Surah An-Naml | Recited by Sheikh Noreen Muhammad Siddiq

An-Naml[1] (Arabic: النمل, romanized: ’an-naml, lit. 'The Ant[2][3]') is the 27th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 93 verses (āyāt). Summary # 1-3 The Quran is a direction of good tidings to the faithful 4-5 Unbelievers are losers here and hereafter 6 The Quran certainly given by God to Muhammad 7-12 The story of Moses at the burning bush 13-14 Moses rejected by Pharaoh and the Egyptians as an impostor 15 David and Solomon praise God for their wisdom 16-17 Solomon’s dominion over Jinn, men, and birds 18-19 The wise ant pleases Solomon 20-44 The story of the Queen of Sheba and her conversion to Islam 45-48 Thamud rejects Sálih their prophet 49-51 Nine men plot the destruction of Sálih and his family 52-54 The Thamúdites and their plotters destroyed, but Sálih and his followers are saved 55-59 The story of Lot and the destruction of Sodom 60-68 God, the creator and preserver, more worthy of praise than false gods 69-70 The unbelievers scoff at the warnings of Muhammad 71-72 They shall certainly be destroyed as were those who rejected the prophets of old 73-77 Judgment on the wicked delayed through the mercy of God 78-80 The Qurán decides the points of controversy among the children of Israel 81 Muhammad comforted by the assurance of his integrity 82-83 Reprobate infidels blind to the error of their ways through the Beast of the Earth 84-90 Signs of judgment and doom of unbelievers 91 The righteous secure from the terror of judgment 92 The wicked shall be punished 93-94 Muhammad commanded to worship God, to be a Muslim, and to proclaim the Qurán 95 God will show his signs to true believers[4] Sura 27 tells stories of the prophets Musa (Moses), Sulayman (Solomon), Saleh, and Lut (Lot) to emphasize the message of tawhid (monotheism) in Arabian and Israelite prophets. The miracles of Moses, described in the Book of Exodus, are mentioned in opposition to the arrogance and kufr (disbelief) of the Pharaoh.[5] The story of Solomon is most detailed: Solomon converted Queen Bilqis of Saba' (Sheba) to the "true religion" after a hoopoe reported to him that she was a sun-worshipping queen.[6] This sura was likely revealed to address the role of the "Children of Israel" among the believers in Mecca, to emphasize and commend the piety of past prophets, and to distinguish the present Qur'anic message from past traditions. [Wikipedia]