Revealed at Mecca

53 Verses in 5 Sections

(According to Abdullah Ibn Abbas this Chapter is Makki with the exception of its Verses 23-26 which were revealed in Madina)

Sections of Surah Ash-Shu’ra

1. God (alone) the Protector.

2. The Book and the Balance.

3. The recompense for the apostolic labours.

4. Patience and pardon, commended.

5. Mankind warned

Important Topics

1. God’s are the treasures of the heavens and earth. It is He alone who amplifies and straitens the provision of sustenance (Verse 12)

2. People got divided into sects and groups out of envy among themselves only after having come unto them the guidance (Verse 14)

3. God sent down the Book and the Scale (Verse 17)

4. The recompense for the apostleship of the Holy Prophet, is nothing but the love of his nearest relatives (Verse 23)

5. The All-Merciful Lord accepts ‘Tawba’, i.e., repentance and bypasses the sins of his servants (Verse 25)

6. Whatever provisions of the world one may possess, they are scanty and what is with God for the righteous, is better and more abiding (Verse 36)

7. Those who shun the major sins, particularly commended by God (Verse 37)

8. The believers to manage their personal affairs with consultation among themselves (Verse 38)

9. Whenever man tastes the mercy from God, he is happy, and when his own doings bring him any affliction, he turns ungrateful (Verse 48)