Surah Ash-Shu'ara

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara is the 26th chapter of the Quran, known for its poetic recounting of the stories of earlier prophets and the repeated emphasis on the divine origin of the revelation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah
chapter of the Quran
addressesAudience Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad

disbelievers of Mecca
classification Meccan surah
containsMuqattaat true
containsVerse verse about the poets and the misguiding poets (Quran 26:224–226)
emphasizes continuity of prophetic message
punishment of those who deny the truth
truthfulness of revelation
ultimate victory of the messengers
finalVersesTheme distinction between misguided poets and believers who remember God
hizb 37
38
39
40
juz 19
20
language Classical Arabic
locationOfRevelation Mecca
mentionsCommunity people of 'Ad
people of Lot
people of Madyan
linked to: Midian

people of Noah
people of Pharaoh
people of Thamud
mentionsProphet Abraham
Hud
Lot
Moses
Noah
Salih
Shu'ayb
linked to: Shuayb
muqattaat طسم
nameInArabic سورة الشعراء
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
nameInEnglish The Poets
numberOfVerses 227
openingVerse Ta-Sin-Mim
partOf the Quran
linked to: Quran
positionInMushaf after Surah Al-Furqan
before Surah An-Naml
primaryTheme affirmation of the divine origin of the Quran
consequences of rejecting God’s messengers
consolation and support for Prophet Muhammad
recurrentMotif repeated refrain about most people not believing
signs of God in history and creation
stories of earlier prophets
refrainText "And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful"
"Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers"
surahNumber 26

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Quran hasPart Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Surah Ash-Shu'ara nameInArabic سورة الشعراء
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Surah An-Naml precededBy Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Hud mentionedInSurah Surah Ash-Shu‘ara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Hud mentionedInSurah Surah Ash-Shuara
subject linked to: Prophet Hud
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Lut appearsInSurah Ash-Shu'ara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Prophet Salih mentionedIn Surah Ash-Shuara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Shu'ayb scripture Quran, Surah Ash-Shu'ara
subject linked to: Prophet Shu'ayb
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
People of Thamud quranicSurahMention Surah Ash-Shu'ara
subject linked to: people of Thamud
Salih hasStoryIn Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Lut quranicSurah Surah Ash-Shu'ara
subject linked to: Prophet Lut
The Poets hasTransliteration Ash-Shu'ara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
The Poets hasAlternativeEnglishTitle The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara)
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Lot appearsInSurah SurahAshShuara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
people of Lot describedIn Surah Ash-Shuara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Shuayb mentionedInSurah Surah Ash-Shu‘ara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
The Ant followsSurah Ash-Shu'ara
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara
ʿĀd mentionedIn Surah ash-Shu‘arā’
subject linked to: ‘Ad
linked to: Surah Ash-Shu'ara