The Slanderer | Al-Humazah

In brief

The surah condemns the person who wounds others with the tongue and seeks security through hoarded wealth. It shows that wealth cannot make a person permanent and warns of a Hereafter consequence reaching into the heart.

What this surah covers

• Slander, mockery, and harm through speech
• The illusion of hoarded wealth
• A Hereafter consequence tied to the heart

Source basis

This summary is based on the Quran.com / Quran Foundation Surah Info page. Quran.com marks the chapter introduction as adapted from Tafsir Ibn Ashur.

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