Surah Al-Masad
E75168
Surah Al-Masad is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that condemns Abu Lahab and his wife for their opposition to the Prophet Muhammad.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| سورة المسد | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| addresses | opposition to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| alternateArabicName |
سورة تبت
ⓘ
سورة لهب ⓘ |
| arabicTitle |
Surah Al-Masad
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
سورة المسد
|
| associatedWithTribe | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard 114 surahs of the Quran ⓘ |
| chronologicalClassification | early Meccan period ⓘ |
| condemns |
Abu Lahab
ⓘ
wife of Abu Lahab ⓘ |
| containsProphecy | future punishment of Abu Lahab and his wife ⓘ |
| focusesOn | personal enmity towards the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| genre |
polemic
ⓘ
warning ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentions |
fire of Hell
ⓘ
rope of palm fiber ⓘ |
| mentionsByName | Abu Lahab ⓘ |
| name |
Al-Masad
ⓘ
Lahab ⓘ Tabbat Yada ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 5 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Tabbat yada Abi Lahabin wa tabb ⓘ |
| partOf |
30th juz of the Quran
ⓘ
last part of the Quran ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 111 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Surah Al-Falaq
ⓘ
Surah Al-Ikhlas ⓘ Surah An-Nas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedInResponseTo | hostility of Abu Lahab to Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
| subjectPerson |
Abu Lahab
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Lahab ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Umm Jamil Arwa bint Harb ⓘ |
| teaches |
futility of wealth against divine judgment
ⓘ
inevitability of divine punishment ⓘ |
| theme |
condemnation of Abu Lahab
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punishment of opponents of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| traditionalUsage |
recited in daily prayers
ⓘ
used in teaching children the Quran ⓘ |
| verseCountType | short surah ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
سورة المسد