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Chapter 52

The Mountal-Ṭūr ( الطور )

49 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by The Mount of Sinai, where the Torah was revealed to Moses. It takes its name from “the mount” (ṭūr) mentioned in verse 1. The surah which addresses many of the arguments put to the Prophet by the disbelievers of Mecca (verse 29 ff.). The bliss that will be enjoyed by the believers is contrasted to the torments of Hell, and the Prophet is urged to bide his time, to continue to deliver his message, and to wait with confidence for God’s judgement. God swears by, among other things, Mount Sinai, that the Day of Judgement is inevitable.«

The surah is also known as Mount Tur, The Mountain

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Yusuf Ali: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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وَالطّورِ

Yusuf Ali

By the Mount (of Revelation);1
  • The adjuration is by five things which we shall presently explain. An appeal is made to these five Signs in verses 1 to 6, and the certainty of future events is asserted in the most emphatic terms in verses 7 to 28, in three parts, viz., the coming of judgment and the passing away of this phenomenal world (verses 7- 10); the future ill consequences of ill-deeds done (verses 11-16); and future attainment of bliss and complete realisation of God’s love and mercy (verses 17- 28).