About Surah An-Naml

Detailing Solomon’s magnificent dominion more extensively than anywhere else in the Quran, the 48th Makkan revelation challenges material arrogance. Revealed between al-Shuʿarā’ and al-Qaṣaṣ, it contrasts a prophet-led kingdom that commanded birds and ants with the destroyed civilization of Thamūd. Because it uniquely names these creatures, the text is titled The Ant or The Hoopoe, though some simply call it Sūrat Sulaymān.

The narrative opens by affirming its divine origin, challenging deniers with Moses before turning to the extraordinary knowledge of Dāwūd and Sulaymān. Moving through the kingdom of Saba and its queen, the focus shifts to warn of Thamūd's collapse. From these ruins, the verses pivot to prove the Resurrection, dismantling false claims to the unseen and detailing the signs of the Last Hour.

The argument concludes by positioning the Quran as a guardian over earlier scriptures, clarifying the disputes of the Israelites. The revelation lands on a final command to the Prophet to persist in conveying the message, leaving the assurance that Allah observes all actions and the signs of truth will inevitably be witnessed.

Surah 27 Juz 19 93 verses

An-Naml

The Ant Meccan

027

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

27:1

Ta Sin These are the verses of the Quran––a scripture that makes things clear;

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27:2

a guide and joyful news for the believers

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27:3

who keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and believe firmly in the life to come.

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27:4

As for those who do not believe in the life to come, We have made their deeds seem alluring to them, so they wander blindly:

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27:5

it is they who will have the worst suffering, and will be the ones to lose most in the life to come.

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27:6

You [Prophet] receive the Quran from One who is all wise, all knowing.

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27:7

Moses said to his family, ‘I have seen a fire. I will bring you news from there, or a burning stick for you to warm yourselves.’

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27:8

When he reached the fire, a voice called: ‘Blessed is the person near this fireand those around it; may God be exalted, the Lord of the Worlds.

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27:9

Moses, I am God, the Mighty, the Wise.

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