Juz 29

Al-Mulk 67:1 to Al-Mursalāt 77:50 · 46 passages, 9 with an occasion of revelation

67. Al-Mulk

The Sovereignty
67:1-4

God’s Sovereignty and Perfect Creation

God, who owns all dominion, created life and death as a test, and fashioned the heavens flawlessly, inviting reflection on their perfection.

67:5-12

Warnings from the Sky and Hell’s Reproach

The sky is adorned with stars and guarded from devils; those who reject their Lord face Hell, admitting they ignored the warning and reason.

67:13-16

God Knows the Hidden and Can Seize

Whether speech is concealed or open, God knows what hearts hold; He fully knows His creation and can punish without warning.

Context · al-Wahidi

Verse 67:13 came down about the idolaters, according to Ibn Abbas, as al-Wahidi reports. They used to speak against the Prophet, and the angel Gabriel would tell him what they had said about him. So they would say to one another, "Keep your talk secret, so that the God of Muhammad does not hear." Al-Wahidi gives this report without a chain, and al-Fahl gives no verdict on it.

Source text (1 entry)
His saying, Mighty and Majestic: "Whether you keep your speech secret or speak it aloud ... [to the end of the verse]" [67:13].Ibn Abbas said(2): It was revealed about the polytheists. They used to speak ill of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and Jibril (peace be upon him) would tell him what they had said about him and how they had spoken ill of him. So they said to one another: Keep your speech secret, so that(3) the God of Muhammad does not hear. Surat al-Qalam
(2) The author in his Tafsir 4/326, Tafsir al-Baghawi 5/126, Zad al-Masir 8/321, Tafsir al-Qurtubi 8/6693, and Tafsir al-Khazin 7/126.
67:17-22

Signs of Protection and Guidance

People are cautioned against divine punishment and reminded of God’s sustaining mercy, with examples like birds upheld in flight and the folly of turning from the Merciful.

67:23-30

Human Dependence and the Final Question

God gave hearing, sight, and hearts and will gather people for judgment; the deniers are warned, and all are reminded that only God provides, ending with the question of who can bring water if it disappears.

68:1-16

Defending the Prophet and Warning the Arrogant

God affirms the Prophet’s integrity and immense character, promises him an unfailing reward, and exposes the moral flaws of influential deniers while warning them against persisting in rejection.

Context · al-Wahidi

Al-Wahidi links only verse 68:4 to a specific report. He cites Aishah, who said no one had better character than the Prophet. Whenever one of his Companions or his household called him, he answered, "At your service." She said this is why Allah revealed "And you are truly of outstanding character." Al-Fahl grades the chain very weak because one of its transmitters, Husayn ibn Ulwan, is abandoned as a narrator.

Source text (1 entry)
The words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "And indeed you are of a great character" [68:4](433) Abu Bakr al-Harithi informed us, saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Hayyan (4) informed us, saying: Ahmad ibn Ja'far ibn Nasr al-Jammal (5) related to us, saying: Jarir ibn Yahya related to us, saying: Husayn ibn Ulwan al-Kufi related to us, saying: Hisham ibn Urwah related to us, from his father, from Aishah, who said: No one had a better character than the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). None of his Companions (6) nor any of his household ever called him without his saying: "Here I am." For this reason Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent down: "And indeed you are of a great character" (7) [68:4].
(7) Its chain is very weak; Husayn ibn Ulwan is abandoned. Recorded by Abu Nu'aym in Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (119) through Husayn ibn Ulwan with this chain. Al-Suyuti cited it in al-Durr al-Manthur 8/243 and also attributed it to Ibn Mardawayh, and al-Qurtubi mentioned it in his Tafsir 8/6706.
very weak chain
68:17-33

The People of the Garden: A Lesson in Greed

A parable of owners who plan to harvest their orchard secretly to withhold charity, only to find it devastated; they awaken to their wrongdoing, repent, and are reminded that such punishment can be a warning before the greater punishment of the Hereafter.

68:34-43

The Fate of the Righteous and the Deniers

The righteous are promised gardens of bliss, while the absurdity of treating believers and criminals alike is rejected; deniers are challenged for evidence, and on the Day of Judgment they will be humbled and unable to respond to the call to prostration.

68:44-52

Leave the Deniers to God; Be Patient with Revelation

God warns that He will draw the rejecters on step by step and confirms His plan is firm; the Prophet is told to be patient and not like Jonah in haste, and the surah closes by affirming that the Quran is a reminder for all creation despite the deniers’ hostility.

Context · al-Wahidi

Al-Wahidi says verse 68:51 came down when the disbelievers wanted to harm the Prophet with the evil eye. Some men of Quraysh looked at him and said they had never seen anyone like him or like his arguments. The evil eye was known among the Banu Asad, whose gaze was said to kill a fat camel or cow. Al-Kalbi adds that the disbelievers asked an Arab man known for his deadly gaze to put the eye on the Prophet. Allah protected His Prophet and revealed this verse. The editor gives no grading for either report.

Source text (1 entry)
The words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "And those who disbelieve almost cause you to slip with their eyes..." [to the end of the verse] [68:51].It was revealed(1) when the disbelievers wanted to afflict the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with the evil eye. A group of Quraysh looked at him and said: "We have never seen anyone like him, nor arguments like his." The evil eye was found among Banu Asad, so much so that a fat she-camel or a fat cow would pass by one of them and he would eye it(2), then say: "Girl, take the basket and the dirham and bring us some of the meat of this one." It would not move from its place before it fell down dead, and it would be slaughtered. Al-Kalbi said(3): There was a man [among the Arabs](4) who would stay(5) without eating for two or three days. Then he would lift the side of his tent(6) and the livestock would pass by him, and he would say: "I have never seen, until today(7), camels or sheep finer than these." They would go only a short way before a group(8) or a number of them would fall down. The disbelievers asked this man to afflict the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with the evil eye and do to him the same as that, but Allah, Exalted is He, protected His Prophet and sent down this verse(9). Surat al-Haqqah
(1) Tafsir al-Farra 3/179; al-Tabari 29/46; Tafsir al-Samarqandi 3/396; the author in his Tafsir 4/342; Tafsir al-Baghawi 5/142; Tafsir al-Kashshaf 4/148; Tafsir al-Qurtubi 8/6733; Tafsir al-Khazin 7/140 and 141; Tafsir Ibn Kathir 4/605; Tafsir al-Tha'alibi 5/142.

69. Al-Ḥāqqah

The Reality
69:1-3

The Inevitable Reality

The Day of Resurrection is introduced with emphasis on its certainty and magnitude.

69:4-12

Destroyed Nations as a Warning

Thamud, 'Ad, and Pharaoh’s people are cited as examples of those who denied and were seized by devastating punishment.

Context · al-Wahidi

Only verse 69:12 has a report. Al-Wahidi reports from Buraydah that the Prophet told Ali: "Allah has commanded me to bring you near and not push you away, to teach you so that you retain it, and it is Allah's due that you retain it." Then the words "and that attentive ears may grasp it" came down. Al-Fahl gives no verdict of his own. His note quotes Ibn Kathir as saying the report is not authentic, and that Ibn Kathir held the words apply to anyone who understands and retains.

Source text (1 entry)
His saying, Mighty and Majestic: "and that a retaining ear might retain it" [69:12].(434) Abu Bakr al-Tamimi informed us (1), saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ja'far informed us, saying: al-Walid ibn Aban related to us, saying: al-Abbas al-Dawri related to us, saying: Bishr ibn Adam related to us, saying: Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (2) related to us, saying: I heard Salih ibn Haytham (3) say: I heard Buraydah (4) say: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Ali: "Allah has commanded me to draw you near and not to keep you away, and to teach you so that you retain it; and it is incumbent upon Allah that you retain it." Then there was revealed: "and that a retaining ear might retain it" [69:12]. Surat al-Ma'arij
(4) Tafsir al-Tabari 29/56; Tarikh Ibn Asakir 42/361; Tafsir al-Kashshaf 4/151; al-Qurtubi 1/6743; Ibn Kathir 4/613; Lubab al-Nuqul 219. Al-Suyuti cited it in al-Durr al-Manthur 8/267 and further attributed it to Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Mardawayh and Ibn al-Bukhari. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said: "It is not authentic," and held that it is general, applying to everyone who understands and retains.
69:13-37

The Judgment and Two Outcomes

The Trumpet is blown and the records are given: the righteous rejoice in Paradise, while the wicked face regret, chains, and Hell.

69:38-52

The Quran’s Truth and the Messenger

The revelation is affirmed as true, not poetry or soothsaying, and the Prophet is cleared of fabrication; it is a reminder and certainty.

70. Al-Maʿārij

The Ascending Stairways
70:1-18

A Challenged Punishment and the Day of Ascent

A punishment is asked for by a disbeliever; God’s inevitable judgment and the terror of the Day of Resurrection are described, along with humanity’s desperate wish to escape it.

Context · al-Wahidi

Al-Wahidi says, without naming an earlier authority, that verse 70:1 came down about al-Nadr ibn al-Harith. Al-Nadr had prayed, "O Allah, if this is indeed the truth from You...", in words quoted in Surah al-Anfal. In doing so he called down punishment on himself. The punishment he asked for struck him at the Battle of Badr, where he was taken captive and put to death. The editor notes that al-Nasa'i also records the report but gives no grade for it.

Source text (1 entry)
The words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "A questioner asked about a punishment bound to fall" ... [to the end of the verses] [70:1].It was revealed about al-Nadr ibn al-Harith, when he said: "O Allah, if this is indeed the truth from You ..." [to the end of the verse] [8:32]. So he called down a curse upon himself and asked for the punishment, and what he asked for came down upon him on the day of Badr, when he was killed as a captive. And about him was revealed: "A questioner asked [about a punishment bound to fall](5) ..." [to the end of the verse](6) [70:1].
(6) Recorded by al-Nasa'i in al-Kubra (11620) and in his Tafsir.
70:19-35

Human Weakness and the Traits of the Faithful

Human beings are portrayed as anxious and miserly, except those who pray, give due charity, believe in the Judgment, guard chastity, keep trusts and promises, and uphold truthful testimony—promised honor in Paradise.

70:36-44

No Easy Entry and the Humiliation of the Deniers

Those who rush toward the Prophet in denial are rebuked; God can replace them, and the Day they rise from graves in dread and humiliation is affirmed as the promised reality.

Context · al-Wahidi

Verse 70:38 came down about the idolaters of Makkah. Al-Wahidi cites the exegetes as a group: the idolaters used to gather around the Prophet and listen to his words without benefiting from them. Instead they called him a liar and mocked him. They said that if his followers entered Paradise, they would enter it before them and have more there than they did. Allah then revealed this verse.

Source text (1 entry)
His words (mighty and majestic is He): "Does every man among them hope to be admitted into a Garden of bliss?" [70:38].The commentators said(1): The polytheists used to gather around the Prophet (peace be upon him) and listen(2) to his words without benefiting from them. Instead they would deny them and mock them, and say: "If these people enter the Garden, we shall surely enter it before them, and we shall surely have more in it than they have." So Allah, exalted is He, sent down this verse. Surat al-Muddaththir [His words (mighty and majestic is He): "O you who are wrapped up"](3) [74:1]. (435) Abu Ishaq Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Muqri informed us, saying: Abd al-Malik ibn al-Hasan al-Azhari informed us, saying: Musa ibn al-Abbas al-Juni related to us, saying: al-Abbas ibn al-Walid(1) related to us, saying: My father informed me, saying: al-Awza'i related to us, saying: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir related to us, saying: I heard Abu Salamah, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) related to us, saying: "I stayed in seclusion at Hira for a month. When I had completed my seclusion I came down and went into the bottom of the valley. Then I was called. I looked in front of me and behind me, to my right and to my left, and I saw no one. Then I was called again. I looked and saw no one. Then I was called again, and I raised my head, and there he was upon the throne in the air" - meaning Jibril (peace be upon him) - "so I said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! And they poured water over me." Then Allah (mighty and majestic is He) sent down: "O you who are wrapped up, arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your garments" [74:1-4]. Muslim recorded it(2) from Zuhayr ibn Harb, from al-Walid ibn Muslim, from al-Awza'i.
(1) Tafsir al-Farra 3/186, the author's Tafsir 4/354, Tafsir al-Baghawi 5/154, Zad al-Masir 8/364, al-Qurtubi 8/6773, and al-Bahr al-Muhit 8/335.
(2) Sahih Muslim 1/99 (161) (257). Also recorded by: al-Tayalisi (1688) and (1693), Ahmad 3/306, 325, 377 and 392, al-Bukhari 4/141 (3238), 6/200 (4922), 6/201 (4923), (4924) and (4925), 6/202 (4926) and 8/58 (6214), and Muslim 1/98
71:1-4

Noah’s Call to Repentance

Allah sends Noah to warn his people and urge them to seek forgiveness, promising mercy and respite if they repent.

71:5-20

Persistent Rejection and Signs of Allah

Noah laments his people’s stubborn refusal despite his constant دعوت; he reminds them of Allah’s creations, blessings, and the signs in the heavens and earth.

71:21-24

Following Leaders and Idols

Noah describes how the people follow influential leaders and cling to major idols, causing widespread misguidance.

71:25-28

Judgment and Noah’s Supplication

Their sins lead to destruction and the Fire; Noah prays for the removal of persistent wrongdoers and asks forgiveness for himself, believers, and the faithful.

72. Al-Jinn

The Jinn
72:1-15

The Jinn Hear the Qur’an and Believe

A group of jinn listen to the Qur’an, recognize its guidance, and declare faith in the One Lord, rejecting partners, false claims about God, and the deception of devils; they affirm that among them are both righteous and misguided, with believers seeking right guidance and wrongdoers destined for Hell.

72:16-22

Provision for the Upright and a Warning to the Defiant

God promises abundant provision for those who remain steadfast, while warning that turning away from God’s remembrance leads to escalating punishment; the passage affirms that places of worship belong to God alone and that the Prophet cannot control benefit or harm, only convey the message.

72:23-28

The Messenger Conveys and God Guards the Unseen

The Prophet’s duty is to deliver God’s revelations; those who oppose God and His Messenger face lasting punishment, and when the promised reality becomes clear they will know their weakness; God alone knows the unseen, disclosing only what He wills to His messengers and protecting the revelation so it is conveyed accurately and fully.

73. Al-Muzzammil

The Enshrouded One
73:1-14

Stand in Night Prayer and Bear with Patience

The Prophet is commanded to pray at night, recite the Qur’an steadily, rely on Allah, avoid the deniers’ talk, and be patient as punishment approaches.

73:15-19

Warning Like Pharaoh’s Messenger

A messenger is sent as a witness, like to Pharaoh; those who reject face severe consequences, while the Qur’an is a reminder for whoever wills to take the right path.

73:20

Ease in Worship and Duty

Night prayer is eased due to people’s circumstances; believers are told to recite what is manageable, establish prayer, give charity, seek forgiveness, and trust Allah’s reward.

74. Al-Muddaththir

The Cloaked One
74:1-7

Rise and Warn

The Prophet is commanded to arise, warn, magnify his Lord, keep himself purified, shun impurity, avoid self-seeking in giving, and remain patient for God’s sake.

74:8-25

The Blast and the Arrogant Denier

When the Trumpet is sounded, a severe Day comes for disbelievers. A man blessed with wealth and sons persists in stubborn rejection and plots against the revelation, calling it human magic and speech.

Context · al-Wahidi

The entry covers verses 74:11-25. Al-Wahidi reports from Ibn Abbas that al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah heard the Prophet recite the Quran and seemed moved by it. Abu Jahl then pressed him to say something against it so his people would know he rejected it. Al-Walid admitted it was unlike any poetry he knew, but after thinking it over he called it "nothing but magic handed down," and these verses came down. Al-Fahl doubts this chain because one narrator heard his source only after that source went blind. Mujahid gives a similar account: Quraysh feared al-Walid would accept Islam. He rejected their claims that the Prophet was mad, a soothsayer, a poet or a liar, and then called him a sorcerer.

Source text (1 entry)
His saying, Mighty and Majestic: "Leave Me with the one I created alone ..." [to the end of the verse] [74:11].(436) Abu al-Qasim al-Judhami informed us, saying: Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Nu'aym related to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ali al-Saghani related to us, saying: Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Dabari related to us, saying: Abd al-Razzaq related to us, from Ma'mar, from Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas: that al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he recited the Quran to him, and it seemed that he softened toward him. That reached Abu Jahl, so he came to him(1) and said to him: "Uncle, your people want to gather wealth for you to give to you, because you went to Muhammad seeking what he has." He said: "Quraysh know that I am among the wealthiest of them." He said: "Then say something about him that will let your people know that you reject him and dislike him." He said: "And what shall I say? By Allah, there is no man among you who knows poetry better than I, nor who knows its rajaz and its qasidah better than I. By Allah, what he says resembles none of this. By Allah, there is sweetness in what he says, and there is beauty upon it. Its top is fruitful, and its bottom is abundant in water(2). It rises high, and nothing rises above it." He said: "Your people will not be pleased with you until you say something about him." He said: "Then leave me until I think about it." Then at that point he said(3): "This is nothing but magic that is passed down" [74:24], meaning he relates it from others. So there was revealed: "Leave Me with the one I created alone" [74:11], all the verses(4). Mujahid said(1): al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah used to frequent the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr, until Quraysh feared(2) that he would accept Islam(3). So Abu Jahl said to him: "Quraysh claim that you only go to Muhammad and Ibn Abi Quhafah so that(4) you may get some of their food." So al-Walid said to Quraysh: "You are people of lineage and people of sound minds, and you claim that Muhammad is mad. [Have you ever seen him go mad? They said: O Allah, no. He said: You claim that he is a soothsayer.](5) Have you ever seen him practice soothsaying? They said: O Allah, no. He said: You claim that he is a poet. Have you ever seen him utter poetry? They said: No. He said: Then you claim that he is a liar. Have you ever caught him in any lie? They said: No." Quraysh said to al-Walid: "Then what is he?" He thought within himself, then looked, then(6) frowned, and said: "He is nothing but a sorcerer. [Have you not seen him separate a man from his wife, his family, his children and his clients? So he is a sorcerer](7), and what he says is magic." That is His saying, Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed he thought and plotted" [74:18] up to His saying, Exalted, Mighty and Majestic: "This is nothing but magic that is passed down" [74:24]. Surat al-Qiyamah
(4) Recorded by al-Tabari in his Tafsir 29/152, al-Hakim 2/506 and 507 through Muhammad ibn Ali with this chain, and al-Bayhaqi in al-Dala'il 2/198. Al-Hakim said: "Sound according to the standard of al-Bukhari, though they did not record it," and al-Dhahabi did not object to him. This is questionable, for al-Dabari's hearing from Abd al-Razzaq was after he went blind, and Imam Ahmad stated that whoever heard from him after his blindness, his narration from him is weak.
(1) Imam Ahmad stated that whoever heard from him after his blindness, his narration from him is weak. Tafsir al-Tabari 29/152, Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim 10/3382 (19031), and Zad al-Masir 8/403 and 404.
74:26-37

Saqar and Its Nineteen Keepers

The denier is threatened with Saqar, a blazing fire that spares none. Nineteen are appointed over it as a trial: to confirm believers, clarify matters for the People of the Book, and expose the doubts of the sick-hearted and disbelievers—while God guides whom He wills.

74:38-48

Why People Enter Hell

Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns, except the people of the right. In Paradise they question the criminals, who admit they neglected prayer, ignored the needy, indulged in vain talk, and denied the Day of Judgment—until death came; no intercession will benefit them.

74:49-56

Turning Away from the Reminder

The disbelievers flee the reminder like startled wild donkeys, each demanding personal scriptures. They do not truly fear the Hereafter. The Qur’an is a reminder, but none will take heed except by God’s will; He alone is worthy of reverence and forgiveness.

75. Al-Qiyāmah

The Resurrection
75:1-6

Oaths of Resurrection and the Self-Reproaching Soul

God swears by the Day of Resurrection and the self-reproaching soul, affirming His power to resurrect and noting humanity’s desire to persist in sin.

Context · al-Wahidi

Verse 75:3 came down about Adi ibn Rabiah, according to a report al-Wahidi gives without naming an authority. Adi came to the Prophet and asked him when the Day of Resurrection would come and what it would be like. The Prophet told him. Adi replied that even if he saw that day with his own eyes, he would not believe the Prophet or have faith in it, and asked whether Allah would really gather these bones together. Allah then revealed this verse.

Source text (1 entry)
The words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "Does man think that We will not gather his bones?" [75:3].It was revealed about Adi(1) ibn Rabi'ah. That was because he came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: Tell me about the Day of Resurrection. When will it be? And how will its affair and its state be? So the Prophet (peace be upon him) informed him of that. He said: Even if I saw that Day with my own eyes, I would not believe you, O Muhammad, nor would I believe in it. Will Allah gather these bones?! So Allah, Exalted is He, sent down this verse (2). Surat al-Insan (3)
75:7-15

The Terror of the Last Day

Scenes of the Final Hour are described and the futile flight from God is denied; each person will be shown their deeds and cannot hide from their own testimony.

75:16-19

Revelation Preserved and Explained

The Prophet is told not to rush in recitation; God guarantees the Qur’an’s collection and recitation and will clarify its meaning.

75:20-25

Two Faces on Judgment Day

People are contrasted: some love the fleeting world, while others will have radiant faces looking toward their Lord, and some will be shadowed by dread of ruin.

75:26-33

Death’s Agony and a Life of Denial

The moment of death is portrayed and the return to God is affirmed; the condemned are those who rejected truth, turned away, and persisted in arrogance.

75:34-40

Proof of Resurrection from Creation

A stern warning is repeated, then God’s power is argued from human origins—created from a drop, formed and paired—showing He can surely raise the dead.

76:1-3

Human Origin and the Test

Humankind is created from a mixed drop and tested; God grants hearing and sight and shows the path of gratitude or denial.

76:4-22

Reward of the Righteous

The righteous are described by their devotion and charity, and are promised Paradise’s comforts, honor, and a pure reward from their Lord.

Context · al-Wahidi

Al-Wahidi reports from Ibn Abbas that 76:8 and the verses after it came down about Ali ibn Abi Talib. Ali hired himself out for a night to water palm trees in return for some barley. His household cooked it in three batches. As each batch was ready, they gave it away: first to a poor man, then to an orphan, then to a captive from the idolaters. They went hungry that day. Al-Fahl gives no grade for this chain. He notes that al-Qurtubi rejected a related story about Ali, Fatimah and their servant girl as unsound.

Source text (1 entry)
His words, Mighty and Majestic: "And they feed, for love of Him, the needy..." [to the end of the verses] [76:8].Ata said, from Ibn Abbas(4): That was because Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) once hired himself out to water palm trees for a night in return for some barley. He worked until morning, took the barley and ground a third of it. From it they made something to eat called khazirah. When it was fully cooked a needy man came, and they brought the food out to him. Then he prepared the second third. When it was fully cooked an orphan came and asked, and they fed him. Then he prepared the remaining third. When it was fully cooked a captive from among the polytheists came and asked(5), and they fed him. They went hungry that day. So these verses were sent down about them(6). Surat Abasa
(4) Cited by al-Baghawi in his Tafsir 5/191 (2306), al-Khazin 7/191-192, and al-Suyuti in al-Durr al-Manthur 8/371. There are other occasions in the Tafsir of al-Qurtubi 8/6921, where he says: al-Naqqash, al-Tha'labi, al-Qushayri and more than one of the exegetes have mentioned, in the story of Ali, Fatimah and their maidservant, a hadith that is neither sound nor established, related by Layth from Mujahid from Ibn Abbas. He then cites it on pages 6921-6925 and quotes al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi as saying: This is an embellished, forged hadith...
76:23-26

Steadfastness and Worship

The Prophet is assured of the Qur’an’s revelation and commanded to be patient, obey God, and remember Him in prayer day and night.

76:27-28

Worldliness vs. Accountability

People who prefer the fleeting world are warned of a heavy Day; God created and can replace them as He wills.

76:29-31

A Reminder and Divine Will

The message is a reminder for whoever chooses the path to God, yet none will choose without God’s will; He admits whom He wills to mercy and punishes wrongdoers.

77. Al-Mursalāt

The Emissaries
77:1-19

Oaths and the Inevitable Judgment

A series of divine oaths affirms the coming Day of Decision, warning deniers through reminders of past destructions and the refrain: woe to those who deny.

77:20-28

Creation as Proof

Human creation from a humble fluid and the earth’s provision are cited as signs of God’s power, followed by a warning to those who deny.

77:29-45

The Fate of the Guilty and the Reward of the Righteous

The guilty are driven toward scorching fire, smoke, and punishment for their denial, while the righteous enjoy shade, springs, and fruits as reward for their deeds.

77:46-50

A Final Warning to Deniers

A brief call to enjoy life briefly is followed by a stern woe to the deniers, who refuse to submit, and a concluding question about what message they will believe after this.