Surah As-Saaffaat

Chapter 37 · Verse 181 · Revealed in Makkah

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And peace upon the messengers.

Translation: Saheeh International

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Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Reflection — Ibn Kathir

Allah glorified Himself and states that He is far above what the lying wrongdoers say about Him;

Allah says:

سُبْحَـنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ

Reflection — Maarif ul Quran

Commentary

Surah As-Saffat has been concluded on these verses, and the truth of the matter is that it would take volumes to explain this beautiful finale. In sum, Allah Ta’ ala has compressed all subjects of this Surah in these three verses. The Surah began with a description of tauhid, the theme of the Oneness of Allah, the essence of which was that Allah Ta’ ala is free from everything the Mushriks attribute to Him. Accordingly, the first verse serves as an indicator of this very detailed subject. After that, described in the Surah there were events relating to the noble prophets. Accordingly, a hint towards these has been made in the second verse. After that, it was very openly and explicitly that the beliefs, doubts and objections of disbelievers were refuted, both in terms of report and reason and, along with that, it was also declared that supremacy will ultimately be the lot of the people of truth - and whoever listens to these statements with good sense and insight is bound to end up praising Allah Ta’ ala. Accordingly, it is on this note of praise for Allah that the Surah has been concluded.

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