Al-Ḥijr () is the 15th ''

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'' ( chapter of the Quran). It has 99 āyāt (verses). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''

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''), it is an

Meccan surah A Meccan surah is, according to the timing and contextual background of their revelation ('' asbāb al-nuzūl'') within Islamic tradition, a chronologically earlier chapter ('' suwar'', singular ''sūrah'') of the Qur'an. The traditional chronolog ...

revealed during the mid period and received by

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shortly after chapter 12, ''

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'', during his last year in Mecca. Like other surahs of this period, it praises

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. Parts of Q15:4-74 are preserved in the

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. This surah takes its name from 80th verse (''āyah''), which refers to

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, a pre-Islamic archaeological site, also called Hegra (from ) or al-Ḥijr ().

Summary

:1-3 Unbelievers will one day wish themselves Muslims :4-5 Every nation has its day of grace :6 Muhammad charged with

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by the disbelievers (the

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) :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 revealer and preserver of the Quran :10-11 The former prophets were laughed to scorn :12-15 The scoffing Quraysh 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

Iblis Iblis (), alternatively known as Eblīs, also known as Shaitan, is the leader of the Shayatin, devils () in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of Jannah#Jinn, angels, and devils, heaven after refusing to prostrate himself bef ...

, unlike the

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s, refuses to prostrate to

Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, 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's conflict :78-79 The unbelieving

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ites are destroyed :80-81 The scoffing inhabitants of al Hijr 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 (

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) :88-90 Muhammad not to consider 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

Central Theme

This surah contains brief mentions of

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, and provides an admonition to the disbelievers. The primary subjects of the surah are: # cautioning the individuals who dismissed the message and # providing solace and support to Muhammad, The Quran never limits itself to mere rebuke; reproach and reprimand. It depends on its statute. The surah contains brief contentions for Tawhid and admonition in the tale of Adam and Satan.Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik (translator), Al-Qur'an, the Guidance for Mankind - English with Arabic Text (Hardcover)

Exegesis

15:9 Preservation of the Quran

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says, "God, may He be exalted, stated that He is the One Who revealed the

Dhikr (; ; ) is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God. It plays a central role in Sufism, and each Sufi order typically adopts a specific ''dhikr'', accompanied by specific ...

to him, which is the Qur'an, and He is protecting it from being changed or altered".

Notes

References

* Abdullah, A. (2011). Role of context and objectives of the Surah in shaping the episodes of the Qurʼanic narrative: the narrative of Lot as an example. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 28(4), 31–64. * Boullata, I. J. (2000). Literary structures of religious meaning in the Qurʼān. London: Curzon Pr. * Haggar, D. A.Repetition: A key to qur'anic style, structure and meaning. (Order No. AAI3447474, Dissertation Abstracts International, A: The Humanities and Social Sciences, 1661. * Neuwirth, A. (2000). Referentiality and textuality in Sūrat al-Hijr: Some observations on the Qur'anic "canonical process" and the emergence of a community. (pp. 143–172). Curzon. * Ohlander, E. S. (2010). Qur'anic studies. (pp. 81–93). De Gruyter.

External links

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