Surah Al-Mursalat

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Surah Al-Mursalat is the 77th chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that emphatically warns of the Day of Judgment and affirms the certainty of divine justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
addressesTopic certainty of the Hereafter
fate of earlier denying nations
punishment of the wicked
resurrection
reward of the righteous
signs of God in creation
aimsTo affirm certainty of accountability
encourage moral responsibility
arabicTitle سورة المرسلات
canonicalStatus part of the standard 114 surahs of the Qur’an
categoryInTafsir Makki surah dealing with eschatology
chapterNumber 77
closingEmphasis greatness of the Qur’an and its message
contains contrasts between the fate of believers and disbelievers
vivid descriptions of the Day of Judgment
emphasizes inevitability of divine judgment
truthfulness of revelation
englishTitle The Emissaries
Those Sent Forth
followedBy Surah An-Naba
juz 29
linguisticFeature begins with a series of oaths
strong rhythmic and emphatic style
mentions creation of humans from a humble fluid
extinguishing of the stars
gathering of former and later peoples
opening of the sky
revival of the dead
name Al-Mursalat
openingVerse وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا
partOf Qur’an
placeOfRevelation Mecca
positionInMushaf towards the end of the Qur’an
precededBy Surah Al-Insan
primaryTheme affirmation of divine justice
warning about the Day of Judgment
recurrentPhrase وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
recurrentPhraseTranslation Woe that Day to the deniers
revealedInLanguage Arabic
style short, powerful verses
subjectCategory eschatology
verseCount 50
warns those who deny the Hereafter

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Surah Al-Mursalat ("سورة المرسلات")
arabicTitle
Quran
hasPart
Surah An-Naba
precededBy
Surah Al-Insan
precedesSurah

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