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Chapter 21

The Prophetsal-Anbiyāʾ ( الأنبياء )

112 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that mentions the names of sixteen of The Prophets and Mary, illustrating the unity of the divine message. Accounts of several prophets (anbiyāʾ) appear in this surah from verse 48 ff., hence its name. The surah stresses that fact that Muḥammad is a man like earlier prophets, and has been given the same message to declare the unity of God. It warns the disbelievers of the approaching Judgement from which there is no escape.«

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Syed V. Ahamed: In the Name of Allah, the All Merciful, the Ever Merciful; (Ar-Rahmán Ar-Raheem);

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اقتَرَبَ لِلنّاسِ حِسابُهُم وَهُم في غَفلَةٍ مُعرِضونَ

Syed V. Ahamed

Nearer and nearer comes to mankind the Accounting of their (actions); Yet they do not listen and they turn away with carelessness.