Meccan·Surah 74

المدثر

Surah Al-Muddaththir — Ayah 52

The Cloaked One

56 Ayahs·Verse 74:52
74:52

بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً

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

Context in Surah Al-Muddaththir

Nearby ayahs help place verse 74:52 in sequence and meaning.

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

As if they were alarmed donkeys

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ

Fleeing from a lion?

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ

No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder