Al-A'la

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Al-A'la is the Arabic name of a Meccan chapter of the Qur'an that praises and glorifies the Most High God.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Al-A'la canonical 2
Al-A‘la 1
al-muntahā (the utmost limit) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah ⓘ
chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ
surah of the Qur'an ⓘ
addressedTo early Muslim community in Mecca ⓘ
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
belongsToBook Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
canonicalOrder 87 ⓘ
contains reference to divine decree and guidance ⓘ
reference to human forgetfulness ⓘ
reference to purification through remembrance ⓘ
emphasizes priority of the Hereafter over this world ⓘ
remembrance over heedlessness ⓘ
focusesOn God's transcendence ⓘ
tawhid (oneness of God) ⓘ
hasArabicName سورة الأعلى ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-A'la
hasEnglishName The Most High ⓘ
hasHizb 60 ⓘ
hasJuz 30 ⓘ
hasNumberOfVerses 19 ⓘ
hasOpeningWord سَبِّحِ ⓘ
hasRuku 1 ⓘ
hasSurahNumber 87 ⓘ
hasTransliteration Sūrat al-Aʿlā ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-A'la
hasVerseCountType short verses ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
liturgicalUse commonly recited in short prayers ⓘ
frequently memorized by Muslims ⓘ
mentions purification of the soul ⓘ
reminder (tadhkira) ⓘ
scriptures of Abraham ⓘ
scriptures of Moses ⓘ
opensWith سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ⓘ
partOf Mushaf arrangement of the Qur'an ⓘ
recitedIn Eid prayer ⓘ
Friday prayer ⓘ
Islamic prayer ⓘ
revealedIn Mecca ⓘ
style rhythmic and emphatic ⓘ
theme contrast between worldly life and the Hereafter ⓘ
creation and divine order ⓘ
glorification of Allah ⓘ
praise of the Most High God ⓘ
remembrance of God ⓘ
revelation and recitation of the Qur'an ⓘ
success of those who purify themselves ⓘ
the Hereafter ⓘ
traditionalClassification Makki surah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Surah Al-A'la → name → Al-A'la ⓘ
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary → hasQuranicQualifier → al-muntahā (the utmost limit) ⓘ
linked to: Al-A'la
At-Tariq → precedesSurah → Al-A'la ⓘ
Al-Ghashiyah → previousSurah → Al-A‘la ⓘ
linked to: Al-A'la