah Target entity description: Surah Al-Baqarah is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, covering a wide range of theological, legal, and moral teachings central to Islamic belief and practice.
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A.
Surah Al-Fatiha
Surah Al-Fatiha is the opening chapter of the Quran, consisting of seven verses that serve as a fundamental prayer and summary of Islamic faith and guidance.
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B.
Quran
The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Night Journey of Muhammad
The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.
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D.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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E.
Constitution of Medina
The Constitution of Medina was a foundational 7th-century charter that organized the first Muslim community in Medina into a unified political and social entity, outlining rights, duties, and interfaith relations among its diverse tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic surah
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chapter of the Quran ⓘ |
| arabicName |
Surah Al-Baqarah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
سورة البقرة
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| classification | Madinan surah ⓘ |
| containsFamousVerse |
"Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity" (2:286)
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"There is no compulsion in religion" (2:256) ⓘ "Your God is One God" (2:163) ⓘ |
| containsLastTwoVersesOfSurah | verses 285-286 ⓘ |
| containsOpeningLetters | Alif Lam Mim ⓘ |
| containsStory |
story of Adam and Iblis
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story of Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ story of Talut and Jalut ⓘ story of changing of the Qiblah ⓘ story of the Cow (Bani Israil and the cow) ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
Final Judgment
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surface form:
Day of Judgment
tawhid ⓘ
surface form:
Tawhid
angels ⓘ belief in the unseen ⓘ commercial ethics ⓘ covenant with Bani Israil ⓘ divine guidance ⓘ family law ⓘ fasting in Ramadan ⓘ gratitude ⓘ hajj and umrah rites ⓘ hypocrisy (nifaq) ⓘ inheritance-related guidance ⓘ laws of worship ⓘ marriage and divorce laws ⓘ oaths and vows ⓘ patience and perseverance ⓘ prohibition of usury (riba) ⓘ prophethood ⓘ repentance ⓘ retaliation (qisas) ⓘ revelation ⓘ struggle in the path of Allah (jihad) ⓘ zakat and charity ⓘ |
| containsVerse | Ayat al-Kursi ⓘ |
| containsVerseNumber | 255 ⓘ |
| englishName | The Cow ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Surah Al-Imran
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surface form:
Surah Aal Imran
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| isLongestSurahInQuran | true ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 286 ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation |
Medina
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surface form:
Madinah
|
| positionInQuran | 2 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Surah Al-Fatiha
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surface form:
Surah Al-Fatihah
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
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| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Surah Al-Baqarah Description of subject: Surah Al-Baqarah is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, covering a wide range of theological, legal, and moral teachings central to Islamic belief and practice.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
سورة البقرة
this entity surface form:
SurahAl-Baqarah
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Surah Al-Baqarah (according to many scholars)
this entity surface form:
Al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Surah al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Al-Baqarah
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Surah Al-Baqarah 2:158
this entity surface form:
Surah al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Surah al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Surah al-Baqarah
this entity surface form:
Surat Al-Baqara
this entity surface form:
سورة البقرة