Al-Anbiyaʼ (, ; "The Prophets") is the 21st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 112 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina. Its principal subject matter is prophets of the past, who also preached the same faith as Muhammad. Summary 1-4 The judgment of careless and mocking Quraish near 5 The Makkan people regard Muhammad as “a forger” 6 Miracles not performed by Muhammad because former nations received no benefit from seeing them 7-8 The former prophets were but mortal men 9 God favours his prophets but judges infidels 10 The Quraish mentioned in the Quran 11-15 The unbelieving cities and scoffers destroyed 16-17 The heavens and the earth not created in play 18 The truth must triumph 19-22 Angels serve God, therefore not to be worshipped 23 God is sovereign 24 The great sin of idolatry 25 All apostles testified to God’s unity 26 Angels are not the daughters of God but only 'His' honoured servants 27-28 Angelic intercession only by divine permission 29 The doom of angels who usurp divine honours 30-34 God’s works the proof of his divinity 35-36 None immortal but God 36-37 Muhammad regarded by the Makkans as a scoffer 38-39 Men hasty to call down divine wrath on themselves 40-41 Threatened vengeance will descend suddenly 42-43 The doom of those who mocked former prophets 44 The gods of the idolaters unable to deliver their votaries 45 God will triumph over the infidels 46 Muhammad only a warner 47 The deaf will not hear the warnings of God 48 God will judge righteously 49-51 Moses and Aaron, like Muhammad, received a revelation The Story of Abraham 52 He receives a revelation 53-57 Reproaches his father and people with idolatry 58 He devises a plot to destroy the idols 59-60 He destroys the idols of the Chaldeans 61-62 He is accused before the people 63-64 He lays the blame on the largest idol 65-66 The Chaldeans at first disposed to repent, but they draw back 67 Abraham reproaches them for their idolatry 68 They command him to be burned alive 69-70 God miraculously delivers him 71-73 He receives the promise of Isaac and Jacob 74-75 Lot delivered from Sodom 70-77 Noah delivered from the Flood 77 The