Surah An-Naba (The Tidings)

An-Naba is the 78th chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah of 40 short, rhythmic verses that opens the final thirtieth (juz') of the Quran. It begins by noting the disagreement people raise about a great tiding, then answers by directing attention to the natural world as evidence of the Creator's power: the earth spread out, mountains set as pegs, the alternation of night and day, sleep as rest, and rain that brings forth gardens and grain. The surah moves toward its central subject, the Day of Decision, portraying its cosmic upheavals and the contrasting outcomes awaiting the heedless and the mindful. It closes on the reality of accountability and a warning to reflect before that day. The tone is bracing and evidential, using observable creation to argue for the plausibility of being raised again.