Surah Adh-Dhariyat
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Surah Adh-Dhariyat is the 51st chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that emphasizes God’s power, the reality of resurrection, and the consequences for past nations who denied the truth.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Believers
ⓘ
Disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ |
| alternateTransliteration |
Adh-Dhariyat
ⓘ
Adh-Dhariyat ⓘ
surface form:
Adh-Dhariyāt
Az-Zariyat ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 51 ⓘ |
| classification | Makki (Meccan) surah ⓘ |
| containsStoryOf |
Prophet Ibrahim
ⓘ
Prophet Lut ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Certainty of the Day of Judgment
ⓘ
Futility of denial of the Hereafter ⓘ Truthfulness of God’s promise ⓘ |
| encourages |
Seeking forgiveness at dawn
ⓘ
Spending in charity ⓘ Taqwa (God-consciousness) ⓘ |
| keyVerse | “And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me” ⓘ |
| keyVerseNumber | 51:56 ⓘ |
| keyVerseTheme |
Creation with purpose
ⓘ
Exclusive worship of God ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentions |
Earth
ⓘ
Heaven ⓘ People of Pharaoh ⓘ people of Thamud ⓘ
surface form:
People of Thamud
people of 'Ad ⓘ
surface form:
People of ‘Ad
Provision (rizq) ⓘ Rain ⓘ Winds ⓘ |
| name | Adh-Dhariyat ⓘ |
| namedAfter | The winds that scatter ⓘ |
| openingWords | Wa adh-dhariyati dharwa ⓘ |
| partOf | Quran ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 51 ⓘ |
| style |
Oath by natural phenomena
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Short, emphatic verses ⓘ |
| theme |
Accountability in the Hereafter
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Affirmation of God’s power ⓘ Call to sincerity in worship ⓘ Consequences for nations that denied the truth ⓘ Punishment of the disbelievers ⓘ Reality of resurrection ⓘ Reminder of God’s provision ⓘ Reward of the righteous ⓘ Signs of God in creation ⓘ |
| verseCount | 60 ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
Denial of resurrection
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Turning away from reminders ⓘ |
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