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{{short description|39th chapter of the Qur'an}}
{{infobox surah
| number         = 39
| number-3       = 039
| name           = Az-Zumar
| name-ar        = الزمر
| name-en        = The Troops
| prev_sura      = Quran 38
| next_sura      = Quran 40
| classification = Meccan
| othernames-ar  = <!-- alternate Arabic names -->
| othernames     =
| juz            = 23 to 24
| rukus          = 8
| verses         = 75
| words          = 1177
| letters        = 4869
| muqattaat      = <!-- only if applicable -->
| sajdahs        = <!-- only if applicable -->
| audio          = Chapter 39, Az-Zumar (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
}}
{{Quran}}
[[File:Imam Ali Shrine - 1994.jpg|thumb|Some famous verses of Az-Zumar seen in the tilings of [[Imam Ali Shrine|Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]], Iraq, 1994.]]
'''Az-Zumar''' ({{langx|ar| الزمر}}, {{Transliteration|ar|’az-zumar}}; {{small|meaning:}} "The Troops, The Throngs") is the 39th chapter (''[[surah]]'') of the [[Qur'an]], the central religious text of [[Islam]]. It contains 75 verses ([[ayat]]). This surah derives its name from the Arabic word ''zumar'' (troops) that occurs in verses 71 and 73. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed [[revelation in Islam|revelation]] (''[[asbāb al-nuzūl]]''), it is believed to have been revealed in the [[Meccan surah|mid-Meccan period]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Ünal |first=Ali |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1002857525|title=The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English|year=2006|isbn=978-1-59784-000-2|pages=944|oclc=1002857525}}</ref> when persecutions of the Muslim believers by the polytheists had escalated.<ref name=":0" />

The surah expounds the signs of God's Oneness ([[tawhid]]) in the natural world and emphasizes the absurdity of associating partners with God. It also hints at emigration for the believers who were suffering great difficulties in worshiping God in their homeland. It also declares that there can be no reconciliation between believing in God's Oneness and association partners with God. The chapter also reminds readers of the [[Akhirah|other world]], where Muslims believe people will see the outcome of their own deeds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://quran.com/39|title=Az-Zumar|website=The Noble Qur'an}}</ref>

==Summary==
*'''1''' The Quran a [[revelation in Islam|revelation]] from God to [[Muhammad]]
*'''2-3''' Muhammad to exhibit a pure religion to God
*'''4-5''' God will not show favour to [[idolaters in Islam|idolaters]]
*'''6''' [[Tawhid|God Hath not chosen to have a son]]
*'''7-8''' God manifest in His works of creation and providence
*'''9-10''' God is Sovereign in His dealings with men
*'''11''' The ingratitude of idolaters
*'''12''' The [[righteous in Islam|righteous]] and [[wicked in Islam|wicked]] not equal before God
*'''13''' The righteous shall be rewarded
*'''14-16''' Muhammad, the first Muslim, must exhibit the pure religion of God
*'''17-18''' The loss of the idolaters
*'''19''' Idolaters who repent shall be rewarded
*'''20''' Muhammad cannot deliver the reprobate
*'''21''' The reward of the faithful
*'''22''' God revealed in the growth and decay of Nature
*'''23''' The Muslim and the infidel not equal
*'''24''' The Quran first frightens, then comforts, the Muslims
*'''25''' The punishment of the wicked in hell
*'''26''' Former infidels punished for maligning their prophets
*'''27-30''' Every kind of [[parable in Islam|parable]] in the Quran
*'''31-32''' Muhammad and the infidels shall debate before the Lord
*'''33-36''' The reward and punishment of believers and unbelievers
*'''37''' The infidels of Makkah threaten Muhammad
*'''37-38''' True believers shall be rightly directed
*'''39''' Idolaters acknowledge God as creator
*'''40-42''' Muhammad yet to be vindicated
*'''43''' God shall raise the dead as he raiseth from sleep
*'''44-45''' None can [[Intercession#Islam|intercede]] except by God’s permission
*'''46''' Idolaters dread God but joy in their false gods
*'''47''' God shall judge between the faithful and the idolaters
*'''48''' Idolaters will give two worlds to escape God's wrath
*'''49-50''' They shall not escape the evils of the [[Judgement Day in Islam|Judgement Day]]
*'''51-52''' The infidels of former times were punished
*'''52-53''' The idolaters of Makkah shall not escape
*'''54-56''' Idolaters exhorted to repent; their sin will be forgiven
*'''57-59''' The regrets of the impenitent at the Judgement Day
*'''60-61''' God shall reject their [[Apology (act)|apologies]] and blacken their faces for the ones who lied. (Warning verse to those who lie about God).
*'''62''' But He will save the righteous
*'''63''' God the Sovereign Ruler of heaven and earth
*'''64-66''' Muhammad cannot worship idols, seeing he has received a revelation from God
*'''67''' The resurrection and the Judgement Day, fearful scenes of [[Qiyamah]]
*'''68''' The blowing of the [[Armageddon]] trumpet, when every creatures and creations will meet their death, except those chosen by Allah to survive the Qiamah<ref name="Tafsirweb Religious affair ministry Zumar 68">{{cite web |author1=Omar Al-Muqbil |author2=professor Shalih bin Abdullah bin Humaid from Riyadh Tafsir center |author3=Imad Zuhair Hafidz from Markaz Ta'dhim Qur'an Medina|author4=Marwan Hadidi bin Musa Mpdi |author1-link=Omar Al-Muqbil |title=Surat Zumar ayat 68 |date=2016 |url=https://tafsirweb.com/8730-surat-az-zumar-ayat-68.html |website=Tafsirweb |publisher=[[Islamic University of Madinah]]; [[Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia)]]; [[Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance]] |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=Indonesian, Arabic}}</ref> According to several tafsir scholars, the creature who destined to survive from the Armageddon trumpet blow were [[Israfil]], an archangel who blow the trumpet himself.<ref name="Tafsirweb Religious affair ministry Zumar 68" /> Israfil were also said to be one of gigantic archangels who bear the throne of Allah.<ref name="Tafsirweb Religious affair ministry Zumar 68" /> According to a Hadith sourced from [[Anas ibn Malik]] which narrated by Ibn Mawardayh and al-Firyabi, Al-Suyuti narrated those who survived from the blow of the Israfil trumpet were Israfil, [[Gabriel|Jibril]], [[Michael (archangel)|Mikail]], [[Bearers of the Throne]], and the [[Azrael|Archangel of death]].<ref name="Misteri Alam Malaikat">{{cite book |author1=Al-Suyuti|translator=Misbahul Munir |author1-link=Al-Suyuti |editor1-last=Yasir |editor1-first=Muhammad |title=Misteri Alam Malaikat |date=2021|type=Religion / Islam / General |publisher=Pustaka al-Kautsar |location=East Jakarta |isbn=9789795929512 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDxQEAAAQBAJ |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=id}}</ref>
*'''69''' The resurrection and the Judgement Day, fearful scenes of [[Qiyamah]]
*'''70-73''' Troop of the righteous and wicked, their reward and punishment
*'''74-75''' God shall be praised by righteous men and angels <ref>{{cite book |last1=Wherry |first1=Elwood Morris |author1-link=Elwood Morris Wherry |title=A Complete Index to [[Sale's Text]], Preliminary Discourse, and Notes |date=1896 |publisher=Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co |location=London}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2025}}

== Exegesis (''[[tafsir]]'') ==
=== 9:5 He wraps the night over the day ===
<blockquote><small>Translation: He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.</small><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quran.com/39/5|title=Az-Zumar 39:5|website=The Noble Qur'an}}</ref></blockquote>

According to [[Turkey|Turkish]] writer [[Ali Ünal]]: the word "wraps" in this verse is a simile, which alludes both to the earth's being rounded and to differences in the times of [[sunrise]] and [[sunset]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ünal, Ali|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1002857525|title=The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English|year=2006|isbn=978-1-59784-000-2|pages=945|oclc=1002857525}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{wikisource-inline|The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/39. The Companies}}
*[https://quran.com/39 Quran 39] [[Clear Quran translation]]
*[https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/39/1/ Q39:1], 50+ translations, islamawakened.com

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