52: The Mount

This chapter of 49 Meccan verses is arranged in two sections. It was revealed a fter
Worship (Bowing Down on Your Knees) 32 and before Control 67.
Its chief quality lies in its poetic mood which describes both Doomsday and
Bliss (I), plus offering a long and direct challenge to disbelievers. This includes
Muhammad's classic rebuttal (II)-for which SEE Chapter 21 on prophets as
well. The Prophet himself said that this chapter helps one believe in God and also
in either His punishment or His favor.