Qaf (surah)
Qaf (Arabic: ق, "the letter qāf") is the 50th sura of the Qur'an with 45 ayat. The sura that opens with the single discrete Arabic letter QĀF.
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Position | Juzʼ 26 |
| No. of Rukus | 3 |
| No. of verses | 45 |
| No. of words | 373 |
| No. of letters | 1507 |
| Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | Qāf |
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The name of the sura is taken from the letter Qaf at the beginning of the first verse. Where Qaf is the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Contents
Surah (chapter) "Qaf" deals predominantly with the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. Both concepts are amongst the hardest for disbelievers (both, from older times to modernity) to wrap their heads and hearts around. This Surah (chapter) delivers piercing arguments and vivid scenes of the Day of Judgement to shake off that crucial mistake the disbelievers make. Reference is made to previous generations of disbelievers as warnings,[1] to the disbelievers in Makkah and as well as to all humanity to come till the end of times. The dead earth coming to life after rain is cited as a methodology of how God will bring the dead to life again.[2] Emphasis is placed on the powerlessness of man on the Day of Judgement [3] The surah both opens and closes with mention of the honor and key role of Quran. This chapter is thematically linked with the previous one because the previous chapter teaches the etiquette among Muslims, and this one teaches the proper behaviors for non-believers. It is thematically linked with the next chapter through increasing reference to the Hereafter; the primary subject of the next chapter.
