Names
This surah is called Surat Al-Humazah. [577] See: Al-Fayruzabadi: Basa?ir Dhawi At-Tamyiz, 1/543; Tafsir Ibn ?Ashur, 30/535.
Makki or Madani?
Surat Al-Humazah is Makki; more than one of the commentators narrated that there was consensus regarding that. [578] Those who narrated that there was consensus regarding that include: Ibn ?Atiyyah, Ibn Al-Jawzi and Al-Qurtubi. See: Tafsir Ibn ?Atiyyah, 5/491; Tafsir Ibn Al-Jawzi, 4/488; Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, 20/181.
Objectives
The most important objectives of this surah include:
Describing the characteristics of the doomed. [579] Al-Biqa?i: Nazm Ad-Durar, 22/243.
Topics?????
The most significant topics addressed in Surat Al-Humazah include:
A stern warning to the one who shames people, scorns them and looks down on them because of his abundant wealth and denial of the truth; highlighting the punishment that will be his.