Surah Ash-Shu'ara

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara is the 26th chapter of the Quran, known for its poetic recounting of the stories of earlier prophets and the repeated emphasis on the divine origin of the revelation.

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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah
chapter of the Quran
addressesAudience Prophet Muhammad
disbelievers of Mecca
classification Meccan surah
containsMuqattaat true
containsVerse verse about the poets and the misguiding poets (Quran 26:224–226)
emphasizes continuity of prophetic message
punishment of those who deny the truth
truthfulness of revelation
ultimate victory of the messengers
finalVersesTheme distinction between misguided poets and believers who remember God
hizb 37
38
39
40
juz 19
20
language Classical Arabic
locationOfRevelation Mecca
mentionsCommunity people of 'Ad
people of Lot
people of Madyan
people of Noah
people of Pharaoh
people of Thamud
mentionsProphet Abraham
Hud
Lot
Moses
Noah
Salih
Shu'ayb
muqattaat طسم
nameInArabic سورة الشعراء
nameInEnglish The Poets
numberOfVerses 227
openingVerse Ta-Sin-Mim
partOf the Quran
positionInMushaf after Surah Al-Furqan
before Surah An-Naml
primaryTheme affirmation of the divine origin of the Quran
consequences of rejecting God’s messengers
consolation and support for Prophet Muhammad
recurrentMotif repeated refrain about most people not believing
signs of God in history and creation
stories of earlier prophets
refrainText "And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful"
"Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers"
surahNumber 26

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Quran
hasPart
Surah Ash-Shu'ara ("سورة الشعراء")
nameInArabic
Surah An-Naml
precededBy

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