Description

Al-Balad (Arabic: البلد, "The City"), is the 90th Surah or chapter of the Qur'an. It is composed of 20 ayat

• 1-7 Man, though created in misery, yet boasts of his riches
• 8-16 Captives to be freed and the poor and orphan to be fed
• 17-20 Description of the companions of the right and left hand

The subject matter and style of Qur'anic chapter al balad resemble those of the earliest Surahs revealed at Mecca,[2] but it contains a pointer which indicates that it was sent down in the period when the disbelievers of Makkah had resolved to oppose Muhammad, and made it lawful for themselves to commit tyranny and excess against him.