An-Nahl

Infobox Sura
Name_of_Surah=An-Nahl
Arabic_name=النحل
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Classification=Makkan
Meaning_of_the_name=The Honey Bee
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Sura_number=16
Number_of_verses=128
Juz'_number=14
Hizb_number=27 to 28
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Number_of_sajdahs=1 (verse 51)
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Previous_Sura=Al-Hijr
Next_Sura=Al-Isra

Sura An-Nahl (Lang-ar| سورة النحل, "Sūratu an-Nahl", "The Honey Bee") is the 16th. sura of the Qur'an, with 128 verses. Its name means "the bees".

ummary

This sura warns against polytheismFact|date=April 2008, saying that the pagan gods cannot create anythingFact|date=April 2008, and against comparisons between Allah and any created beings (quran-usc|16|74)Dubious|date=April 2008. It also praises Allah for giving the Earth with all its wealth to mankind. Fact|date=April 2008 According to this sura, all wonders of the natural world, like seas, stars, mountains are proofs of God's infinite power.Dubious|date=April 2008

The verse quran-usc|16|103 addresses the allegations that Muhammad has invented the Quran.Dubious|date=April 2008

Literature

David Engels, "Hierin ist ein Zeichen für solche, die nachdenken." Die Bienensymbolik im Vorderen Orient. Ein Überblick zu Entwicklungslinien und –tendenzen," in: David Engels/Carla Nicolaye (eds.), Ille operum custos. Kulturgeschichtliche Beiträge zur antiken Bienensymbolik und ihrer Rezeption, Hildesheim 2008, pp. 21–40.

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