An-Naba or The News (, ''an-nabaʼ'', also known as "The Tidings", "The Announcement") is the seventy-eighth chapter (

surah A ''surah'' (; ; ) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. There are 114 ''suwar'' in the Quran, each divided into ayah, verses (). The ''suwar'' are of unequal length; the shortest ''surah'' (al-Kawthar) has only three verses, while ...

) of the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

, with forty '' ayat'' or verses.

Summary

The first twenty verses discuss the wonders of the worldly creation (the earth, plants, the peace of night, the mountains and rain); the final twenty verses are about the eternal wonders and horrors of the next world, with the raging sinner (the Arabic

triliteral root The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or " radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal roots are used in the formation of actual words by adding the vowel ...

TGY "taagheena" is used) being punished starkly opposed with the rewarding of dutiful believers in paradise. The Arabic triliteral root WQY "muttaqeena" is employed as a poetic

parataxis Parataxis (from , "act of placing side by side"; from παρα, ''para'' "beside" + τάξις, ''táxis'' "arrangement") is a literary technique in writing or speaking that favors short, simple sentences without conjunctions, or sentences coor ...

to TGY).

Ayat (Verses)

:1-5 Unbelievers shall yet learn the truth of the resurrection :6-16 God the Creator and Preserver of all things :17-20 Judgment-day scenes described :21-30 The recompense of unbelievers in hell described :31-37 The joys of believers in

Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of human ...

described :37-38 No

intercessor Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying on behalf of others, or asking a saint in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others. The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Timothy specified that intercession prayers should be made ...

except by God’s permission :39-40 Sinners exhorted to flee from the day of wrath

Hadith

* Abu Ishaq narrated from

Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ibn Hisham (; –634 or 636) was an opponent-turned companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a military commander in the Ridda wars and the Muslim conquest of Syria. In the latter campaign, he was killed fighting the By ...

, from

Ibn Abbas ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest Tafsir#Conditions, mufassir of the Quran, Qur'an. ...

who said: "

Abu Bakr Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...

ay Allah be pleased with himsaid: 'O Messenger of Allah! You have become gray.' He said: 'I have gone gray from

Hud (surah) Hud (, ) is the 11th chapter (''Surah'') of the Quran and has 123 verses ('' ayat''). It relates in part to the prophet Hud. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''asbāb al-nuzūl''), it is an earlier "Meccan sura ...

Al-Waqi'a Al-Wāqiʻa (; "The Inevitable" or "The Event") is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Muslims believe it was revealed in Mecca (see Meccan surah), specifically around 7 years before the Hijrah (622), the migration of Muhammad to Medina. T ...

Al-Mursalat Al-Mursalāt (, "The Emissaries", "Winds Sent Forth") is the 77th chapter (sura) of the Quran, with 50 verses. The chapter takes its name from the word Al-Mursalāt in the first verse. The subject is seen to provide evidence that it was reveale ...

and `Amma Yatasa'alun (An-Naba) and Idhash-Shamsu Kuwwirat (

At-Takwir At-Takwīr (, literally "The Turning Into a Sphere") is the eighty-first chapter (''sura'') of the Qur'an, with 29 verses (''ayat''). It tells about the signs of the coming of the day of judgement in Islam. Summary *1-14 The terrible signs of th ...

).'"

Jami` at-Tirmidhi ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' () is the fourth hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by Islamic scholar al-Tirmidhi in (250–270 AH). Title The full title of the compilation is (). It is shortened to , , , or . The te ...

English reference: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3297 Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 3609

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Sahih International translation The Saheeh International translation is an English-language translation of the Quran that has been used by numerous Muslims, including Islam's most conservative adherents. Published by the Publishing House (dar), ''dar Abul Qasim in'' Saudi Arab ...

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