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Sura 21
Aya 1

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

Salomon Keyzer: In naam van den lankmoedigen en albarmhartigen God.

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اقتَرَبَ لِلنّاسِ حِسابُهُم وَهُم في غَفلَةٍ مُعرِضونَ

Salomon Keyzer

De tijd nadert, waarop de bewoners van Mekka rekenschap zullen moeten afleggen, en nochtans zijn zij achteloos en hebben zich van de overdenking daarvan afgewend.