Adh-Dhariyat (, ; The Winnowing Winds) is the 51st chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 60 verses (ayat). It mentions Abraham, Noah, and the day of judgment, and reiterates the essential Quranic message.
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.
Structure According to Angelika Neuwirth's literary analysis,Neuwirth’s literary analysis as related through Carl Ernst,Ernst, Carl W. (2011-12-05). How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations (p. 213). The University of North Carolina Press. Kindle Edition. sura 51, like many early Meccan suras, consists of a tripartite structure: I, 1– 23; II, 24– 46; III, 47– 60. These three sections can be seen in a 2016 translation, The Clear Quran, which breaks the entire Quran into smaller thematic sections. The sura can be further broken down as follows: Rider oaths (9 verses) and end-times with double portraits (14 verses), including four thematic sections in the Clear Quran entitled, "Judgement is inevitable", "Warning to the Deniers", "Good News for the Devout", and "God's Signs in creation".The Clear Quran, Mustafa Khattab 2016 The discourse of guests of Abraham (14 verses) and four other prophets (9 verses), including six thematic sections in the Clear Quran titled according to the prophet mentioned in the corresponding verses. God's creation (7 verses) and a warning (7 verses), including five thematic sections in the Clear Quran such as "God's Power of Creation" and "Warning to the Deniers".
Summary 1-6 Numerous oaths that the judgment will come 7-11 Oaths and curses relating to unbelievers 12-16 Doom of infidels and reward of true believers 17-19 The piety and charity of Muslims 20-22 God reveals himself in his work of providence 23 God swears by himself that the Qurán is true 24-30 The story of Abraham's entertaining angels 31-37 Story of the destruction of Sodom 38-46 Pharaoh, Ád, Thamúd, and the people of Noah destroyed for rejecting their prophets as impostors 47-49 God reveals himself to men in his works of creation 50-51 Makkans warned to leave their idols and to fly to God 52-53 Every apostle of God called a magician or madman 54-55 Muhammad to withdraw from idolaters and yet to admonish them for the sake of true believers 56-58 Men and genii created to serve God 59-60 Woe to unbelievers who injure the apostles of God
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