Sūrat al-Nāziʿāt is the seventy-ninth chapter in the Quran and it was revealed in Mecca.^{‎[1]Mizan, 20/178-179; Zamakhshari, 4/692.} Other names for the surah are al-Sāhirah and al-Ṭāmmah in allusion to verses 14 and 34, respectively.^{‎[2]Alusi, 15/223.} Chronologically, it comes as the eighty-first surah after Sūrat al-Nabaʾ and before Sūrat al-Infiṭār. It consists of forty-six verses in addition to the basmalah, the invocation of God’s name. It takes its most commonly used name from verse 1.

This surah introduces itself with five divine oaths asserting the certain coming of resurrection and the Day of Judgement (verses 1-5). In describing the apocalyptic nature of the Day of Judgement, it begins to address the scepticism shown by the disbelievers (verses 6-14). It recounts the story of Pharaoh, a predecessor to the polytheists who was utterly destroyed for his arrogance and refusal to align with the truth even though he had far more power and influence than them (verses 15-26). Then, it turns to the creation of the heavens and the earth and shows that the creator and sustainer of such a monumental universe, with all its interdependencies and purposefulness, can easily bring about the resurrection and questioning of humankind (verses 27-33). It then goes to show that people will be divided into two groups and details the decisions that dictated their fate in paradise or hellfire (verses 34-41). Finally, the surah ends by refocusing the attention of those who are being warned about the Day of Judgement to feel the urgency of preparing for it instead of uselessly asking about its appointed time (verses 42-46).

[1] Mizan, 20/178-179; Zamakhshari, 4/692.
[2] Alusi, 15/223.