She-camel of Salih

E651001

Islamic legendary creature miraculous animal religious symbol

The She-camel of Salih is a miraculous camel in Islamic tradition, sent by God as a sign to the ancient tribe of Thamud in response to their demand for a divine proof of the prophet Salih’s message.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
She-camel of Salih canonical	1
Thamud and the she-camel	1
she-camel of Thamud	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7229229 — 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: She-camel of Salih
Context triple: [People of Thamud, miracleAssociated, She-camel of Salih]

A. The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
B. Baqi al-Gharqad
Baqi al-Gharqad is a historic Islamic cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the burial place of many of the Prophet Muhammad’s family members and companions.
C. White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
D. How the Camel Got His Hump
"How the Camel Got His Hump" is a classic Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains, in a myth-like fashion, how the camel acquired its distinctive hump.
E. Al Rihla
Al Rihla is the specially designed Adidas football used as the official match ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, featuring advanced aerodynamics and a design inspired by Qatari culture.
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: She-camel of Salih
Target entity description: The She-camel of Salih is a miraculous camel in Islamic tradition, sent by God as a sign to the ancient tribe of Thamud in response to their demand for a divine proof of the prophet Salih’s message.

A. The Camel Book
The Camel Book is the informal name for the classic O’Reilly Media reference manual on the Perl programming language, co-authored by Larry Wall and known for its camel cover.
B. Baqi al-Gharqad
Baqi al-Gharqad is a historic Islamic cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the burial place of many of the Prophet Muhammad’s family members and companions.
C. White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
D. How the Camel Got His Hump
"How the Camel Got His Hump" is a classic Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains, in a myth-like fashion, how the camel acquired its distinctive hump.
E. Al Rihla
Al Rihla is the specially designed Adidas football used as the official match ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, featuring advanced aerodynamics and a design inspired by Qatari culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic legendary creature ⓘ miraculous animal ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ
appearsInQuranSurah	Surah Al-A‘raf ⓘ linked to: Surah Al-A'raf Surah Al-Qamar ⓘ Surah An-Naml ⓘ Surah Ash-Shams ⓘ Surah Ash-Shu‘ara ⓘ linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara Surah Hud ⓘ
associatedWith	Prophet Salih ⓘ Thamud ⓘ
category	Islamic eschatological and moral exempla ⓘ
commandRegarding	not to be harmed ⓘ to be allowed to drink from the water source ⓘ
consequenceOfKilling	divine punishment on Thamud ⓘ
culturalContext	pre-Islamic Arabian prophetic narrative preserved in Islam ⓘ
describedAs	ayah (sign) ⓘ sign from God ⓘ
function	response to demand for a miracle ⓘ warning to Thamud ⓘ
languageName	Naqat Allah (She-camel of God) ⓘ Naqat Salih ⓘ
linkedPlace	Al-Hijr (region associated with Thamud) ⓘ linked to: Al-Hijr land of Thamud ⓘ linked to: Thamud
mentionedIn	Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ linked to: Islamic exegesis Islamic prophetic stories ⓘ Quran ⓘ
miraculousFeature	brought forth from a rock or mountain by God ⓘ extraordinary size or nature in Islamic tradition ⓘ
moralLesson	fate of arrogant nations ⓘ importance of obeying God’s commands ⓘ warning against rejecting divine signs ⓘ
narrativeLocation	story of Prophet Salih ⓘ
offenseAgainst	hamstringing by some people of Thamud ⓘ
peopleAddressed	tribe of Thamud ⓘ linked to: Thamud
religion	Islam ⓘ
role	proof of Salih’s prophethood ⓘ test for the people of Thamud ⓘ
sentBy	God ⓘ
sharesWaterAccess	alternating days with the people of Thamud ⓘ
statusInTradition	widely known narrative among Muslims ⓘ
symbolizes	consequence of disbelief ⓘ divine power ⓘ test of obedience ⓘ truthfulness of prophetic message ⓘ
timeFrame	ancient times before Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
usedIn	sermons and religious teaching as an example of divine sign ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

People of Thamud → miracleAssociated → She-camel of Salih ⓘ

subject linked to: people of Thamud

Salih → associatedWith → she-camel of Thamud ⓘ

linked to: She-camel of Salih

The Ant → containsStory → Thamud and the she-camel ⓘ