What is Surah Al-Balad about?

Surah Al-Balad - The ninetieth chapter of the Qur'an, highlighting human struggle, free will, and the rewards of righteousness.

What number is Surah Al-Balad in the Qur’an?

Surah Al-Balad is number 90 in the Qur’an.

Is Surah Al-Balad Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Balad was revealed in Makkah.

Surah Al-Balad (The City) — سُورَةُ البلد

Name: Surah Al-Balad (The City) — سُورَةُ البلد
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Description: Surah Al-Balad - The ninetieth chapter of the Qur'an, highlighting human struggle, free will, and the rewards of righteousness.

Surah Al-Balad (The City) سُورَة البلد

Surah Al-Balad is the 90th chapter of the Quran, consisting of 20 verses. It reflects on the challenges of life in this world and the importance of charity and righteousness in overcoming them. Below are the verses of this Surah.

Surah Al-Balad (The City) — سُورَةُ البلد

Also known as: Lā Uqsimu bi-Hādhā al-Balad (I Swear by This City)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ i

90:1

I do call to witness this City;- ⁽¹⁾

وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ i

90:2

And thou art a freeman of this City;- ⁽²⁾

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ i

90:3

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;- ⁽³⁾

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ i

90:4

Verily We have created man into toil and struggle. ⁽⁴⁾

أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ i

90:5

Thinketh he, that none hath power over him? ⁽⁵⁾

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُبَدًا i

90:6

He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance! ⁽⁶⁾

أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ i

90:7

Thinketh he that none beholdeth him? ⁽⁷⁾

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَيْنَيْنِ i

90:8

Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?- ⁽⁸⁾

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ i

90:9

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?- ⁽⁹⁾

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ i