At-Tur Explained
| Number: | 52 |
| Number-3: | 052 |
| Aṭ-Ṭūr |
| Name-Ar: | الطور |
| Name-En: | The Mount |
| Prev Sura: | Quran 51 |
| Next Sura: | Quran 53 |
| Classification: | Meccan |
| Othernames: | The Mountain, Mount Sinai |
| Juz: | 27 |
| Rukus: | 2 |
| Verses: | 49 |
| Words: | 312 |
| Letters: | 1324 |
| Audio: | Chapter 52, At-Tur (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3 |
At-Tur [1] (Arabic: الطور, ; The Mount) is the 52nd chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 49 verses (ayat). The surah opens with the oath of Allah swearing by the Mount,[2] which some believe is Mount Sinai, where the Tawrat was revealed to Musa. The chapter takes its name from "the mount" (ṭūr) mentioned in verse 1.
The surah addresses many of the arguments put to the Prophet by the disbelievers of Mecca (verse 29 ff.). The bliss that will be enjoyed by the believers is contrasted to the torments of Hell, and the Prophet is urged to bide his time, to continue to deliver his message, and to wait with confidence for God's judgement. God swears by, among other things, Mount Sinai, that the Day of Judgement is inevitable.[3]
Summary
- 1-8 Oaths by various objects that the judgment-day will come
- 9-16 The terrors of the unbelievers in that day
- 17-28 The bliss of Paradise described
- 29-34 Muhammad not a soothsayer, madman, poet, or impostor
- 35-47 Unbelievers reproved for their ignorance and idolatry
- 42-43 Plots of the enemies of Muhammad exposed
- 44-47 Muhammad to leave the idolaters to their fate
- 48-49 Muhammad exhorted to praise and trust the Lord [4]
External links
- Q52:1, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com
Notes and References
- Web site: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Tur . Quran 4 U. Ibn Kathir (d.1373). Ibn Kathir. 17 February 2020.
- https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/52/1/ Q52:1
- https://archive.today/20131226123623/http://www.quranse.org/QueryEngine/index.php?Cmd=P&FromCmd=AS&b=Qur&c=52&v1=1&v2=49&DP=1&DG=1&QtID3=frchiadmi&QtID4=pickthall&BtID0=esv&BL=en Surah At-Tur (complete text in Arabic with English and French translations)
- Book: Wherry . Elwood Morris . Elwood Morris Wherry . A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes . 1896 . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co . London.
