Surah Al-Hijr
15th chapter of the Qur'an
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Surah Al-Hijr (Arabic: الحجر, lit. 'The Stoneland'), is the fifteenth surah of the Qur'an, the religious book of Muslims. This Surah was revealed in Makkah and has 99 verses.[1]
| الحجر Al-Ḥijr The Stoneland | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Al-Hijr Valley |
| Position | Juzʼ 14 |
| Hizb no. | 27 |
| No. of Rukus | 6 |
| No. of verses | 99 |
| Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
 Al-Hijr or Mada'in Salih | |
  Shown within Saudi Arabia | |
| Alternate name | Al-Hijr ٱلْحِجْر Hegra |
|---|---|
| Location | Al Madinah Region, Al-Hejaz, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 26°47′30″N 37°57′10″E / 26.79167°N 37.95278°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Official name | Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâ’in Sâlih) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1293 |
| Region | Arab States |
Summary
change- 1-3 Unbelievers will one day wish themselves Muslims
- 4-5 Every nation has its day of grace
- 6 Muhammad charged with demoniacal possession by the disbelievers (the Quraish)
- 7 The unbelievers say a true prophet would have come with a company of angels
- 8 Angels are not sent to gratify curiosity, but to minister judgment
- 9 God the author and preserver of the Quran
- 10-11 The former prophets were laughed to scorn
- 12-15 The scoffing Quraish judicially blinded
- 16-20 God declares his glory in the heaven and the earth
- 21-22 He is active in every part of Nature
- 23-25 He is the God of life, death, and judgment
- 26-29 God says Men created of clay—the Jinn of fire
- 29-33 Iblís among the angels refuses to worship Adam
- 34-38 He is cursed and respited until the judgment
- 39-40 Satan declares to God his purpose to seduce men
- 41-42 The elect are safe from Satan’s power
- 43-44 The seven gates of hell will receive Satan’s followers
- 45-50 Paradise joys in store for true believers
- 51-77 The story of Abraham and Lot
- 78-79 The unbelieving Midianites are destroyed
- 80-81 The scoffing inhabitants of Al Hajr reject their prophets though accompanied with miracles
- 82-84 Rock-hewn houses fail to save them
- 85-86 The heaven and earth created in righteousness
- 87 Command to repeat the seven verses (Al-Fatiha)
- 88-90 Muhammad not to envy the prosperity of infidels
- 91-93 The enemies of God will surely be punished
- 94-96 Muhammad commanded to preach boldly
- 97-99 He is exhorted to praise and serve God until death [2][3]
References
change- ↑ "Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah Al Hijr, Arabic English, HTMl, PDF, Free Download". www.quran4u.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bleyhesh al-Amri, Waleed (2019-06-13). "The rise of interventionist Quran translations". Arabic Translation Across Discourses. Routledge. pp. 9–26. doi:10.4324/9781351063388-2. ISBN 9781351063388. S2CID 197942165.
Other websites
change- Quran 15 Clear Quran translation
- Q15:87, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com