About Surah Al-Mursalaat
The Arabic name of Surah Al-Mursalaat is المرسلات, also written Al-Mursalat. Al-Mursalat means “Those Sent Forth” (quran.com: “The Emissaries”). The name comes from the first word of the surah. It was revealed in Makkah, so it is counted among the Makki surahs. In the revelation-order list used by quran.com, it is number 33 of 114. In the order of the Mushaf it comes after Surah Al-Insan and before Surah An-Naba.
Main Themes of Surah Al-Mursalaat
The surah affirms the Resurrection with arguments drawn from nature, human history and the human being’s own creation.
- The surah affirms the Resurrection and the Hereafter and warns of what follows from denying or accepting them.
- The system of the winds is offered as evidence that the Creator is able to bring about the Resurrection.
- The Resurrection is not something to be produced on demand for those who mock it; it will come at its fixed time.
- Human history, human birth and the structure of the earth are all presented as evidence that the Hereafter is possible and part of Allah’s wisdom.
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