فاطر
Fatir
Verses
45
Revelation
Makki
Period
Middle Makkan
Surah No.
35 / 114
Also known as Al-Mala'ikah (The Angels), Fatir opens with the majestic image of Allah as the Originator of the heavens and earth who appoints angels with two, three, or four wings as messengers. The surah systematically refutes polytheism by demonstrating the complete inability of idols to create, provide, or even hear. It distinguishes between those who believe and act righteously and those who persist in ingratitude. The diversity within creation – mountains, colours, water, and peoples – is presented as signs pointing to a single Creator.
أسباب النزول
Revealed in the middle Makkan period as part of the sustained Quranic argument against polytheism. The Quraysh's attachment to intermediary deities is addressed by demonstrating that these cannot intercede, cannot create, and cannot benefit. The verses consoling the Prophet (35:8) were revealed to ease his distress over the persistent rejection he faced from his people.
“All praise is due to Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, who made the angels messengers having wings, two or three or four.”
The surah's magnificent opening establishes divine majesty through the twin affirmations of creative power and appointment of angelic intermediaries.
“Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.”
A celebrated verse affirming that true knowledge of Allah's attributes necessarily produces reverent awe; frequently cited as the Quranic basis for the elevated station of scholars.