Surah Al-Masad

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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.

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سورة المسد 1

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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
punishment of opponents of the Prophet Muhammad
traditionalUsage recited in daily prayers
used in teaching children the Quran
verseCountType short surah

Referenced by (4)

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Surah Al-Masad arabicTitle Surah Al-Masad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سورة المسد
Surah An-Nasr followedBySurahName Surah Al-Masad
Quran hasPart Surah Al-Masad
Surah An-Nasr revealedBefore Surah Al-Masad