Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Surah 26 · The Poets · 227 verses · meccan
The Poets — from the closing verses, distinguishing revelation from the poetry the Prophet ﷺ was accused of composing.
The story
Musa عليه السلام stood at the edge of the sea with an army chasing him. Everyone panicked. He said: "No — my Lord is with me, He will show me the way." And Allah opened the sea.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-9
Do not destroy yourself with grief
The opening address to a messenger worn down by refusal.
AYAH 10-68
Musa at the sea
The staff, the magicians, the flight, and "No — with me is my Lord; He will guide me."
AYAH 69-104
Ibrahim's du'a
The argument with his people, and the request for a sound heart on the Day when nothing else helps.
AYAH 105-191
Five more, one refrain
Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut, Shu'ayb — each closing with the same two lines.
Verses to carry
- 26:62"No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me." Said with the sea in front and an army behind.
- 26:89"Except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart." The only luggage that survives the journey.
- 26:80"And when I am ill, it is He who cures me." Ibrahim attributing even his illness carefully.
Remember this
When you feel trapped, Allah can open a way you could not have imagined.
Talk about it
Ibrahim عليه السلام asked Allah for a "sound heart" — a clean, kind heart. What do you think keeps a heart clean?