Surah Ash-Shura

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Surah Ash-Shura is the 42nd chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes consultation, divine revelation, and the unity and sovereignty of God.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
ayahCount 53
chapterNumber 42
containsBasmalah true
containsVerseAbout God’s creation of the heavens and the earth
differences among people being by God’s wisdom
distribution of inheritance and worldly gains belonging to God
reward for those who avoid major sins and indecencies
the Day of Gathering
the sending of revelation to earlier prophets and to Muhammad
those who respond to their Lord and establish prayer
emphasizes that God forgives whom He wills
that God has power over all things
that God is the ultimate judge
that believers conduct their affairs by mutual consultation
that legislation belongs to God alone
that revelation is sent by God’s command
followedBy Surah Az-Zukhruf
hizb 48
49
juz 25
keyConcept akhira (Hereafter)
rahmah (mercy of God)
shura (mutual consultation)
tawakkul (reliance on God)
wahy (revelation)
language Arabic
mentions messengers of God collectively
name Ash-Shura
Ash-Shūrā
الشورى
numberOfVerses 53
openingLetters حم
عسق
partOf Quran
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInQuran 42
precededBy Surah Fussilat
religiousTextOf Islam
theme accountability in the Hereafter
consultation in community affairs (shura)
divine revelation
patience and trust in God
prophethood
rejection of idolatry
signs of God in creation
sovereignty of God
unity of God (tawhid)


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