Mother of the Book
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Mother of the Book is an honorific title in Islamic tradition for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an regarded as its essential core and summary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mother of the Book canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7328085 — 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: Mother of the Book Context triple: [The Opening, alsoKnownAs, Mother of the Book]
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A.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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B.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother is a painting by Italian Futurist and Metaphysical artist Carlo Carrà that reflects his shift toward more contemplative, structured compositions.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- 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: Mother of the Book Target entity description: Mother of the Book is an honorific title in Islamic tradition for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an regarded as its essential core and summary.
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A.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska that portrays working-class struggle and political awakening in pre-war Eastern Europe.
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B.
The Mother
The Mother, born Mirra Alfassa, was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and a central figure in Integral Yoga, revered as the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India.
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C.
The Mother
The Mother is a painting by Italian Futurist and Metaphysical artist Carlo Carrà that reflects his shift toward more contemplative, structured compositions.
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D.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious term
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honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedTo | a surah recited in every unit of formal prayer ⓘ |
| ArabicName | Umm al-Kitab ⓘ |
| ArabicScript | أم الكتاب ⓘ |
| associatedSurahName |
Al-Fatiha
ⓘ
linked to:
Surah Al-Fatiha
|
| associatedSurahNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine guidance
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ worship and supplication ⓘ |
| category | Islamic honorific titles for Qur’anic surahs ⓘ |
| connotation |
source and foundation of the Qur’an
ⓘ
summary of the Qur’an’s message ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
the first surah of the Qur’an
ⓘ
the opening chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalRoleOfReferencedSurah | recited in each rak‘ah of Salah ⓘ |
| meaning | Mother of the Book ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Islamic scholarly literature ⓘ |
| refersTo | Surah Al-Fatiha ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
essential core of the Qur’an
ⓘ
summary of the Qur’an ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Umm al-Qur’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Umm al-Kitab
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| statusOfReferencedSurah |
key to understanding the Qur’an’s themes
ⓘ
opening of the written Qur’anic text ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
emphasizes Al-Fatiha as a comprehensive supplication
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indicates primacy of Al-Fatiha among surahs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim scholars
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Muslim worshippers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic devotional discourse
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Qur’anic exegesis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mother of the Book Description of subject: Mother of the Book is an honorific title in Islamic tradition for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an regarded as its essential core and summary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.