Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) is the 51. surah in Quran.Adh-Dhariyat surah is listed as the 67. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Adh-Dhariyat is The Winnowing Winds. In total this surah is consist of 60 auahs. You can read Adh-Dhariyat by word by word if you would like to examine it in details or click one of the ayahs below to check that ayah only.
It is considered to be a Meccan Surah as it was believed to be revealed in Mecca. The surah takes its name from the opening ayah.
The surah mentions Abraham, Noah, Ad, Thamud, and the day of judgment, and reiterates the essential Quranic message. It starts with oaths that the judgment will come.
It talks about the prophets and the people who have gotten destroyed for disbelieving them. Prophets are always called magicians or mad men by their own tribes. The story of angels sent down to destroy Sodom and save prophet Lut and their interaction with prophet Abraham.