Makki surah

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A Makki surah is a chapter of the Qur’an believed to have been revealed to the Prophet Muhammad before his migration from Mecca to Medina, typically emphasizing core beliefs, monotheism, and moral teachings.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Makki surah canonical 5
Makkan surah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic term ⓘ
Qur'anic classification ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
arabicScript سورة مكية ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Islam ⓘ
chronologicalPhase early period of Islamic revelation ⓘ
classificationCriterion place of revelation (Mecca or its vicinity) ⓘ
time of revelation ⓘ
contrastedWith Madani surah ⓘ
definedAs a chapter of the Qur'an revealed before the Hijrah from Mecca to Medina ⓘ
distinguishedBy focus on belief rather than detailed law ⓘ
emphasizes Day of Judgment ⓘ
accountability in the Hereafter ⓘ
consolation to early Muslims ⓘ
core beliefs of Islam ⓘ
moral teachings ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
reward and punishment ⓘ
stories of earlier prophets ⓘ
tawhid (monotheism) ⓘ
warning against idolatry ⓘ
helpsWith contextualizing early Islamic message ⓘ
understanding chronological development of revelation ⓘ
includesExamples Surah Al-Fil ⓘ
Surah Al-Ikhlas ⓘ
Surah Al-Muddaththir ⓘ
Surah Al-Muzzammil ⓘ
Surah Al-Qari'ah ⓘ
Surah An-Naba' ⓘ
linked to: Surah An-Naba

Surah Quraysh ⓘ
languageOfTerm Arabic ⓘ
numberOfSurahs majority of the 114 surahs ⓘ
oftenContains appeals to reflect on creation ⓘ
arguments for God's oneness ⓘ
descriptions of Paradise and Hell ⓘ
refutation of polytheism ⓘ
partOf Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
revealedBefore Hijrah to Medina ⓘ
revealedTo Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
studiedIn Ulum al-Qur'an (Qur'anic sciences) ⓘ
typicallyAddressedAudience early Meccan community ⓘ
typicalStyle frequent oaths ⓘ
rhythmic and emphatic language ⓘ
short verses ⓘ
strong rhetorical impact ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ
usedIn Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Qur'anic exegesis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Al-Infitar → classification → Makki surah ⓘ
Al-A'la → traditionalClassification → Makki surah ⓘ
The Small Kindnesses → classification → Makkan surah ⓘ
linked to: Makki surah
Al-Mutaffifin → classification → Makki surah ⓘ