The Wind-Curved Sandhills

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The Wind-Curved Sandhills is the English title translation of Surah Al-Ahqaf, the 46th chapter of the Qur’an, which reflects on the fate of past peoples and the consequences of denying divine guidance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quran surah
religious text section
addressesAudience believers seeking steadfastness
future generations reflecting on past nations
polytheists of Mecca
alsoKnownAs Al-Ahqaf
The Wind-Curved Sandhills
surface form: The Dunes

The Sandhills
centralTheme affirmation of the Qur’an’s divine origin
consequences of rejecting revelation
fate of past peoples who denied divine guidance
warning to disbelievers of Mecca
chapterNumberInQuran 46
emphasizesConcept divine retribution for persistent disbelief
mercy for those who repent and believe
transience of worldly power and civilizations
followsInQuran Surah Al-Jathiyah
hasEnglishTitleTranslation The Wind-Curved Sandhills self-link
hasGenre moral exhortation
prophetic warning
theological discourse
hasOriginalTitle Surah Al-Ahqaf
Surah Al-Ahqaf
surface form: سورة الأحقاف
hasVerseRange Qur’an 46:1–35
languageOfOriginal Arabic
mentionsPeople people of 'Ad
surface form: people of ‘Ad
mentionsProphet Hud
Muhammad
namedAfter Al-Ahqaf region associated with the people of ‘Ad
numberOfVerses 35
partOf Quran
surface form: Qur’an
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInMushaf between Surah Al-Jathiyah and Surah Muhammad
precedesInQuran Surah Muhammad
religiousTradition Islam
revealedInPeriod late Meccan period
scripturalNumberingSystem 46th chapter in the standard Egyptian edition of the Qur’an
scriptureOf Islam
topic Day of Judgment and ultimate accountability
contrast between grateful and ungrateful children
duty of kindness to parents
refutation of claims that the Qur’an is human-made
steadfastness of believers under persecution
testimony of a group of jinn to the truth of the Qur’an

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Surah Al-Ahqaf titleTranslation The Wind-Curved Sandhills
Surah Al-Ahqaf titleTranslation The Wind-Curved Sandhills
this entity surface form: The Dunes
The Wind-Curved Sandhills hasEnglishTitleTranslation The Wind-Curved Sandhills self-link
The Wind-Curved Sandhills alsoKnownAs The Wind-Curved Sandhills
this entity surface form: The Dunes