Al-‘Asr
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Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3403842 — 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: Al-‘Asr Context triple: [Surah Al-Asr, name, Al-‘Asr]
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Akka al-ʿAtīqa
Akka al-ʿAtīqa is the Arabic name for the historic port city of Acre in present-day northern Israel, renowned for its layered Crusader, Ottoman, and Arab heritage.
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El-Radisiyah
El-Radisiyah is a town located in Egypt’s southern Aswan Governorate along the Nile Valley.
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At-Tariq
At-Tariq is the 86th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid opening oath by the night-piercing star and its emphasis on God’s power over creation and resurrection.
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D.
Sadaat-e-Amroha
Sadaat-e-Amroha are a community of Sayyid families historically settled in Amroha, India, known for their religious scholarship and noble lineage tracing back to the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
- 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: Al-‘Asr Target entity description: Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
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A.
Akka al-ʿAtīqa
Akka al-ʿAtīqa is the Arabic name for the historic port city of Acre in present-day northern Israel, renowned for its layered Crusader, Ottoman, and Arab heritage.
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B.
El-Radisiyah
El-Radisiyah is a town located in Egypt’s southern Aswan Governorate along the Nile Valley.
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C.
At-Tariq
At-Tariq is the 86th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid opening oath by the night-piercing star and its emphasis on God’s power over creation and resurrection.
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D.
Sadaat-e-Amroha
Sadaat-e-Amroha are a community of Sayyid families historically settled in Amroha, India, known for their religious scholarship and noble lineage tracing back to the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
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Qur’anic surah ⓘ chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ short surah ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
the fleeting nature of human life
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the importance of faith ⓘ the importance of patience ⓘ the importance of righteous deeds ⓘ the importance of truth ⓘ |
| declares | man is in loss ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
iman (faith)
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salih deeds (righteous actions) ⓘ tawasaw bil-haqq (mutual enjoining of truth) ⓘ tawasaw bis-sabr (mutual enjoining of patience) ⓘ |
| followsSurah | At-Takathur ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | العصر ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Declining Day
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The Epoch ⓘ The Time ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
mutual support in truth and patience
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time as a witness to human deeds ⓘ universal human loss except for the faithful and righteous ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 3 ⓘ |
| hasQuranNumber | 103 ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | Al-‘Asr self-link ⓘ |
| isClassifiedAs | Makki surah ⓘ |
| isMemorizedBy | many Muslims ⓘ |
| isOftenRecitedIn | daily prayers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| isQuotedFor | summarizing Islamic ethics ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Islamic moral instruction
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Qur’anic exegesis discussions on time and ethics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| opensWith | By time ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| precedesSurah | Al-Humazah ⓘ |
| statesExceptionFor |
those who believe
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those who do righteous deeds ⓘ those who enjoin one another to patience ⓘ those who enjoin one another to truth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-‘Asr Description of subject: Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wal-‘Asr
this entity surface form:
Al-Asr