090- AL-BALAD
THE LAND
Most commentators consider al-Balad to be from the early Makkan period, although al-Suyūṭī and others maintain that it was revealed immediately after Sūrah 50, Qāf, in the middle of the Makkan period. A minority maintain that it is Madinan, or that all but the first four verses are Madinan. The sūrah takes its title from the mention of this land in the first verse. It begins with two oaths that lead into a discussion of the human condition (vv. 1–4). It then reproaches human beings for failing to realize the nature of their condition and failing to put their faculties and possessions to proper use (vv. 5–11), followed by instruction as to how they should act (vv. 12–17), and concluding with a contrast between the companions of the right and the companions of the left (vv. 18–20).
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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