Qaf (surah)
Qaf (Arabic: ق, the letter qāf, is the 50th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 45 verses (āyāt). The name is taken from the single discrete Quranic "mysterious letter" qāf that opens the chapter.
| ق Qāf Qaf | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Meccan |
| Position | Juzʼ 26 |
| No. of Rukus | 3 |
| No. of verses | 45 |
| No. of words | 373 |
| No. of letters | 1507 |
| Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | Qāf ق |
| Quran |
|---|
 |
|
Summary
- 1 K.[1] The letter qāf [2]
- 2-4 The unbelievers wonder at the doctrine of the resurrection
- 5-6 This wonder due to their unbelief
- 7-12 God’s works a proof of his power to raise the dead
- 13-14 The Quraish warned by the fate of other nations who rejected their prophets
- 15 God not so exhausted by the creation that he cannot raise the dead [3]
- 16 God nearer man than his jugular vein [4] [3]
- 16-17 Angels record all human thoughts and actions
- 18-20 Death and judgment shall overtake all men
- 21-22 The testimony of the two angels shall condemn the unbelievers
- 23-25 God shall cast the wicked into hell
- 26-28 The devils shall disclaim the idolaters in hell
- 29 Hell shall be filled with the wicked
- 30-34 Paradise shall receive the true believers
- 35-36 Former generations destroyed as a warning to the people of Makkah
- 37 The heavens and the earth created in six days
- 38-43 Muhammad exhorted to patience with unbelievers
- 44-45 Muhammad not sent to compel men to believe, but only to warn them [3]
Concepts "Qaf" deals with include the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement.
See also
References
- George Sale translation
- Lumbard, J: Study Quran:
- Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Q50:16 We are closer to them than (their) jugular vein (Translation (2015) by Dr. Mustafa Khattab) Huzaima Bukhari Opinion, Daily Times, 12 December 2020
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.