Al-Ahqaf

Surat Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes) is the 40th sura of the Qur'an with 35 ayat. v t e

Surat Al-Ahqaf ( ) (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes) is the 46th sura of the Qur'an with 35 ayat . English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Qur'an - Al-Ahqaf v t e Prophet is ordained to relate to the people of Quraish not to worship other gods, but only Allah, the One and Only: (20) And remember (Hûd), brother of 'Ad, when he warned his people in Al-Ahqâf…: "Worship none but Allâh; truly, I fear for you the torment of a mighty Day” --- when they disobeyed and did not listen to the Messenger (brother of Ad) everything was destroyed. Allah says in (25) : “…Thus do We recompense the people who are Mujrimeen (guilty)!” --- The Quraish were supposed to take a lesson from what happened to the people of Al-Ahqaf (the Wind curved Sandills) [ss]

Surat Al-Ahqaf ( , "The winding sand tracts") is the 46th sura of the Qur'an with 35 ayat . This is the seventh and last Surah of the Ha Mim series. Abdullah Yusuf Ali an Indian Islamic scholar " introduces the surah as "All Creation has a purpose behind it: Truth and Revelation will be vindicated, and those who question it will be undone by the very means by which they set such sore: the righteous should wait in patience and constancy".

46th chapter of the Qur'an "Q46" redirects here. Al-Aḥqāf ( , "the sand dunes" or "the winding sand tracts") is the 46th chapter ( surah ) of the Qur'an with 35 verses ( ayat ). This is the seventh and last chapter starting with the letters ha-mim . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is one of the late Meccan chapters , except for verse 10 and possibly a few others which Muslims believe were revealed in Medina . The chapter covers various topics: It warns against those who reject the Quran, and reassures those who believe; it instructs Muslims to be virtuous towards their parents; it tells of the Prophet Hud and the punishment that befell his people, and it advises Muhammad to be patient in delivering his message of Islam. A passage in chapter 15, which talks about a child's gestation and weaning, became the basis by which some Islamic jurists determined that the minimum threshold of fetal viability in Islamic law would be about 25 weeks. The name of the chapter comes from verse 21, where Hud is said to have warned his people "by the sand dunes" ( bī al-Ahqaf ).

46th chapter of the Qur'an Folio from the Qur'an manuscript with first verses of the chapter Al-Ahqaf. The title and verse count at the beginning of chapter are written in gold in a rectangular panel with a marginal tassel. Middle East or North Africa, late 9th - early 10th century. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art Al-Ahqaf ( Arabic : الأحقاف , al-aḥqāf ; meaning: "the sand dunes" or "the winding sand tracts") is the 46th chapter ( surah ) of the Qur'an with 35 verses ( ayat ). This is the seventh and last chapter starting with the Muqattaʿat letters Hāʼ Mīm . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is one of the late Meccan chapters , except for verse 10 and possibly a few others which Muslims believe were revealed in Medina . The chapter covers various topics: It warns against those who reject the Quran, and reassures those who believe; it instructs Muslims to be virtuous towards their parents; it tells of the Prophet Hud and the punishment that befell his people, and it advises Muhammad to be patient in delivering his message of Islam. A passage in verse 17, which talks about a child's gestation and weaning, became the basis by which some Islamic jurists determined that the minimum threshold of fetal viability in Islamic law would be about 25 weeks. The name of the chapter comes from verse 21, where Hud is said to have warned his people "by the sand dunes" ( bī al-Ahqaf ).