
Al-Balad (Surah 90)
Al-Balad (The City)
Introduction
The underlying theme of this Meccan sûrah is that human beings are equipped with the necessary faculties to choose between right and wrong. The good-doers are promised Paradise and the evildoers are promised Hell. This theme is emphasized in the next sûrah. In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful