NAME:  الشعراء, Ash-Shu’ara.

Name taken from Verse 224 where there is a mention of “Ash-Shu’ara”.

٢٢٤  وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ
224  And the poets – [only] the deviators follow them;

But It does not mean that this name is the actual topic discussed in the whole Surah. It is just a reference and mark/symbol to distinguish this Surah from others as is with most other Surahs of Quran. While there are diversified topics discussed in these Surahs.

ENGLISH NAME: The Poets.

CHAPTER NUMBER: 26

SURAH SHUARA TOTAL VERSES: 227

SURAH SHUARA TOTAL WORDS: 1,320

TOTAL UNIQUE WORDS WITHOUT REPETITION: 649

TOTAL LETTERS: 5,630

REVELATION PERIOD:

Meccan, Approx. 615 – 618 AD. 

MAIN CHARACTERS:

God, Prophet Muhammad, Disbelievers, Moses, Pharaoh, Magicians, Ibrahim/Abraham, Abraham’s Father, Nuh, Ad & Hud, Thamud & Salih, Lut, Shoaib, Ruh Ul Ameen, Satan/Devil, Poets. 

SURAH SHUARA MAIN TOPICS:

God’s Signs Everywhere, Detailed Moses Story, Moses Pray, Moses Sin, Magic Contest, Ibrahim & His Father Arguments Against Idols, Prophet Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut and Shoaib Stories, Muhammad not a Poet and Quran Not By Satan/Devil.

SURAH SHUARA KEY VERSES:

٧٨  الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ

78  Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.

٧٩  وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ

79  And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.

٨٠  وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

80  And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

٨١  وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ

81  And who will cause me to die and then bring me to life

٨٢  وَالَّذِي أَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي خَطِيئَتِي يَوْمَ الدِّينِ

82  And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense.”

٢١٠  وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ

210  And the devils have not brought the revelation down.

٢١١  وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

211  It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

٢١٢  إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

212  Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

SUMMARY OF TOPICS

1-9( O Muhammad You Would Kill Yourself With Grief, God’s Signs Everywhere But Most Of Them Were Not To Be Believers. ), 10-14(Moses Sent To Pharaoh, Fear & Plea That I Have Less Capabilities), 18-28(Moses Sin & Dialogue With Pharaoh), 29-51(Moses Showed Signs, Pharaoh Said “Indeed, This Is A Learned Magician”, Magic Contest, Magicians Believed In Lord Of Moses And Aaron), 52-59( Exile, Israelites Inherit Land), 63-66(Sea Parted63),  69-86( Ibrahim & His Father, Arguments Against Idols), 90-104(Ibrahim’s Prayer General And For His Father, Last Day Hell Heaven Will Be Brought Near), 105-122(Prophet Nuh Story, Dialogues With His Nation, Denied, Destroyed Drowned), 123-139(Prophet Hud To Nation Ad, Dialogues With His Nation, Denied, Destroyed), 141- 158( Prophet Salih To Nation Thamud, Dialogues With His Nation, Denied, Destroyed), 160-173(Prophet Lut, Dialogues With His Nation, Denied, Destroyed By Rain Of Stones), 176-189( Prophet Shoaib To Dwellers Of Wood, Dialogues With His Nation, Denied, Destroyed By Punishment Of Day Of Canopy Verse189), 192-198( Quran In Plain Arabic, By Allah Through Angel Gabriel, Jews Scholars Know Very Well), 210-212(Quran And