Al-Humazah

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Al-Humazah is the 104th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for condemning slander, backbiting, and the hoarding of wealth.

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Label Occurrences
Al-Humazah canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the standard Uthmanic codex ⓘ
classification short surah ⓘ
emphasizes accountability in the Hereafter ⓘ
limits of worldly wealth ⓘ
Hizb 60 ⓘ
Juz 30 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mentionsConcept Weil (woe) ⓘ
counting wealth repeatedly ⓘ
crushing Fire of Hell ⓘ
false sense of security from wealth ⓘ
fire that reaches the hearts ⓘ
hoarding of wealth ⓘ
humazah (slanderer) ⓘ
lumazah (backbiter) ⓘ
pillars of outstretched flames ⓘ
punishment enclosing the sinners ⓘ
nameInArabic سورة الهمزة ⓘ
numberOfVerses 9 ⓘ
openingWords وَيْلٌ لِكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُمَزَةٍ ⓘ
partOf Quran ⓘ
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
positionInMushaf after Al-Asr ⓘ
before Al-Fil ⓘ
primaryTheme condemnation of hoarding wealth ⓘ
condemnation of slander and backbiting ⓘ
warning of divine punishment ⓘ
QuranChapterNumber 104 ⓘ
recitedIn daily Muslim prayers (salat) ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
subjectFocus attitude toward wealth ⓘ
ethics of speech ⓘ
moral and social behavior ⓘ
teaches that hoarded wealth will not grant immortality ⓘ
that misuse of wealth leads to punishment ⓘ
that slander and mockery are sinful ⓘ
transliteration Sūrat al-Humazah ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-Humazah
usedFor moral instruction in Islamic education ⓘ
verseRange 1-9 ⓘ
warnsAgainst arrogance due to wealth ⓘ
backbiting ⓘ
greed ⓘ
materialism ⓘ
mocking others ⓘ
slandering ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Humazah → name → Al-Humazah ⓘ
Al-‘Asr → precedesSurah → Al-Humazah ⓘ
The Elephant → followsSurah → Al-Humazah ⓘ