Al-Mursalat

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Al-Mursalat is the 77th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for its vivid oaths and powerful descriptions of the Day of Judgment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Al-Mursalat canonical 3
Al Mursalat 1
Al-Mursalat (the emissaries) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
chapter of the Qur'an
surah of the Qur'an
addressesAudience deniers of the Hereafter
people of Quraysh
arabicTitle المرسلات
ayahCount 50
canonicalStatus part of the standard Qur'anic canon
classification short Meccan surah
containsOaths yes
englishMeaning Those Sent Forth
englishTransliteration Al-Mursalat self-link
focus accountability
certainty of resurrection
contrast between believers and disbelievers
followedBy An-Naba
juz 29
keyMessage God’s power is evident in creation
denial of the Hereafter leads to ruin
the Day of Decision is inevitable
language Arabic
mentions creation of humans from a despised fluid
destruction of earlier nations
scenes of Hell
scenes of Paradise
name Al-Mursalat self-link
numberOfVerses 50
oathsAbout angels
clouds
winds sent forth
openingWord Wal-mursalati
partOf MushafAl-MadinahOrder
surface form: Mushaf al-Madina arrangement
placeOfRevelation Mecca
precededBy Al-Insan
recitationUsage recited in daily prayers
recited in night prayers
refrain Wailun yawma-idhin lil-mukadhibin
refrainTranslation Woe that Day to the deniers
religion Islam
revealedTo Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
scripture Quran
surface form: Qur'an
subjectOf Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir)
surahNumber 77
theme Day of Judgment
divine oaths
punishment of deniers
reward of the righteous
verseStyle emphatic
rhythmic

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Mursalat name Al-Mursalat
Al-Mursalat name Al-Mursalat self-link
Al-Mursalat englishTransliteration Al-Mursalat self-link
The Emissaries hasKeyTerm Al-Mursalat
this entity surface form: Al-Mursalat (the emissaries)
An Naba followsSurah Al-Mursalat
this entity surface form: Al Mursalat