,
Ali beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the presence of
Muhammad and his
companions. •
1-2 The dreadful character of the
Judgement Day •
3-4 Nadr ibn al-Harith rebuked for his infidelity •
5-7 Proofs of the doctrine of the
resurrection •
8-10 Abu Jahl's obstinate infidelity and its punishment •
11-13 Hypocrites exposed and rebuked •
14 God will reward the
righteous •
15-16 God will cause Muhammad and the Quran to triumph •
17 God will judge between the followers of conflicting faiths •
۩ 18 All creatures
praise God •
19-24 The awful fate of
unbelievers contrasted with the joy of
believers •
25-26 Profaners of the
Kaabah will be punished •
27 God appointed the site of the Kaabah an abode for Abraham •
28-32 The
pilgrimage to Makkah instituted for Muslims •
32-35 Rites to be observed by the
pilgrims •
36 Sacrifices appointed for the professors of every religion •
37 The humble believer encouraged •
38-39 The sacrifices at Madína symbolical of obedience to God •
40-43 War against infidels permitted when in self-defence •
44-45 All
God's prophets have been accused of imposture •
46-47 Infidels blind to God's judgments on the ungodly •
48-49 Though God is forbearing he will punish unbelievers •
50 Muhammad a public preacher •
51-52 Reward and punishment of believers and infidels •
53-55 All prophets have been subject to Satanic deception •
56-58 The unbelievers incorrigible, but God will judge between them and the righteous •
59-60 Blessed condition of the Muhájjarín and martyrs •
61 Revenge of personal injuries permitted •
62-67 God the Creator and Preserver of all things •
68 Professors of other religions not to dispute with Muhammad •
69-70 How Muhammad should treat those who dispute with him •
71 The Omniscient God has decreed all things •
72 Idolaters have no proof from God for their idolatry •
73 Unbelievers (Quraish) ready to use violence towards the Muslims •
74 The Makkan idols unable to keep the flies off themselves •
75 Idolaters have a low estimate of the power of God •
76 God chooses messengers from among men and angels •
۩ 77 God
knoweth all things, and all shall return to him •
78 True believers exhorted to worship God and to fight in defence of his religion. Muslims exhorted to be steadfast in the faith of their father
Abraham ==Background==