At-Tur
( ar, الطور, ; The Mount) is the
52nd chapter (''
sūrah'') of the
Quran with 49 verses (''
ayat''). The surah opens with the oath of the
Allah
Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...
swearing by the Mount, which some believe is
Mount Sinai, where the
Tawrat was revealed to
Musa. The chapter takes its name from "the mount" (''ṭūr'') mentioned in verse 1.
The surah 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
In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict 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
The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
is inevitable.
Summary
*1-8 Oaths by various objects that the judgment-day will come
*9-16 The terrors of the unbelievers in that day
*17-28 The bliss of Paradise described
*29-34 Muhammad not a soothsayer, madman, poet, or impostor
*35-47 Unbelievers reproved for their ignorance and idolatry
*42-43 Plots of the enemies of Muhammad exposed
*44-47 Muhammad to leave the idolaters to their fate
*48-49 Muhammad exhorted to praise and trust the Lord
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References
External links
Q52:1 50+ translations, islamawakened.com
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Tur
Sacred mountains
Hebrew Bible mountains
Midian
Moses