Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, dealing largely with themes of warfare, spoils, and the early Muslim community’s conduct in battle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Anfal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6873612 — 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-Anfal Context triple: [The Spoils of War, hasTitleInArabic, Al-Anfal]
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A.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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B.
Al-Hashr
Al-Hashr is the 59th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for its verses on the expulsion of the Banu Nadir, reflections on God’s attributes, and exhortations to faith and piety.
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C.
Büyük Taarruz
Büyük Taarruz was the decisive 1922 Turkish military offensive against Greek forces in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the end of the Turkish War of Independence.
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D.
Qadsiya
Qadsiya is a residential district in Kuwait City known for its central location within the capital and its local community amenities.
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E.
Dar al-Harb
Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
- 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-Anfal Target entity description: Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, dealing largely with themes of warfare, spoils, and the early Muslim community’s conduct in battle.
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A.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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B.
Al-Hashr
Al-Hashr is the 59th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for its verses on the expulsion of the Banu Nadir, reflections on God’s attributes, and exhortations to faith and piety.
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C.
Büyük Taarruz
Büyük Taarruz was the decisive 1922 Turkish military offensive against Greek forces in the Greco-Turkish War, leading to the end of the Turkish War of Independence.
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D.
Qadsiya
Qadsiya is a residential district in Kuwait City known for its central location within the capital and its local community amenities.
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E.
Dar al-Harb
Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic sura
ⓘ
chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| alternateEnglishName | The Spoils ⓘ |
| arabicName |
سورة الأنفال
ⓘ
linked to:
Surah Al-Anfal
|
| associatedEvent | Battle of Badr ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | 8 ⓘ |
| classification | Medinan sura ⓘ |
| containsVerse |
Quran 8:1
ⓘ
Quran 8:17 ⓘ Quran 8:41 ⓘ Quran 8:60 ⓘ Quran 8:61 ⓘ |
| emphasis |
obedience to leadership in war
ⓘ
trust in God during conflict ⓘ unity and discipline of believers ⓘ |
| englishName | The Spoils of War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
At-Tawbah
ⓘ
linked to:
Surah At-Tawbah
|
| keyConcept |
anfal (spoils of war) belong to God and the Messenger
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inclination to peace when the enemy inclines to peace ⓘ preparation of strength against enemies ⓘ prohibition of turning back in battle except tactically ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalContent |
guidelines for mobilization and fighting
ⓘ
rules on division of war booty ⓘ rules on treaties with non-Muslims ⓘ |
| mentionsGroup |
believers
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disbelievers ⓘ hypocrites ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 75 ⓘ |
| openingVerseTheme | questions about spoils of war ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 8 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Al-A‘raf
ⓘ
linked to:
Surah Al-A'raf
|
| recitationPractice | recited in Arabic during Muslim worship and study ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | source of Islamic rulings on warfare and spoils ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| scripturalGenre | revelation ⓘ |
| scripturePartOf |
Qur’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| subjectMatter |
distribution of spoils of war
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divine support in battle ⓘ hypocrisy and faith ⓘ obedience to God and His Messenger ⓘ peace treaties and truces ⓘ relations within the early Muslim community ⓘ rules of conduct in battle ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ warfare in early Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Anfal Description of subject: Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, dealing largely with themes of warfare, spoils, and the early Muslim community’s conduct in battle.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.