Surah Ar-Rad (The Thunder) is the 13. surah in Quran.Ar-Rad surah is listed as the 96. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Ar-Rad is The Thunder. In total this surah is consist of 43 auahs. You can read Ar-Rad by
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The surah takes its name from ayah 13 where Allah mentions natural phenomena like thunder coming from Him, and “He is the One Who spread out the earth and placed firm mountains and rivers upon it, and created fruits of every kind in pairs”. The surah also discusses difference between truth and falsehoods, the reward for righteousness, “the Paradise promised to the righteous is that under it rivers flow; eternal is its fruit as well as its shade. That is the ˹ultimate˺ outcome for the righteous.”
This surah is concerned with the oneness of God, the message, the Day of judgment, and the penalty. The surah revolves around an important axis that what is truth is clear through power and stability; what is falsehood is clear through its weakness. The verses call upon people to not be deceived by the glitter of falsehood because it is inevitably fleeting, while the truth shines throughout the entire universe.
The opening ayah articulates the fundamental topic of this surah: "The Message of Muhammad is the very Truth, however, it is the shortcoming of the individuals that they are dismissing it".
Other than this, the surah also addresses the rivals and their complaints, and the Devotees, who had been going through trials and were tiring. The Devotees are told that by standing restlessly for Allah's help, they have been ameliorated and loaded up with expectation and fortitude. Other important messages of this surah is that the Quran is the disclosure of Allah and trees, fruits, and vegetables are among the indications of Allah. Allah never changes the state of a people except if they are eager to change themselves. Prophets have no capacity to show any marvel of miracle with the exception of the will of Allah.