Al-Balad

Surah 90 of the Quran
البلد
Al-Balad
The City
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe City
No. of verses20
No. of words82
No. of letters342
Al-Balad
Recitation of Al-Balad in mujawwad.
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Al-Balad (Arabic: البلد, "The City") is the 90th Surah or chapter of the Qur'an. It is composed of 20 ayat (verses).

Summary

Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966), who was an Egyptian author, Islamist, and leading intellectual of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, summarised the overall theme of Surat Al-Lail in the introduction to his extensive Quranic commentary, Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shades of the Qur'an) by saying:

This short sūrah touches on a great many facts which are of central importance to human life. Its style is characterized by powerful allusions. Numerous facts of this nature are not easily combined in any form of concise writing except that of the Qur’ān, with its unique ability to hit the right chords with such swift and penetrating strokes.
— Sayid Qutb, Fi Zilal al-Qur'an

References

  1. ↑ Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.