🌀 Surah An-Naba’ (The Great News)

A thematic and topical mind map of the 78th chapter of the Qur’an

Part 1: The Great News & Question (1–5)

The Surah opens with the striking question about the Day of Judgment, “The Great News.”

• The Question: “About what are they asking one another?”
• The Answer: About the Great News (the Resurrection).
• The Warning: They will soon come to know the truth.

Part 2: Proofs of Resurrection (6–16)

Signs of God’s power in creation affirm the reality of resurrection.

• 🌍 The Earth spread wide & mountains as stabilizers.
• 👫 Human creation in pairs.
• 🌙 Sleep as rest, Day for work.
• ☀️ The blazing sun, the firm heavens.
• 🌧 Rain producing gardens and crops.

Part 3: Day of Judgment & Punishment (17–30)

The terrifying events of the Day unfold for the deniers.

• 📅 The Day is fixed and certain.
• 📯 Trumpet blast – humanity emerges in crowds.
• 🔥 Hellfire lurks for the rebellious, boiling water & pus.
• ⚠️ Their crime: denial of reckoning and rejection of signs.

Part 4: Reward for the Righteous (31–36)

A vivid contrast: eternal bliss for those who feared God.

• 🌿 Gardens, vineyards, and noble companions.
• 🍷 Pure refreshing cups to drink.
• 🕊 Peaceful life free from falsehood and idle talk.

Part 5: Final Warning & God’s Sovereignty (37–40)

The Surah concludes with ultimate truth and regret of deniers.

• 👑 God’s sovereignty: none speak without His leave.
• ✅ The Day of Truth – absolutely real.
• 💔 The disbeliever will wish to be dust.

Surah An-Naba’ is a profound reminder of God’s signs, the certainty of the Hereafter, and the ultimate separation of truth and falsehood.