Surah Az-Zukhruf Overview — The Ornaments of Gold (Chapter 43)

• 1Quranic Inimitability
• 2The Clear and Clarifying Book
• 3Arabic Revelation for Human Comprehension
• 4Exalted Status in the Mother of the Book
• 5Divine Mercy in Not Withholding Revelation from Transgressors
• 6Sending Prophets to Ancient Nations
• 7Historical Consistency of Ridiculing Prophets
• 8Destruction of Mightier Ancient Peoples
• 8Precedent of Ancient Examples
• 9Polytheists Acknowledging God as Creator of Heavens and Earth
• 9The Almighty, The All-Knowing Creator
• 10Earth Made as a Receptive Cradle
• 10Facilitation of Roads and Paths for Guidance
• 11Proof of the Resurrection from the Graves
• 11Sending Down Measured Rain to Revive Dead Land
• 12Creation of All Pairs in Existence
• 12Subjection of Ships and Cattle for Transportation
• 13Glorifying God for Subjugating Conveyances
• 13Settling upon Mounts and Remembering God's Grace
• 14Affirming the Inevitable Return to God
• 15Attributing a Portion of God's Servants to Him
• 15Manifest Ingratitude of Man
• 16Absurdity of Attributing Daughters to God While Choosing Sons
• 17Darkening of Faces at the Tidings of a Daughter
• 17Irony of Assigning to God What They Detest
• 18Disputing the Claim of God's Offspring Brought Up in Adornment
• 19Designating Servants of the Merciful as Females
• 19Recording and Questioning False Testimonies
• 20Reliance on Conjecture Without Knowledge
• 20Using Divine Will as an Excuse for Idolatry

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• 21Absence of Prior Divine Scripture Sanctioning Idolatry
• 22Following Forefathers upon Misguidance
• 23Affluent Elites Rejecting Messengers Across History
• 23Blind Adherence to Inherited Ancestral Traditions
• 24Obstinate Disbelief in Divine Messages
• 24Offering Superior Guidance over Ancestral Ways
• 25Contemplating the End of Past Deniers
• 25Retribution Seizing the Deniers
• 26Abraham's Renunciation of Idolatry
• 27Confidence in Divine Guidance
• 27Exclusive Worship of the Creator
• 28Opportunity for Descendants to Return to Truth
• 28Word of Monotheism Enduring in Descendants
• 29Arrival of the Quran and the Clear Messenger
• 29Temporary Enjoyment Granted to Generations
• 30Accusing the Truth of Being Sorcery
• 30Stubborn Rejection of Revelation
• 31Objection Regarding Prophethood Not Given to Elites of Makkah and Ta'if
• 32Divine Discretion in Distributing Prophethood and Mercy
• 32Gradation of Worldly Sustenance for Social Interdependence
• 32Superiority of Divine Mercy over Material Wealth
• 33Preventing All Mankind from Uniting in Disbelief
• 33Silver Roofs and Stairways for Disbelievers
• 34Silver Doors and Reclining Couches
• 35Golden Ornaments as Ephemeral Enjoyment
• 35The Hereafter Reserved for the Righteous
• 36Appointing a Devil Companion for the Oblivious
• 37Devils Averting from the Path While Victims Assume Guidance
• 38Wishing Distance of the Two Easts from Devil Companion
• 38Wretchedness of Intimate Devil Companions
• 39Futility of Sharing Punishment for Wrongdoers
• 40Inability to Make the Deaf Hear or Guide the Blind
• 40Those in Clear Manifest Error

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• 41Retribution Even After Prophet's Passing
• 42Witnessing Promised Punishment and Divine Power
• 43Adherence to What Has Been Revealed
• 43Being on the Straight Path
• 44Accountability and Interrogation Regarding the Message
• 44The Quran as an Honor for the Prophet and His Nation
• 45Inquiring of Past Messengers Regarding Monotheism
• 45Rejection of Deities Beside the Most Merciful
• 46Moses Sent with Divine Signs to Pharaoh and His Council
• 46Proclaiming Lord of the Worlds
• 47Derision and Laughter at Miraculous Signs
• 48Seizing Them with Afflictions for Repentance
• 48Successive Signs Exceeding Each Other
• 49Appealing to Moses to Lift Torment Through His Covenant
• 49Hypocritical Promises of Guidance
• 50Breaking Pledges Upon Relief from Torment
• 51Pharaoh Boasting of Egyptian Dominion and Rivers
• 52Pharaoh Belittling Moses for Speech Impediment and Poverty
• 53Demanding Gold Bracelets or Accompanying Angels
• 54Defiant Disobedience of the Subservient Public
• 54Pharaoh Fooling His People into Obedience
• 55Drowning Pharaoh and His Host Entirely
• 55Provoking the Wrath of God
• 56Past Tyrants Made a Precedent and Lesson for Later Generations
• 57Polytheists Shouting in Clamor when Jesus is Mentioned
• 58Arguing Merely for Contentious Disputation
• 58False Comparison Between Pagan Idols and Jesus
• 59Jesus as a Favored Servant of God
• 59Jesus as a Sign for the Children of Israel
• 60Ability to Replace Humans with Angels on Earth

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• 61Jesus' Descent as a Sign of the Hour
• 61Prohibition of Doubting the Hour and Following the Straight Path
• 62Satan as a Manifest Enemy Averting from Truth
• 63Clarifying Disputed Matters and Ordering Piety and Obedience
• 63Jesus Coming with Clear Proofs and Wisdom
• 64Jesus Proclaiming God as His Lord and Their Lord
• 64Monotheism as the Straight Path
• 65Factions Differing Concerning Jesus
• 65Woe to Wrongdoers from Torment of a Painful Day
• 66The Hour Arriving Suddenly While Mankind is Unaware
• 67Enduring Brotherhood of the Righteous
• 67Intimate Friends Becoming Enemies on Judgment Day
• 68Removal of Fear and Grief from Believers
• 69Belief in Divine Signs and Sincere Submission
• 70Entering Paradise Joyfully with Spouses
• 71Eternity in Paradise
• 71Fulfillment of Soul Desires and Delight of Eyes
• 71Golden Trays and Cups in Paradise
• 72Inheriting Paradise for Good Deeds Done in Life
• 73Abundant Fruits of Paradise
• 74Perpetual Torment of Criminals in Hell
• 75Torment Never Lightened and Total Despair
• 76Absolute Justice of God in Punishing Self-Wrongdoers
• 77Malik's Decisive Verdict of Perpetual Damnation
• 77Pleading with Malik for Annihilation
• 78Aversion to Truth Brought by Revelation
• 79Decisive Divine Counter-Measure
• 79Disbelievers Devising Plots Against Truth
• 80God Hearing Secrets and Private Conspiracies
• 80Guardian Angels Recording Human Actions

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• 81Hypothetical Argument Against the Merciful Having a Son
• 82Glorification of the Lord of Heavens, Earth, and the Throne Above Slanders
• 83Inevitable Encounter with the Promised Day
• 83Leaving Disbelievers to Indulge in Vanity and Play
• 84God Alone Worshipped in Heaven and on Earth
• 84The All-Wise, The All-Knowing
• 85Blessed is He Who Owns Heavens, Earth, and Everything Between
• 85Exclusive Divine Knowledge of the Hour and Ultimate Return
• 86Inability of False Deities to Intercede
• 86Valid Intercession Restricted to Those Testifying to Truth with Knowledge
• 87Polytheists Admitting God Created Them Yet Turning Away
• 88Prophet's Cry Regarding His People Who Will Not Believe
• 89Command to Turn Away with Grace and Say 'Peace'
• 89Impending Realization of Their Final Fate

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