Az-Zumar (Arabic: الزمر, ’az-zumar; meaning: "The Troops, The Throngs") is the 39th chapter of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. It contains 75 verses
This surah derives its name from the Arabic word zumar (troops) that occurs in verses 71 and 73. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed to have been revealed in the mid-Maccan period when persecutions of the Muslim believers by the polytheists had escalated.[1]
1-2 The Quran a revelation from God to Muhammad2-3 Muhammad to exhibit a pure religion to God4-5 God will not show favour to idolaters6 God Hath not chosen to have a son7-8 God manifest in His works of creation and providence9-10 God is Sovereign in His dealings with men11 The ingratitude of idolaters12 The righteous and wicked not equal before God13 The righteous shall be rewarded14-16 Muhammad, the first Muslim, must exhibit the pure religion of God17-18 The loss of the idolaters19 Idolaters who repent shall be rewarded20 Muhammad cannot deliver the reprobate21 The reward of the faithful22 God revealed in the growth and decay of Nature23 The Muslim and the infidel not equal24 The Quran first frightens, then comforts, the Muslims25 The punishment of the wicked in hell26-27 Former infidels punished for maligning their prophets28-30 Every kind of parable in the Quran33-36 The reward and punishment of believers and unbelievers37 The infidels of Makkah threaten Muhammad37-38 True believers shall be rightly directed39 Idolaters acknowledge God as creator40-42 Muhammad yet to be vindicated43 God shall raise the dead as he raiseth from sleep44-45 None can intercede except by God’s permission46 Idolaters dread God but joy in their false gods47 God shall judge between the faithful and the idolaters48 Idolaters will give two worlds to escape God’s wrath49-50 They shall not escape the evils of the judgment-day... ... ... 9:5 He wraps the night over the day
Translation: He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.[2][6]