Arrogance and denial
Verses describing the arrogant, mocking, and prideful behavior of those who reject the truth.
- 8
- verses
- 8
- Meccan
- 0
- Medinan
- 0.93
- cohesion
Cohesion is how alike these verses are to the group’s centre, from 0 to 1.
The verses
Closest to the group’s centre first.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Then he turned back and was arrogant
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
And he gathered [his people] and called out
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ
And his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
Where it falls
These verses across the book in reading order. Most of them sit in Al-Qiyaama.
A histogram of where this topic’s verses fall across the book in reading order.
How it sounds
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