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23: (Al-Mu'minun)- The Believers

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim.

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn . The Only Owner of the Day of Recompense. You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help. Guide us to the Straight Way. The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray .

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23: (Al-Mu'minun)- The Believers

Surah al-Mu'minun (The Believers) (23)

(Revealed in Mecca)

118 verses in 6 sections 

There are many virtues have been stated about this Surah in the recorded narrations quoted from the Prophet (S) and the Imams (as).

On the virtue of reciting this Sura, for example, Imam Sadiq (as) says:

"Frequent recitation of this Sura, especially on Fridays, brings bliss in this world and the Hereafter, and it also leads to the enjoyment of the company of the Divine prophets in the lofty Paradise."

In a tradition by the Prophet (S), we read:

"On the Day of Hereafter, the angels will give whoever recites Sura al-Mu'minun good tidings about the breath of life and a Garden of delight, and when the Angel of Death comes to take his soul, he will give him such good tidings that he will be delighted."

Imam Sadiq also said:

"Whoever reads Sura al-Mu'minun and continues reading it every Friday, Allah will render the end of his life blissful and his place will be raised high in Paradise alongside the prophets and the messengers."

It is necessary to reiterate this point that mentioning the virtues of reciting the Suras of the Qur'an never means reading them without pondering upon them and practicing them, for this heavenly Book is a book with a practical program for the training and education of man. If someone really harmonizes his practical and doctrinal programs with the content of this Sura, or even with a few of the verses which are found at the beginning of it that refer to the attributes of the believers, on the Day of Judgment, all these glories will certainly be granted to him.

Thus, in some Islamic narrations we read that when the first verses of this Sura were revealed, the Prophet (S) said:

"Ten verses have been revealed to me (that) whoever puts them into practice will enter Paradise."

Using the Arabic word /'aqama/ (put into practice) instead of the word /qara'a/ (recite) refers to the same fact mentioned above, that the main aim is not only bare reading them but applying the meaning of these verses to everyday life. 

The content of the surah

As the name of this Sura suggests, its content is mostly about the special attributes of the believers, and, at the end, it mentions some statements upon the beliefs and practice that complete these attributes.

The contents of this Surah can be divided into seven parts:

1. Beginning with the noble verse:

"Successful indeed are the believers" and continuing for several verses afterwards, this Sura mentions some of the attributes that lead to the salvation and deliverance of the believers. These practical attributes are so comprehensive and accurate that they also cover various aspects of social and personal life.