Surah # 89 - Al Fajr

 (Arabic: سورة الفجر‎ The Dawn, Daybreak)

This is the 89th surah of the Quran. It has 30 ayaah.

                  TOPIC 

 The surah describes destruction of disbelieving people: the Ancient Egyptians, the people of Iram of the Pillars, and Mada'in Saleh.

                THEME AND SUBJECT MATTER 

 Its theme is to affirm the meting out of rewards and punishments in the Hereafter, which the people of Makkah were not prepared to acknowledge.

First of all, swearing oaths by the dawn, the ten nights, the even and the odd, and the departing night, the listeners have been asked: 

 "Are these things not enough to testify to the truth of that which you are refusing to acknowledge?"

 Even after witnessing this wise system established by Allah, do you still need any other evidence to show that it is not beyond the power of Allah Who has brought about this system to establish the Hereafter, and He should call man to account for his deeds?

 Then, reasoning from man's own history, the evil end of the 'Aad and the Thamuud and Fir'awn has been cited as an example to show that when they transgressed all limits and multiplied corruption in the earth, Allah laid upon them the scourge of His chastisement.

After this, two aspects in particular have been criticized:

 First, the materialistic attitude of the people has been mentioned. Allah is trying man in both conditions to see what attitude he adopts when blessed with wealth and how he behaves when afflicted by poverty. 

 Second, the people's attitude under which the orphan child in their society was left destitute on the death of the father. Nobody asked after the poor; The discourse has been concluded with the assertion that accountability shall certainly be held and it will be held on the Day when the Divine Court will be established. 

The denier will regret and say, "Would that I had provided for this Day beforehand while I lived in the world." But his regrets will not save him from Allah's punishment. 

 However, as for the people who would have accepted the Truth, Allah will be pleased with them and they will be well pleased with the rewards bestowed by Allah. They will be called upon to join the righteous and enter Paradise.