Ar-Raḥmân (Surah 55)

Introduction

This Meccan sûrah is a call to humans and jinn to acknowledge Allah’s infinite blessings, hence the recurring question: “Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?” which is repeated thirty-one times. Life on earth will come to an end, ushering in the Day of Judgment, where people will be classified into three groups based on their deeds and consequent rewards: the disbelievers (verses 31-45), the best of the believers (verses 46-61), and the average believers (verses 62-78). In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful