Surah 111
المسد Al-Masad · The Palm Fibre
- Verses
- 5
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 6
- Pages
- 603–603
About Surah Al-Masad
Surah Al-Masad (المسد, “The Palm Fibre”) is chapter 111 of the Quran and contains 5 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 6th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 603–603 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ
The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.
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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ
His wealth and gains will not exempt him.
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سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ
He will be plunged in flaming Fire,
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وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ
And his wife, the wood-carrier,
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فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ
Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Masad?
Surah Al-Masad has 5 verses.
Is Surah Al-Masad Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Masad is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah Al-Masad in the Quran?
It is chapter 111 of 114, and the 6th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah Al-Masad in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 603–603 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah Al-Masad?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 603.
Which para is Surah Al-Masad in?
Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah Al-Masad?
23 words and 81 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah Al-Masad?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah Al-Masad?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from under a minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 1 minute (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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