Al-Muminun (, ; "The Believers") is the 23rd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 118 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina. This surah deals with the fundamentals of faith (Aqidah), Tawheed (Islamic monotheism), Risalah (Messengership), Resurrection and the supreme Judgement of God. The surah drives these themes home by drawing attention to God's creation of man through different stages in the mother's womb, His creation of the heavens and the earth, His sending down rains and growing plants, trees and fruits, and His providing of domestic animals with various benefits for man, all together with an emphasis on the fact that man shall die and shall be raised up on the Day of Resurrection. (See also: Islamic eschatology) The theme of Risalah is emphasized with reference to the accounts of some prophets of Islam such as Nuh (Noah), Hud, Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus), noting that all of them delivered the same message of monotheism, but were disbelieved and opposed by the people they preached to, and that all of them were helped and rescued by Allah. A reference is also made to the similar unbelief and opposition of the Meccan leaders to the message delivered to them by Muhammad. The Surah ends with another reference to the inevitability of the Day of Resurrection and pointing out that man will not have a second chance to return to the worldly life and make amends for his lapses and mistakes. Summary 1-9 True believers described 10-11 Their reward hereafter 12-14 God the creator of mankind 15, 16 The dead shall be raised by him 17 God created the seven heavens 18-23 God the author of all our blessings 24 Noah, sent as an apostle of God, preaches against idolatry 25-27 The people reject Noah as a madman 28-32 Noah is commanded to make the ark, to save himself and true followers from the Flood 33-46 Hud is sent to the Aad tribe after Noah, they reject him and are destroyed. 47-50 Moses and Aaron are rejected as impostors 50-51 The unbelievers are destroyed, but God gives a book to Moses for the direction of believers 52 Jesus and Mary created a sign 53-54 Apostles exhorted to be steadfast in the true