91: The Sun
This chapter of 15 early Meccan
verses was revealed after Power 97 and before
Constellations 85. The chapters
are becoming increasingly lyric at this point,
and the poetic mood in this message is carried along by a continuous
and pronounced rhyme in the Arabic.
This chapter deals with Salih or Methusaleh, the messenger who was sent
to
the early Arabian nation of Thamud, and the punishment which the latter
people
received. It brings out the fact that most persons must strive hard in
order to
remain pure.