As-Saaffat

As-Saffat (Arabic: الصافات, ’aṣ-ṣāffāt, meaning: Those who rank themselves in Order, "Ranged in Row", "The Rangers") is the 37th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 182 verses (āyāt).

Sura 37 of the Quran
الصافات
Aṣ-Ṣāffāt
Those Who Set the Ranks
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesDrawn Up in Ranks, The Arrangers, The Rangers
PositionJuzʼ 23
No. of Rukus5
No. of verses182

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.

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