Names
This surah is called Surat An-Naml. [209] See: Al-Fayruzabadi: Basa?ir Dhawi At-Tamyiz, 1/348; Tafsir Ibn ?Ashur, 19/215.
Makki or Madani?
Surat An-Naml is Makki; more than one of the commentators narrated that there was consensus regarding that. [210] Those who narrated that there was consensus regarding that include: Al-Qurtubi, Abu Hayyan and Al-Fayruzabadi. See: Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, 13/154; Tafsir Abi Hayyan, 8/206; Al-Fayruzabadi: Basa?ir Dhawi At-Tamyiz, 1/348.
Objectives
The most important objectives of this surah include:
Speaking about the evidence of the oneness and might of Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted,, and the favours that He bestows upon His slaves. [211] At-Tantawi: At-Tafsir Al-Wasit, 10/296.
Topics?????
The most significant topics addressed in Surat An-Naml include:
The miraculous nature of the Holy Qur?an, the eloquence of its style, its sublime meanings and its high status.
The characteristics of the believers and their reward; the characteristics of the losers and their punishment.
Some aspects of the story of Musa (peace be upon him).
The story of Sulayman (peace be upon him) with the ant and with the hoopoe, and with the Queen of Saba? and her people.
The story of Salih (peace be upon him) and his people.
The story of Lut (peace be upon him) and his people.
Proof of the evidence of Allah?s oneness; proof of the falseness of the religion of the polytheists and their worship of those other than Allah; affirmation of the resurrection.
The Holy Qur?an speaks of the stories of previous nations, and it supersedes the Scriptures that came before it.
The surah ends by mentioning some of the portents of the Hour, some of the events of the Day of Resurrection, and what awaits those who disbelieve in the Hour on that momentous Day.