al-Hijr

Al-Hijr ( Arabic الحجر, DMG al-Ḥiğr ) is the 15th sura of the Koran , it contains 99 verses . The sura belongs to the parts of the Qur'an that were revealed in the second Meccan period (615–620), with the exception of some verses from the final section which are considered to be Medinic . The term al-Hijr or al-iğr appears in verse 80 (“And the residents of al-Hijr accused the messengers of lying”) and refers to the ancient city of Hegra , today's Mada'in Salih , where the residence was in earlier times of the Thamud people .

After the introductory basmala and three mysterious letters , the sura consists of three different sections. Verses 1-48 describe man and his attitude towards God's benefits, the divine creation of men, jinn and the revolt of Iblis . Verses 49–84 warn of God's judgment against sinful cities and correspond in content, for example, to the passages in Sura 11 : 69–83, Sura 29 : 31–35, and Sura 51 : 24–37. The final part from verse 85 describes God as creator, judge and protector from polytheists and scoffers.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Adel Theodor Khoury : The Koran. Translated and commented by Adel Theodor Khoury. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2007, ISBN 978-3-579-08023-9 , pp. 274-278.

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