Explanation
Breakdown
- 1-2 The Quran a revelation from God
- 3-5 Muhammad a warner and a preacher of goodness
- 6 Infidels cannot hide their sin from God
- 7-8 God the Creator and Preserver of all creatures
- 8 The resurrection rejected by the infidels as sorcery
- 9 They scoff at threatened punishment
- 10-11 Mercy and judgment alike disregarded by infidels
- 12 Those who persevere in good works shall be rewarded
- 13 The unbelievers demand a sign from heaven
- 14 Muhammad charged with forging the Qurán
- 14-15 He challenges the infidels to produce ten chapters like it, or to become Muslims
- 16-17 The miserable fate of those who live for this present world
- 18 Moses and the Jews attest the truth of the Qurán
- 19-23 The maligners of prophets shall be cursed
- 24 The blessed portion of believers
- 25 Similitudes of believers and unbelievers
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