Medinan surahs

E163983

Islamic religious concept Qur’anic classification

Medinan surahs are chapters of the Qur’an revealed after the Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Medina, generally characterized by longer verses, detailed legal and social rulings, and guidance for the emerging Muslim community.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Madinan surah	2
Medinan surahs canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433565 — 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: Medinan surahs
Context triple: [Meccan surahs, contrastedWith, Medinan surahs]

A. Meccan surahs
Meccan surahs are chapters of the Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad before his migration to Medina, typically emphasizing monotheism, the afterlife, and moral exhortation.
B. Surah Muhammad
Surah Muhammad is the 47th chapter of the Quran, revealed in Medina, which focuses on themes of faith, warfare, and the distinction between believers and disbelievers.
C. Surah Qaf
Surah Qaf is the 50th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its opening with the disjointed letter "Qaf" and its vivid reminders of resurrection and divine judgment.
D. 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.
E. Surah Al-Balad
Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes moral struggle, charity, and perseverance in the face of hardship.
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: Medinan surahs
Target entity description: Medinan surahs are chapters of the Qur’an revealed after the Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Medina, generally characterized by longer verses, detailed legal and social rulings, and guidance for the emerging Muslim community.

A. Meccan surahs
Meccan surahs are chapters of the Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad before his migration to Medina, typically emphasizing monotheism, the afterlife, and moral exhortation.
B. Surah Muhammad
Surah Muhammad is the 47th chapter of the Quran, revealed in Medina, which focuses on themes of faith, warfare, and the distinction between believers and disbelievers.
C. Surah Qaf
Surah Qaf is the 50th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its opening with the disjointed letter "Qaf" and its vivid reminders of resurrection and divine judgment.
D. 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.
E. Surah Al-Balad
Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes moral struggle, charity, and perseverance in the face of hardship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious concept ⓘ Qur’anic classification ⓘ
approximateCount	about 28 surahs ⓘ
associatedWith	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
basisFor	many Islamic legal rulings on criminal law ⓘ many Islamic legal rulings on family law ⓘ many Islamic legal rulings on inheritance ⓘ many Islamic legal rulings on warfare and peace treaties ⓘ
characteristic	detailed legal rulings ⓘ detailed social rulings ⓘ emphasis on community organization ⓘ emphasis on hypocrites (munafiqun) ⓘ emphasis on legislation ⓘ emphasis on relations with People of the Book ⓘ emphasis on treaties and social contracts ⓘ emphasis on warfare regulations ⓘ generally longer verses ⓘ guidance for the emerging Muslim community ⓘ
chronologyCriterion	classified by time and place of revelation rather than surah order ⓘ
classificationMethod	identified through hadith reports and early Muslim scholarship ⓘ
contrastedWith	Meccan surahs ⓘ
definedBy	revelation after the Hijra to Medina ⓘ
distinguishedBy	frequent direct address to the Muslim community ⓘ frequent mention of legal obligations and prohibitions ⓘ
includes	Surah Al Imran ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Imran Surah al-Ahzab ⓘ Surah al-Anfal ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Anfal Surah al-Baqarah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Baqarah Surah al-Bayyinah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Bayyinah Surah al-Fath ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Fath Surah al-Hadid ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Hadid Surah al-Hashr ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Hashr Surah al-Hujurat ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Hujurat Surah al-Insan ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Insan Surah al-Jumu‘ah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Jumu'ah Surah al-Ma‘un (per some classifications) ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Ma'un Surah al-Ma’idah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Ma'idah Surah al-Mujadilah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Mujadila Surah al-Mumtahanah ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Mumtahanah Surah al-Munafiqun ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-Munafiqun Surah an-Nisa ⓘ linked to: Surah An-Nisa Surah an-Nur ⓘ linked to: Surah An-Nur Surah at-Taghabun ⓘ linked to: Surah At-Taghabun Surah at-Tahrim ⓘ linked to: Surah At-Tahrim Surah at-Talaq ⓘ linked to: Surah At-Talaq Surah at-Tawbah ⓘ linked to: Surah At-Tawbah
influenced	development of early Muslim community institutions ⓘ
language	Classical Arabic ⓘ
partOf	Qur’an ⓘ linked to: Quran
religion	Islam ⓘ
studiedIn	‘ulum al-Qur’an (Qur’anic sciences) ⓘ
timePeriod	revealed between 622 and 632 CE ⓘ
usedIn	Islamic ethics and social norms ⓘ Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ Islamic theology (aqidah) ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Meccan surahs → contrastedWith → Medinan surahs ⓘ

Al-Hadid → classification → Madinan surah ⓘ

subject linked to: fifty-seventh surah

linked to: Medinan surahs

Quran 49:11 → surahType → Madinan surah ⓘ