Surah Ash-Shu'ara
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Surah Ash-Shu'ara is the 26th chapter of the Quran, known for its poetic recounting of the stories of earlier prophets and the repeated emphasis on the divine origin of the revelation.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Ash-Shu'ara canonical | 5 |
| Ash-Shu'ara | 3 |
| Surah Ash-Shuara | 3 |
| Surah Ash-Shu‘ara | 2 |
| Quran, Surah Ash-Shu'ara | 1 |
| Surah ash-Shu‘arā’ | 1 |
| SurahAshShuara | 1 |
| The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara) | 1 |
| سورة الشعراء | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212164 — 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 Ash-Shu'ara Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah Ash-Shu'ara]
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A.
Surah Al-Hijr
Surah Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past nations, affirming the preservation of the Quran, and emphasizing divine mercy alongside inevitable punishment for persistent disbelievers.
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B.
Surah Ta-Ha
Surah Ta-Ha is the 20th chapter of the Quran, known for its eloquent narration of the story of Prophet Moses and its emphasis on divine guidance and spiritual consolation.
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C.
Surah Hud
Surah Hud is the 11th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past prophets and emphasizing faith, patience, and the consequences of rejecting divine guidance.
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D.
Surah Al-Furqan
Surah Al-Furqan is the 25th chapter of the Quran, revealed in Mecca, which emphasizes the distinction between truth and falsehood and outlines the qualities of true believers.
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E.
Surah Ar-Ra'd
Surah Ar-Ra'd is the 13th chapter of the Quran, known for its themes of divine power, the reality of revelation, and the contrast between believers and disbelievers.
- 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 Ash-Shu'ara Target entity description: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is the 26th chapter of the Quran, known for its poetic recounting of the stories of earlier prophets and the repeated emphasis on the divine origin of the revelation.
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A.
Surah Al-Hijr
Surah Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past nations, affirming the preservation of the Quran, and emphasizing divine mercy alongside inevitable punishment for persistent disbelievers.
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B.
Surah Ta-Ha
Surah Ta-Ha is the 20th chapter of the Quran, known for its eloquent narration of the story of Prophet Moses and its emphasis on divine guidance and spiritual consolation.
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C.
Surah Hud
Surah Hud is the 11th chapter of the Quran, known for recounting the stories of past prophets and emphasizing faith, patience, and the consequences of rejecting divine guidance.
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D.
Surah Al-Furqan
Surah Al-Furqan is the 25th chapter of the Quran, revealed in Mecca, which emphasizes the distinction between truth and falsehood and outlines the qualities of true believers.
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E.
Surah Ar-Ra'd
Surah Ar-Ra'd is the 13th chapter of the Quran, known for its themes of divine power, the reality of revelation, and the contrast between believers and disbelievers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic surah
ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ |
| classification | Meccan surah ⓘ |
| containsMuqattaat | true ⓘ |
| containsVerse | verse about the poets and the misguiding poets (Quran 26:224–226) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuity of prophetic message
ⓘ
punishment of those who deny the truth ⓘ truthfulness of revelation ⓘ ultimate victory of the messengers ⓘ |
| finalVersesTheme | distinction between misguided poets and believers who remember God ⓘ |
| hizb |
37
ⓘ
38 ⓘ 39 ⓘ 40 ⓘ |
| juz |
19
ⓘ
20 ⓘ |
| language | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| locationOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| mentionsCommunity |
people of 'Ad
ⓘ
people of Lot ⓘ Midian ⓘ
surface form:
people of Madyan
people of Noah ⓘ people of Pharaoh ⓘ people of Thamud ⓘ |
| mentionsProphet |
Abraham
ⓘ
Hud ⓘ Lot ⓘ Moses ⓘ Noah ⓘ Salih ⓘ Shuayb ⓘ
surface form:
Shu'ayb
|
| muqattaat | طسم ⓘ |
| nameInArabic |
Surah Ash-Shu'ara
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
سورة الشعراء
|
| nameInEnglish | The Poets ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 227 ⓘ |
| openingVerse | Ta-Sin-Mim ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
the Quran
|
| positionInMushaf |
after Surah Al-Furqan
ⓘ
before Surah An-Naml ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
affirmation of the divine origin of the Quran
ⓘ
consequences of rejecting God’s messengers ⓘ consolation and support for Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| recurrentMotif |
repeated refrain about most people not believing
ⓘ
signs of God in history and creation ⓘ stories of earlier prophets ⓘ |
| refrainText |
"And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful"
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"Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers" ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 26 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surah Ash-Shu'ara Description of subject: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is the 26th chapter of the Quran, known for its poetic recounting of the stories of earlier prophets and the repeated emphasis on the divine origin of the revelation.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
سورة الشعراء
this entity surface form:
Surah Ash-Shu‘ara
subject surface form:
Hud
this entity surface form:
Surah Ash-Shuara
this entity surface form:
Ash-Shu'ara
this entity surface form:
Surah Ash-Shuara
subject surface form:
Shu'ayb
this entity surface form:
Quran, Surah Ash-Shu'ara
subject surface form:
People of Thamud
subject surface form:
Lut
this entity surface form:
Ash-Shu'ara
this entity surface form:
The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara)
this entity surface form:
SurahAshShuara
this entity surface form:
Surah Ash-Shuara
this entity surface form:
Surah Ash-Shu‘ara
this entity surface form:
Ash-Shu'ara
subject surface form:
ʿĀd
this entity surface form:
Surah ash-Shu‘arā’