Surah Al-Ma'arij
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Surah Al-Ma'arij is the 70th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and contrasts the fate of disbelievers with the steadfast patience of true believers.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surah Al-Ma'arij canonical | 4 |
| Surah Al-Ma‘ārij | 1 |
| Surah Al-Ma’arij | 1 |
| Surah al-Ma‘arij | 1 |
| Sūrat al-Maʿārij | 1 |
| سورة المعارج | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Surah of the Quran ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
believers
ⓘ
disbelievers of Mecca ⓘ |
| alternateName | Ista‘ala ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard 114 surahs of the Quran ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 70 ⓘ |
| containsVerseAbout |
Hellfire stripping away the skin
ⓘ
believers’ constant prayer ⓘ human being created anxious and impatient ⓘ people wishing to ransom themselves from punishment with their family ⓘ |
| emphasizesQuality |
care for the poor and needy
ⓘ
fear of the punishment of their Lord ⓘ guarding chastity ⓘ honesty in trusts and covenants ⓘ regular observance of prayers ⓘ regular prayer ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ upright testimony ⓘ ṣabr (patience) ⓘ |
| eschatologicalFocus |
Divine judgment
ⓘ
Hereafter ⓘ Resurrection ⓘ |
| juz | 29 ⓘ |
| language | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent)
ⓘ
Hellfire ⓘ Paradise ⓘ a Day whose measure is fifty thousand years ⓘ angels ascending to Allah ⓘ |
| name | Al-Ma'arij ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 44 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Sa’ala sa’ilun bi-‘adhābin wāqi‘ ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInMushaf |
after Surah Al-Haqqah
ⓘ
before Surah Nuh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
| theme |
call to patience and perseverance
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certainty of the coming punishment ⓘ contrast between believers and disbelievers ⓘ denial of the Hereafter by disbelievers ⓘ description of the Day of Judgment ⓘ divine punishment for disbelievers ⓘ human impatience and anxiety ⓘ moral qualities of true believers ⓘ reward for the patient and steadfast believers ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
سورة المعارج
this entity surface form:
Sūrat al-Maʿārij
subject surface form:
Al-Ma‘ārij
this entity surface form:
Surah Al-Ma‘ārij
this entity surface form:
Surah Al-Ma’arij
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Surah al-Ma‘arij