Meccan·Surah 74

المدثر

Surah Al-Muddaththir — Ayah 51

The Cloaked One

56 Ayahs·Verse 74:51
74:51

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Fleeing from a lion?

Context in Surah Al-Muddaththir

Nearby ayahs help place verse 74:51 in sequence and meaning.

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

As if they were alarmed donkeys

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.