People of the Ditch
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The People of the Ditch are a persecuted group mentioned in the Qur’an, remembered for being burned alive in trenches of fire for steadfastly upholding their faith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People of the Ditch canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3079533 — 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: People of the Ditch Context triple: [Surah Al-Buruj, mentions, People of the Ditch]
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A.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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B.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
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C.
The Land of Take-What-You-Want
The Land of Take-What-You-Want is a magical realm in Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories where visitors can freely help themselves to any object or treat they desire.
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D.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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E.
God’s Acre
God’s Acre is a traditional term, especially used by Moravian and some Protestant communities, for a church-owned burial ground regarded as consecrated resting place for the dead.
- 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: People of the Ditch Target entity description: The People of the Ditch are a persecuted group mentioned in the Qur’an, remembered for being burned alive in trenches of fire for steadfastly upholding their faith.
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A.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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B.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
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C.
The Land of Take-What-You-Want
The Land of Take-What-You-Want is a magical realm in Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories where visitors can freely help themselves to any object or treat they desire.
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D.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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E.
God’s Acre
God’s Acre is a traditional term, especially used by Moravian and some Protestant communities, for a church-owned burial ground regarded as consecrated resting place for the dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qur'anic group
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persecuted religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine justice
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martyrdom in Islam ⓘ trial of faith ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Islamic preaching
ⓘ
Islamic storytelling and sermons ⓘ Qur'anic exegesis literature ⓘ |
| describedAs | Ashab al-Ukhdud ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | أصحاب الأخدود ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | part of Islamic scripture ⓘ |
| hasGenre | moral-exemplary story ⓘ |
| hasKeyImage |
believers thrown into flames
ⓘ
ditches or trenches of fire ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm | ukhdud (ditch or trench) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| hasScripturalStatus | Qur'anic narrative ⓘ |
| hasSourceLanguageTerm | أخدود (ukhdud) ⓘ |
| hasUncertainHistoricalIdentification | true ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Muslim exegetes ⓘ |
| killedByMethod |
being thrown into ditches filled with fire
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burning in trenches of fire ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
God's knowledge of all deeds
ⓘ
punishment of persecutors ⓘ reward of the steadfast ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Qur'an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| mentionedInSurah | Surah Al-Buruj ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurahNumber | 85 ⓘ |
| mentionedInVerses | Qur'an 85:4-8 ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInIslam | righteous ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
condemnation of persecution for belief
ⓘ
encouragement of patience in the face of oppression ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
consolation to oppressed believers
ⓘ
warning to persecutors ⓘ |
| opposedBy | tyrannical authority ⓘ |
| oppressorsMoralEvaluationInIslam | condemned ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | disbelieving rulers ⓘ |
| persecutedFor | faith in God ⓘ |
| punishmentDescribedAs | severe fire ⓘ |
| relatedTo | theme of persecution in early monotheistic communities ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
martyrdom
ⓘ
steadfastness in faith ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleFor |
steadfastness under torture
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trust in God's ultimate justice ⓘ |
| viewedAs | believers in the One God ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People of the Ditch Description of subject: The People of the Ditch are a persecuted group mentioned in the Qur’an, remembered for being burned alive in trenches of fire for steadfastly upholding their faith.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.