The Covered (, al-muddaththir, meaning "the Cloaked One" or "the Man Wearing a Cloak") is the 74th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 56 verses (āyāt). Summary 1-7 Muhammad commanded to rise and preach Islam 8-10 The judgment-day shall be a sad day for the unbelievers 11-26 God exhorts Muhammad to leave his enemy in his hands 27-29 The pains of hell described 30-34 Nineteen angels set as a guard over hell, and why nineteen are mentioned 35-40 Oath to attest the horrible calamities of hell-fire 41-49 The wicked shall in hell confess their sins to the righteous 50-55 Infidels shall receive no other warning than that of the Quran Chronology Many well-known authors' chronologies, including that of Ibn Kathir, place Surat al-Muddaththir as the second surah revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, citing the hadith: Jabir ibn Abd Allah told, I heard the Messenger of Allah – and he was narrating about the pause in Revelation – so he said in his narration: "I was walking, when I heard a voice from the heavens. So I raised my head, and there was an angel, the one that had come to me at Hira, sitting upon a chair between the heavens and the earth. I fled from him out of fear, and I returned and said: "Wrap me up! Wrap me up!" So they covered me. Then Allah, Most High revealed: "O you who are wrapped up! Arise and warn." Up to His saying: "And keep away from the Rujz!" before the Salat was made obligatory. Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, etc. Although reports exist of revelation order other than second, the thematic elements of preparation for the Day of Judgment and warnings for the non-believers are consistent with other early Meccan suras. According to Sayyid Qutb's exegesis, the first verses of this surah as well as those of Surah 73 represent Muhammad’s earliest revelations and those which prepare him for the ordeal of revelation. Structure Surat al-Muddaththir is structured thematically and chronologically. Containing 56 total verses, this surah was most likely revealed on at least two occasions and compiled retroactively. Verses 1-30 and 32-56 are composed of short, poetic lines which maintain rhyme structure and the Arabic rhetorical device of parallel construction. This is consistent with the verses of the early Meccan period. Verse 31 is unique in its prose-like syntax and length; it