The Poets

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The Poets is the English title of the 26th chapter (Surah Ash-Shu'ara) of the Qur'an, which focuses on the stories of earlier prophets and contrasts divine revelation with the misleading speech of poets and disbelievers.

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The Poets canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quran surah
chapter of the Quran
addressesAudience Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad

disbelievers of Mecca
centralMessage God supports His messengers despite denial and ridicule
containsVerse Quran 26:224
Quran 26:225
Quran 26:226
Quran 26:227
contrastsWith speech of disbelievers
speech of poets
emphasizesConcept tawhid
surface form: Tawhid

rejection of idolatry
truthfulness of revelation
finalVersesTheme description of poets and their followers
followsSurah The Criterion
hasAlternativeEnglishTitle Surah Ash-Shu'ara
surface form: The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara)
hasArabicName سورة الشعراء
hasClassification Meccan surah
hasEnglishTitle The Poets self-link
hasJuz 19
20
hasNumberOfVerses 227
hasPrimaryTheme contrast between divine revelation and misleading speech
stories of earlier prophets
hasSurahNumber 26
hasTransliteration Surah Ash-Shu'ara
surface form: Ash-Shu'ara
language Classical Arabic
mentionsProphet Abraham
Hud
Lot
Moses
Noah
Salih
Prophet Shu'ayb
surface form: Shu'ayb
partOf Quran
precedesSurah The Ant
recurrentMotif confrontation between prophets and their peoples
signs of God rejected by arrogant nations
revealedIn Mecca
teaches consequences of denying revelation
steadfastness of prophets in calling to God
warnsAgainst following misleading poets

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara nameInEnglish The Poets
The Poets hasEnglishTitle The Poets self-link