Surah Ya-Sin

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Surah Ya-Sin is a central chapter of the Quran, often called its "heart," known for its themes of divine guidance, resurrection, and the consequences of belief and disbelief.

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Label Occurrences
Surah Ya-Sin canonical 2
سورة يس 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah
chapter of the Quran
addressesAudience believers
disbelievers of Mecca
associatedWith remembrance of death
seeking forgiveness
spiritual reflection
supplication
centralTheme accountability
afterlife
consequences of belief and disbelief
divine guidance
oneness of God
prophethood of Muhammad
punishment of the disbelievers
resurrection
reward of the believers
signs of God in creation
classification Meccan surah
containsMuqattaat true
emphasizes God’s power over life and death
certainty of resurrection
inevitability of death
recording of human deeds
truth of the Quranic revelation
language Arabic
locationInMushaf Juz 22
Juz 23
mentions Hell
Paradise
arguments for bodily resurrection
scenes from the Day of Judgment
story of the people of a town and the messengers
nameInArabic Surah Ya-Sin self-linksurface differs
surface form: سورة يس
nickname Quran
surface form: heart of the Quran
numberOfVerses 83
openingLetters يس
partOf Quran
positionInQuran 36th chapter
recitedFor ease at time of death
general blessings
seeking mercy
recitedOnOccasion early morning devotions
funerals
visiting the sick
religiousTradition Islam
revealedIn Mecca
surahNumber 36
transliteration Yā-Sīn

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Quran hasPart Surah Ya-Sin
Surah As-Saffat precededBy Surah Ya-Sin
Surah Ya-Sin nameInArabic Surah Ya-Sin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سورة يس
الصافات تسبقها في الترتيب Surah Ya-Sin
subject surface form: سورة الصافات
this entity surface form: سورة يس