☪️ Quran: Chapter 27 The Ants – An Naml سورة النمل

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 48 Number of verses: 93

Theme: Signs of divine power and the wisdom of prophetic leadership.

Subjects: Theology · Prophethood · Signs in Creation · Wisdom · History

Summary:

Surah An-Naml is a richly narrative Meccan surah that emphasizes Allah’s power, the clarity of His signs, and the wisdom granted to His prophets. It takes its name from the story of Prophet Sulaymān (Solomon) and his communication with an ant  a subtle reminder of divine awareness over even the smallest creatures.

The surah opens by affirming the Quran as “guidance and good news for the believers.” It then recounts the stories of Moses and Pharaoh, David and Solomon, the Queen of Sheba (Bilqīs), and Lot  highlighting how prophets were supported by knowledge, faith, and divine signs.

The interaction between Solomon and the Queen of Sheba is central. It showcases wisdom, diplomacy, and recognition of truth, as Bilqīs ultimately embraces belief in Allah. These stories reflect how hearts guided by sincerity are receptive to divine signs, regardless of status or background.

Throughout the surah, the natural world  birds, wind, and animals  testify to Allah’s sovereignty. The surah closes with a warning to the disbelievers and comfort to the Prophet : truth will be manifest, and Allah’s promise never fails.

Key Embedded Themes:

• Divine Signs: The natural world reflects Allah’s knowledge and power.

• Prophetic Wisdom: Solomon’s story highlights leadership with faith and intelligence.

• Guidance for All: Truth reaches anyone willing to see and reflect.

• Victory of Faith: Those who recognize the signs are honored; rejecters fall.

• Certainty of the Hour: All will return to Allah for judgment.

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Essence:

An-Naml is a surah of signs and wisdom. It teaches that divine truth is clear in creation and in revelation  accessible to the humble of heart, and unshakable against the arrogance of denial.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the condemned.

With the name of Allah, the gracious the merciful.

1- Ta Seen,  These are the verses of the Quran and a clear book

2- Guidance, and good tiding to the believers

3- Those who establish prayers, and bring forth charity, and they of the hereafter are faithfully certain

4- Indeed, those who do not believe in the hereafter, We ornamented to them their doings, so they wander (Blindly)

5- Those are whom for them the worst torment in the hereafter, and they are the most losers (lost paradise and gained hell)

6- And indeed, you receive (Taught) the Quran from The Wise Knowing

7- As said Moses to his family” I perceived (felt something that comforted and reassured him) fire, I will bring you from it news, or bring from it a burning torch that you may roast

8- So, when he came to it, he was called” Blessed what is in the fire and that who surrounds it (By not burning, whether the tree or others), and exalted is Allah, the God of the worlds”

9- O Moses, Indeed it is I, Allah the Mighty the Wise

10- And throw you staff, so when he saw it withering as if it is a snake, he gave his back (Turned around) and did not return, “O Moses do not fear, indeed does not fear by me the messengers

11- Except who unjust (By killing a man in Egypt), then substituted good after bad (Asking God for forgiveness), so indeed I am Forgiving Merciful