Surah An-Naba

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Meccan surah Quranic surah

Surah An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that vividly describes the Day of Resurrection and the consequences for believers and disbelievers.

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Label	Occurrences
Surah An-Naba canonical	8
سورة النبأ	4
Surah An-Naba'	1
Surah an-Naba	1
Surah an-Naba’	1
Surat An-Naba	1
Sūrat an-Nabaʼ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212213 — 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 An-Naba
Context triple: [Quran, hasPart, Surah An-Naba]

A. 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.
B. Surah Al-Haqqah
Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th chapter of the Quran, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Judgment and the fate of past nations who denied the truth.
C. 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.
D. Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Surah Al-Waqi'ah is a chapter of the Quran that vividly describes the events of the Day of Judgment and the differing fates of people in the Hereafter.
E. Surah Ad-Dukhan
Surah Ad-Dukhan is the 44th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine revelation, warning, and the “smoke” sign of impending punishment.
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 An-Naba
Target entity description: Surah An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that vividly describes the Day of Resurrection and the consequences for believers and disbelievers.

A. 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.
B. Surah Al-Haqqah
Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th chapter of the Quran, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Judgment and the fate of past nations who denied the truth.
C. 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.
D. Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Surah Al-Waqi'ah is a chapter of the Quran that vividly describes the events of the Day of Judgment and the differing fates of people in the Hereafter.
E. Surah Ad-Dukhan
Surah Ad-Dukhan is the 44th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine revelation, warning, and the “smoke” sign of impending punishment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Meccan surah ⓘ Quranic surah ⓘ
arabicTitle	سورة النبأ ⓘ linked to: Surah An-Naba
canonicalStatus	part of the 114 surahs of the Quran ⓘ
chapterNumber	78 ⓘ
contains	description of Hell ⓘ description of Paradise ⓘ vivid descriptions of the Day of Judgment ⓘ
emphasizes	certainty of the Day of Judgment ⓘ truthfulness of divine revelation ⓘ
eschatologicalEvent	Blowing of the Trumpet ⓘ Gathering of all people ⓘ Opening of Hell ⓘ
followedBy	Surah An-Naziat ⓘ linked to: Surah An-Nazi'at
hizb	59 ⓘ
juz	30 ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mainTheme	Consequences for believers and disbelievers ⓘ Day of Resurrection ⓘ linked to: the Day of Resurrection Resurrection and the Hereafter ⓘ Signs of Allah in creation ⓘ
manzil	7 ⓘ
mentions	a full recompense for deeds ⓘ creation of humans in pairs ⓘ creation of the earth ⓘ creation of the mountains ⓘ day for livelihood ⓘ firmly set mountains ⓘ full-breasted maidens of equal age ⓘ gardens and vineyards for the righteous ⓘ night as a covering ⓘ scorching wind and boiling water for the disbelievers ⓘ
name	An Naba ⓘ An-Naba ⓘ An-Nabaʼ ⓘ linked to: An-Naba The Announcement ⓘ The Tidings ⓘ
numberOfVerses	40 ⓘ
openingPhrase	Bismillāh ir-Raḥmān ir-Raḥīm ⓘ
partOf	Quran ⓘ
placeOfRevelation	Mecca ⓘ
precededBy	Surah Al-Mursalat ⓘ
subjectFocus	affirmation of resurrection after death ⓘ contrast between the fate of the righteous and the wicked ⓘ questioning of the disbelievers about the Great News ⓘ
titleMeaning	The Great News ⓘ The Tidings ⓘ
verseStyle	short powerful verses ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Quran → hasPart → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Meccan surahs → includesExample → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Surah Al-Mursalat → followedBy → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Surah An-Naba → arabicTitle → سورة النبأ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

An-Naba → nameInArabic → سورة النبأ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

An-Naba → alternativeName → Sūrat an-Nabaʼ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

An Naba → hasArabicName → سورة النبأ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

The Tidings → hasTransliteration → Surat An-Naba ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

The Tidings → isAlsoKnownAs → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

The Announcement → refersTo → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Opening of Hell → mentionedIn → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Al-Mufassal surahs → includes → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

Juz Amma → containsSurah → Surah An-Naba ⓘ

The Spirit → mentionedInSurah → Surah an-Naba ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

Makki surah → includesExamples → Surah An-Naba' ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

يوم القيامة → مذكور في سورة → سورة النبأ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

the Hour (as-sāʿah) → mentionedIn → Surah an-Naba’ ⓘ

linked to: Surah An-Naba

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Referenced by (17)

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