An-Naba

Sura 78 of the Quran
النبأ; An-Naba; The Tidings
	Arabic text; English translation;
Classification	Meccan
No. of Rukus	2
No. of verses	40
No. of words	174
No. of letters	796

The News [1] (Arabic: النبأ‎, an-nabaʼ,[2] aka "The Tidings", "The Announcement") is the seventy-eighth chapter (surah) of the Quran. Its forty verses (ayat) are divided into two equal parts of twenty verses each.

The first twenty verses discuss the wonders of the worldly creation (the earth, plants, the peace of night, the mountains and rain); Q78:1-5 Unbelievers shall yet learn the truth of the resurrection; 78:6-16 God the Creator and Preserver of all things. [Q78:17-20] describes Judgment-day scenes.[3]

The latter twenty verses are about the eternal wonders and horrors of the next world with the raging sinner (the Arabic root TGY "tageena" is used) being punished starkly opposed with the rewarding of dutiful believers (the Arabic root WQY "mutaqeena" is employed as a poetic parataxis to TGY) in paradise.[4]

Hadith

Abu Ishaq narrated from Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, from Ibn Abbas who said: "Abu Bakr [may Allah be pleased with him] said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You have become gray.' He said: 'I have gone gray from Hud (surah), Al-Waqi'a, Al-Mursalat and `Amma Yatasa'alun (An-Naba) and Idhash-Shamsu Kuwwirat (At-Takwir).'"[5]

gollark: I mean, generally, most people will be neutral, because that's basically how neutral is defined.

gollark: Well, it doesn't have a neutral option.

gollark: φ

gollark: > In Murphy's law terms, the SCUE is the thing that can and will go wrong. The most useless of underlings, the SCUE is the last person you want on your team. They cannot follow or understand instructions; they can find the best way to sabotage your efforts with the precision of an idiot savant. There is a good case for shooting thme on sight, but it is usually better to pay them to work for your competition. (Example: Toad).

gollark: So you're SCUE?

References

George Sale translation
Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Naba". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
Rev. E. M. WHERRY, M.A. A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes
An-Naba at Sacred Texts
Jami` at-Tirmidhi English reference: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3297 Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 3609

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[1] George Sale translation

[Quran_4_U-2] Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Naba". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[3] Rev. E. M. WHERRY, M.A. A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes

[4] An-Naba at Sacred Texts

[5] Jami` at-Tirmidhi English reference: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3297 Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 3609