to be punished 129-132 His name to be revered by posterity The story of Lot 133-135 God delivers him and his family, except his wife 136 The rest of his people are destroyed 137-138 The Makkan infidels warned by the example of the Sodomites The story of Jonas 139-140 He is sent as a prophet and flees to a ship 141-144 He is swallowed by a fish for his sin 145-146 He is cast on the shore and shaded by a gourd 147-148 He is sent to a multitude who believe 149-160 The Makkans are rebuked for attributing offspring to God 161-163 The reprobate only will be seduced by idolatry 164-166 Muslims worship God, arranging themselves in ranks 167-170 Infidels excuse their unbelief in vain 171-173 Former apostles were assisted against the infidels 174-179 The Prophet exhorted to await divine vengeance on unbelievers 180-182 Praise be to God and peace on his apostles Chronology According to Egyptian chronology, it was the 56th sura to be revealed to Muhammad. Theodor Nöldeke presents a different classification putting it in the 50th position and most precisely revealed in the second Meccan period (see Meccan sura). That period is marked by increasing opposition of the Quraysh tribe against Muhammad and his followers and is distinguished by its focus on divine intervention and inspiration and also previous religious prophets. Although named Al-Saffat, the general theme of Sura 37 is the unity of God and His power to greatly reward and punish. We see in this Sura elaborations on the punishment of disbelievers and rewards of believers in the Day of Judgment but also God's examples of how a true believer should be through enumerations of biblical figures. One aspect of the Sura which can be relevant to the title (Ranged in Row, the rangers) is that it is threatening the people who attribute offspring to God, especially the pagans who believed that the angels were the daughters of God. “The rangers” or “Ranged in Row” refers to the angel who will be lining up on the Day of Judgment and refuting the idea of them being daughters of God (see Quran 37:1-5). Parts of Q37:15-33; 43–68; 82–103;& 118-144 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text. Structure and content Sura 37 could be divided into three parts following one characteristic of Arabic Poetry widely known as tripartite division. The first part goes from verses 1 to