(Arabic: سورة المطففين) (or "those who deal in fraud").
This is the 83rd surah of the Qur'an with 36 ayahs.
PERIOD OF REVELATION
The style of the Surah and its subject matter clearly shows that it was revealed in the earliest stage at Makkah. This Surah was revealed when they had started ridiculing the Muslims and disgracing them publicly in the streets and in their assemblies.
THEME AND SUBJECT MATTER
The theme of this Surah too is the Hereafter. In the first six ayah the people have been mentioned for the prevalent evil practice in their commercial dealings.
When they had to receive their due from others, they demanded that it be given in full, but when they had to measure or weigh for others, they would give less than what was due.
Taking this one evil as an example out of countless evils prevalent in society, it has been said that it is an inevitable result of the heedlessness of the Hereafter.
Then, in ayah 7-17, it has been said: The deeds of the wicked are already being recorded in the black list of the culprits and in the Hereafter they will meet with utter ruin.
Then in ayah 18-28, the best end of the virtuous has been described and it has been laid that their deeds are being recorded in the list of the exalted people on which are appointed the angels nearest to Allah.
In conclusion, the believers have been consoled, and the disbelievers warned, as if to say: "The people who are disgracing and humiliating the believers today, are culprits who, on the Resurrection Day, will meet with a most evil end in consequence of their conduct and these very believers will feel comforted when they see their fate."
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