At-Tur

This article is about the sura of the Qur'an. For the Arab majority neighborhood on the Mount of Olives, see At-Tur (Mount of Olives). For other uses, see Tur (disambiguation).

At-Tur ^[1] (Arabic: الطور, aṭ-ṭūr; meaning: The Mount) is the 52nd chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 49 verses (ayat). The surah opens with the oath of Allah swearing by the Mount,^[2] which some believe is Mount Sinai, where the Tawrat was revealed to Musa. The chapter takes its name from "the mount" (ṭūr) mentioned in verse 1.

Surah 52 of the Quran

الطور‎ Aṭ-Ṭūr The Mount
Qira'ahⓘ English text
Classification	Meccan
Position	Juzʼ 27
No. of verses	49
No. of Rukus	2
No. of words	312
No. of letters	1324
← 51: Adh-Dhariyat 53: An-Najm →

The surah addresses many of the arguments put to the Prophet by the disbelievers of Mecca (verse 29 ff.). The bliss that will be enjoyed by the believers is contrasted to the torments of Hell, and the Prophet is urged to bide his time, to continue to deliver his message, and to wait with confidence for God's judgement. God swears by, among other things, Mount Sinai, that the Day of Judgement is inevitable.^[3]

Summary

• 1-8 Oaths by various objects that the judgment-day will come
• 9-16 The terrors of the unbelievers in that day
• 17-28 The bliss of Paradise described
• 29-34 Muhammad not a soothsayer, madman, poet, or impostor
• 35-47 Unbelievers reproved for their ignorance and idolatry
• 42-43 Plots of the enemies of Muhammad exposed
• 44-47 Muhammad to leave the idolaters to their fate
• 48-49 Muhammad exhorted to praise and trust the Lord ^[4]