Surah Sad

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Quranic surah chapter of the Quran

Surah Sad is the 38th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes the stories of earlier prophets, the consequences of disbelief, and the importance of steadfast faith.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
SurahSad 1
Surat Sad 1
سورة ص 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ
addressesGroup People of the Scripture ⓘ
polytheists of Mecca ⓘ
arabicName Surah Sad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: سورة ص
classification Meccan surah ⓘ
containsMuqattaat true ⓘ
containsProstrationVerse true ⓘ
emphasizesConcept gratitude to Allah ⓘ
patience in trials ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
sincerity in worship ⓘ
juz 23 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mainTheme affirmation of monotheism ⓘ
consequences of arrogance and disbelief ⓘ
consolation to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
steadfastness in faith ⓘ
warning to disbelievers ⓘ
mentionsProphet Prophet Ilyas ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Al-Yasa

Prophet Ayyub ⓘ
Dawud ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Dawud

Prophet Dhul-Kifl ⓘ
Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ
Prophet Ishaq ⓘ
Prophet Ismail ⓘ
Prophet Noah ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Nuh

King Solomon ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Sulaiman

Yaqub ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Yaqub
narrativeElement dialogue about creation of Adam ⓘ
mention of the steadfastness of earlier prophets ⓘ
refusal of Iblis to prostrate to Adam ⓘ
story of Prophet Dawud and the two disputants ⓘ
story of Prophet Sulaiman and the horses ⓘ
trial and patience of Prophet Ayyub ⓘ
numberOfVerses 88 ⓘ
openingLetters ص ⓘ
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
positionInMushaf after Surah As-Saffat ⓘ
before Surah Az-Zumar ⓘ
prostrationVerseNumber 24 ⓘ
revealedBeforeHijra true ⓘ
surahNumber 38 ⓘ
topic Quran as a reminder ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
punishment of the disbelievers ⓘ
resurrection and the Hereafter ⓘ
reward of the righteous ⓘ
transliteration Surah Sad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Surat Sad

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Sad → arabicName → Surah Sad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: سورة ص
Surah As-Saffat → followedBy → Surah Sad ⓘ
Quran → hasPart → Surah Sad ⓘ
this entity surface form: SurahSad
Surah Sad → transliteration → Surah Sad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Surat Sad