Surah Al-Mu’minun – The Believers

Classification: Makki | Verses: 118

Surah Al-Mu’minun, revealed in Makkah, is the twenty-third chapter of the Quran. It begins by describing the qualities of true believers who will attain success, emphasizing faith, prayer, modesty, honesty, and trustworthiness. The surah recounts the stories of earlier prophets such as Nuh (Noah), Musa (Moses), and Isa (Jesus, peace be upon them), highlighting the rejection they faced from their people. It warns against arrogance, disbelief, and heedlessness of the Hereafter, while reminding mankind of the stages of human creation as a sign of Allah’s power. The surah concludes by contrasting the fate of the disbelievers and the rewards of Paradise for the faithful.

• Lists the noble qualities of successful believers: humility in prayer, avoiding idle talk, paying zakah, chastity, honesty, and safeguarding trusts.
• Explains the stages of human creation and development as evidence of Allah’s might.
• Recounts the struggles of past prophets and the rejection they faced from disbelievers.
• Warns against arrogance, heedlessness, and denial of the Hereafter.
• Affirms the truth of resurrection, judgment, and the ultimate accountability before Allah.
• Describes the severe punishments for the disbelievers and the eternal success of the believers.
• Encourages steadfastness, patience, and devotion to Allah as the path to salvation.
• Ends with a supplication for forgiveness and mercy from Allah, the Most Compassionate.