Surah Saba

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Surah Saba is the 34th chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that emphasizes God’s sovereignty, the ingratitude of the people of Saba, and the reality of resurrection and accountability.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Surah Saba canonical 3
Quran Surah Saba 1
SurahSaba 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah ⓘ
Surah of the Qur'an ⓘ
addressesGroup People of the Book ⓘ
believers ⓘ
disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ
chapterNumber 34 ⓘ
classification Makki according to majority of scholars ⓘ
containsMotif contrast between worldly power and submission to God ⓘ
fate of arrogant nations ⓘ
use of blessings as a test ⓘ
containsStoryOf People of Saba and their ingratitude ⓘ
Prophet Dawud (David) ⓘ
linked to: ProphetDawud

Prophet Sulayman (Solomon) ⓘ
linked to: King Solomon

Queen of Saba (indirect reference via people of Saba) ⓘ
linked to: QueenOfSheba
emphasizes accountability for deeds ⓘ
consequences of ingratitude ⓘ
oneness of God ⓘ
reality of the Hereafter ⓘ
truthfulness of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
followedBy Surah Fatir ⓘ
hasJuz Juz 22 ⓘ
Juz 23 ⓘ
language Classical Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
mentions Satan’s inability to compel true believers ⓘ
angels disassociating from being worshipped ⓘ
denial of resurrection by disbelievers ⓘ
dialogue between weak followers and arrogant leaders on Judgment Day ⓘ
false deities ⓘ
family of Dawud being commanded to show gratitude ⓘ
flood that destroyed the gardens of Saba ⓘ
gardens of Saba ⓘ
jinn serving Prophet Sulayman ⓘ
mountains and birds glorifying God with Dawud ⓘ
softening of iron for Dawud ⓘ
weighing of deeds ⓘ
wind subjected to Sulayman ⓘ
mentionsCommunity People of Saba ⓘ
linked to: Saba
name Sūrat Sabaʼ ⓘ
linked to: Surah Saba
openingVerse "Alhamdu lillahi alladhi lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard" (Praise be to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth) ⓘ
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
precededBy Surah Al-Ahzab ⓘ
linked to: Surah al-Ahzab
primaryTheme God’s sovereignty ⓘ
gratitude and ingratitude ⓘ
resurrection and accountability ⓘ
truth of revelation ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
revealedTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
scripturePartOf Mushaf al-Madinah ⓘ
verseCount 54 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Surah Az-Zumar → revealedAfter → Surah Saba ⓘ
Surah Saba → name → Sūrat Sabaʼ ⓘ
linked to: Surah Saba
ProphetDawud → quranicSurahReference → SurahSaba ⓘ
linked to: Surah Saba
ProphethoodOfSulayman → scripturalBasis → Quran Surah Saba ⓘ
linked to: Surah Saba
gardens of Saba → mentionedIn → Surah Saba ⓘ
Surah Fatir → precededBy → Surah Saba ⓘ