This is a Meccan surah which takes its title from the opening oath: "By the charging steeds that pant and strike sparks with their hooves, who make dawn raids, raising a cloud of dust, and plunging into the midst of the enemy, man is ungrateful to his Lord--and he is witness to this--he is truly excessive in his love of wealth."
The main message of this surah is similar to the teaching of Jesus--that love of money is a primary spiritual problem for humans. On the Day of Judgment, when each individual will stand naked before God, personal wealth won't mean jack shit.
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| A charging steed. |
