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37: (Al-Saffat)- The Ranks

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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37: (Al Saffat)- The Ranks

(The Rangers)No. 37 (Revealed at Mecca)

182 Verses in 5 Sections

Sūra al-Sāffāt (Arabic: سورة الصافات) is the thirty seventh surah of the quran. It is a makki surah  located in twenty three. "Al-Saffat" means those who stand in a line. It is said that it refers to angels in line or believers who perform prayer. The main topic of this sura is monotheism, warning polytheists and giving good news to believers. In this sura, the story of sacrificing isma'il (a) and parts of the history of the prophets (a), including noah (a), abraham (a), isaac (a), moses(a), aoran (a), elias(a),lot (a) and jonah (a) are mentioned.

One of the famous verses of this sura is the verse "Salam-un 'ala El-Yasin..." which is also pronounced "Al-i Yasin", and it is said that it refers to the ahl al-bayt (a) of the prophet (s). According to hadiths, if a person recites this sura on Friday, he will be safe from any harm, afflictions will be away from him in this world, and his daily sustenance will reach the maximum limit.

Feature of the surah

This Surah, containing one hundred and eighty two verses, was revealed at Mecca. The name of this Surah has been taken from its first verse which begins with an oath by Saffat, a group of angels who are arrayed to perform the command of Allah.

This Surah is the first Surah of the Holy Qur'an which begins with an oath. Like most of other Meccan Suras, many of the verses of this Surah are also about Origin and Resurrection accompanied with some warnings and admonitions.

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Virtues

Imam Sadiq (as) said:

"Whoever recites Surah As-Saffat every Friday, he will be saved from every pollution and disease, and every contamination will be removed from his worldly life, and Allah will provide him with the most abundant sustenance and He does not afflict him, his children and his body with the harms of the cursed Satan and the hostile haughty ones.

And if he dies on that day or night, Allah will cause him to die as a martyr, and He will raise him among martyrs, and He will set him in the same grade with the martyrs in Paradise."

These abundant rewards are given for reciting the Surah if the person performs the content of the Surah and the Qur'an accordingly, and these are required but the barriers must be removed, too.

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Benefits

There are 182 ayaat in this Surah and it was revealed in Makkah. The reward for reciting this Surah is ten times the total number of Jinn and Shayateen that exist. The reciter of this Surah is protected from Shaitan and is safe from falling into disbelief and Shirk. His angels who record his deeds will testify for him on the Day of Judgement that he was from among those who believed in the Prophets of Allah (S.w.T.).