Makki or Madani?
Surat Ar-Rahman is Makki, and it was narrated that there was consensus regarding that. [362] Those who narrated that there was consensus regarding that it is Makki include Al-Fayruzabadi. See: Al-Fayruzabadi: Basa?ir Dhawi At-Tamyiz, 1/447.

Objectives:
The most important objectives of this surah include:
A reminder of Allah's greatness; explaining some aspects of the blessings He bestows upon His creation in this world and the hereafter; condemnation of those who failed to show what was required of gratitude for those blessings. [363] See: Tafsir Al-Maraghi, 27/104; Tafsir Ibn ?Ashur, 27/276; At-Tantawi: At-Tafsir Al-Wasit, 14/126.

Topics:
The most significant topics addressed in Surat Ar-Rahman include:
1- The surah begins with praise of Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted,, and reminding people of the favour He bestowed on them by teaching them the Quran.
2- Some aspects of the manifestations of His might and the blessings He bestows upon His creation.
3- A reminder that everything on the face of the earth will perish, and the only thing that will remain is His Countenance.
4- A challenge to the jinn and humankind to pass beyond the confines of the heavens and the earth, if they are able.
5- Highlighting the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, the bad outcome for the disbelievers, and a good outcome for the believers; a description of what Allah has prepared for the believers of bliss.
6- The surah ends with veneration and praise of Allah.