From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Sirius (الشِّعرى) is one of the astronomical objects mentioned in the Quran. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Astronomical Body Sirius (الشِّعرى)

Quranic Concept Sirius الشِّعرى Translation Sirius Transliteration l-shiʿ'rā Category Astronomical Body

Sirius is referred to in verse (53:49) of chapter (53) sūrat l-najm (The Star):

Sahih International: And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

Visual Concept Map

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Concept map for Sirius. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept sirius:

(instance sirius astronomical-body)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
• Sirius - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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