ʻAbasa (عبس, "He Frowned") is the 80th chapter of the Qur'an, with 42 verses
It is a Meccan sura
The Surah is so designated after the word `abasa with which it opens.[1]
Summary
- 1-11 Muhammad rebuked for frowning on a poor blind Muslim
- 12-15 The Quran written in honourable, exalted, and pure volumes
- 16-23 Man cursed for turning aside from his Creator
- 24-32 It is God who provides man with food
- 33-37 On the judgment-day men will desert their nearest relatives and friends
- 38-42 The bright and sad faces of the resurrection-day [2]
