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74. Al-Muddaththir

The Cloaked OneMeccan
74:1

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

“O you who is wrapped up [in a cloak]!”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:2

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

“Stand up and warn.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:3

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

“And your Lord, glorify.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:4

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

“And your clothing, purify.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:5

وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ

“And uncleanliness, avoid.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:6

وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ

“And do not confer favor to acquire more.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

Revealed to Muhammad ﷺ after the pause in revelation, when Jibril appeared to him seated between heaven and earth.

74:7

وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ

“And persevere (be patient) for [the sake of] your Lord.”

The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

This is the strongest possible link: this ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir, the very revelation the post narrates receiving.

74:11

ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا

“And leave to me [O Prophet] the one I created all by Myself,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:12

وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

“and granted him abundant wealth,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:13

وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

“and children always by his side,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:14

وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا

“and made life very easy for him.”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:15

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

“Yet he is hungry for more.”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:16

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا

“But no! [For] he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:17

سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا

“I will make his fate unbearable,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:18

إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ

“for he contemplated and determined [a degrading label for the Quran].”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:19

فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

“May he be condemned! How evil was what he determined!”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:20

ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ

“May he be condemned even more! How evil was what he determined!”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

“Then he re-contemplated [in frustration],”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

“then frowned and scowled,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ

“then turned his back [on the Truth] and acted arrogantly,”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:24

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ

“saying, 'This [Quran] is nothing but magic from the ancients.”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:25

إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ

“This is no more than the word of a man.'”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:26

سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ

“Soon I will burn him in Saqar!”

Abu Jahal Pressures Al-Walid ibn al-Mughira to Denounce the Qur'an

This ayah is part of Surah al-Muddaththir's response to al-Walid ibn al-Mughira's private deliberations over how to denounce the Qur'an, described at this event -- classical tafsir identifies this passage (74:11-26) as addressing him directly.

74:42
The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

This ayah belongs to the same Surah al-Muddaththir whose opening verses (74:1-7) the Prophet ﷺ received at this event, describing the second revelation.

74:43
The Second Revelation (Surah al-Muddaththir)

This ayah belongs to the same Surah al-Muddaththir whose opening verses (74:1-7) the Prophet ﷺ received at this event, describing the second revelation.