Adh-Dhariyat (Arabic: الذاريات, adh-dhāriyāt; meaning: The Winnowing Winds) is the 51st chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 60 verses (ayat). It mentions Abraham, Noah, and the day of judgment, and reiterates the essential Quranic message.
الذاريات Adh-Dhāriyāt The Winnowing Winds | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Other names | The Scatterers, The Dust-Scattering Winds, Drivers of the Winds |
Position | Juzʼ 26 to 27 |
No. of Rukus | 3 |
No. of verses | 60 |
No. of words | 360 |
No. of letters | 1546 |
According to Angelika Neuwirth's literary analysis,[1] as related through Carl Ernst,[2] sura 51, like many early Meccan suras, consists of a tripartite structure: I, 1– 23; II, 24– 46; III, 47– 60. These three sections can be seen in a 2016 translation, The Clear Quran, which breaks the entire Quran into smaller thematic sections. The sura can be further broken down as follows: