About Surah An-Naziaat
The Arabic name of Surah An-Naziaat is النازعات, also written An-Nazi’at. An-Nazi’at means “Those Who Pull Out” (quran.com: “Those Who Drag Forth”), a reference to the angels who take out souls at death. The name comes from the first word of the surah. It is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet’s migration to Madinah. In the revelation-order list used by quran.com, it is number 81 of 114. In the order of the Mushaf it comes after Surah An-Naba and before Surah ’Abasa.
Main Themes of Surah An-Naziaat
The surah affirms the Resurrection and warns against rejecting the Messenger, using the example of Moses and Pharaoh.
- Opening oaths by the angels who take souls and carry out Allah’s commands affirm that the Resurrection will happen.
- Raising the dead is not difficult for Allah: one jolt will end this world and a second will bring people back to life.
- The brief story of Moses and Pharaoh warns of the fate of those who reject a messenger.
- The surah asks whether recreating human beings is harder than creating the vast heavens, as an argument for life after death.
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