Surah Al-Ma'idah

E28284

Surah of the Quran chapter of the Quran

Surah Al-Ma'idah is the fifth chapter of the Quran, known for its detailed legal and ethical rulings, especially concerning dietary laws, contracts, and relations with the People of the Book.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Al-Ma'idah	5
Surah Al-Ma'idah canonical	3
Al-Mā'idah	1
Surah Al-Maida	1
Surah al-Ma’idah	1
سورة المائدة	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212143 — 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-Ma'idah
Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah Al-Ma'idah]

A. Surah An-Nisa
Surah An-Nisa is the fourth chapter of the Quran, primarily addressing social justice, family law, and the rights and responsibilities of women and orphans in the Muslim community.
B. Surah Al-Baqarah
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.
C. Surah Al-Imran
Surah Al-Imran is the third chapter of the Quran, known for its emphasis on faith, the stories of the family of Imran, and guidance for the early Muslim community.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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-Ma'idah
Target entity description: Surah Al-Ma'idah is the fifth chapter of the Quran, known for its detailed legal and ethical rulings, especially concerning dietary laws, contracts, and relations with the People of the Book.

A. Surah An-Nisa
Surah An-Nisa is the fourth chapter of the Quran, primarily addressing social justice, family law, and the rights and responsibilities of women and orphans in the Muslim community.
B. Surah Al-Baqarah
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.
C. Surah Al-Imran
Surah Al-Imran is the third chapter of the Quran, known for its emphasis on faith, the stories of the family of Imran, and guidance for the early Muslim community.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Surah of the Quran ⓘ chapter of the Quran ⓘ
addresses	Believers ⓘ Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians Jews ⓘ People of the Book ⓘ
arabicName	Surah Al-Ma'idah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: سورة المائدة
classification	Madinan surah ⓘ
contains	dietary laws ⓘ ethical rulings ⓘ legal rulings ⓘ rules on contracts ⓘ rulings on ablution ⓘ rulings on dietary prohibitions ⓘ rulings on food of the People of the Book ⓘ rulings on gambling ⓘ rulings on hunting ⓘ rulings on intoxicants ⓘ rulings on marriage with the People of the Book ⓘ rulings on oaths ⓘ rulings on pilgrimage rituals ⓘ rulings on retaliation ⓘ rulings on sacred months ⓘ rulings on sacrificial animals ⓘ rulings on tayammum ⓘ rulings on testimony ⓘ rulings on theft ⓘ
containsStory	story of Cain and Abel ⓘ story of the table spread (al-ma'idah) requested by the disciples of Jesus ⓘ
englishName	The Table ⓘ The Table Spread ⓘ
hizb	11 ⓘ 12 ⓘ 13 ⓘ 14 ⓘ
juz	6 ⓘ 7 ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mentions	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Prophet Isa (Jesus) Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad Moses ⓘ surface form: Prophet Musa (Moses) disciples of Jesus ⓘ
notableVerse	verse 3 contains the phrase 'This day I have perfected for you your religion' according to many exegetes ⓘ
numberOfVerses	120 ⓘ
openingVerseFeature	begins with an address to the believers about fulfilling contracts ⓘ
placeOfRevelation	Medina ⓘ
positionInMushaf	after Surah An-Nisa ⓘ before Surah Al-An'am ⓘ
religiousSignificance	contains comprehensive legal and ethical guidance ⓘ often cited in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ
revealedAfter	Surah Al-Fath ⓘ surface form: Surah Al-Fath (according to many reports)
rukus	16 ⓘ
surahNumber	5 ⓘ
theme	corruption of previous communities ⓘ finality of the Prophet Muhammad’s message ⓘ fulfillment of covenants ⓘ justice ⓘ lawful and unlawful foods ⓘ loyalty and alliances ⓘ obedience to divine law ⓘ responsibility of the People of the Book ⓘ upholding contracts ⓘ witnessing for Allah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Quran → hasPart → Surah Al-Ma'idah ⓘ

Surah Al-Ma'idah → arabicName → Surah Al-Ma'idah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: سورة المائدة

Surah Al-An'am → follows → Surah Al-Ma'idah ⓘ

An-Nisa → precedes → Surah Al-Ma'idah ⓘ