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The word Tur, connoting the Mount of Tur, the appointed place (miqat) where Torah was Divinely revealed to Prophet Moses (as), is attested ten times in the Holy Qur’an. Like other Meccan Chapters, Chapter 52 mainly treats of Resurrection, the Rewards to be granted to the pure, and the chastisement in store for disbelievers. Mention is also made herein to defending the Noble Prophet (S) and the virtues of patience and perseverance.

Merits of the Recitation of the Chapter According to a Prophetic tradition: "One who recites Surah al-Tur shall be safe from torment and shall enjoy Divine Favors in Paradise.” Another tradition narrated from Imam Baqir (as) reads: "One who recites Surah al-Tur shall be grated Divine Good in this world and the Hereafter." It is evident that such great Rewards in this world and the Hereafter fall into the share of those who recite the Chapter in order to preoccupy themselves with contemplation and make use of the same to act upon them.

Indeed, the torment of your Lord will surely come to pass. 8. There is no impediment for it. The word tur denotes "mountain," but it ad hoc connotes a mount in the Sinai region which served as the appointed place where Prophet Moses (as) met with Divine Manifestation. The mount is a sacred place and the Holy Qur’an depicts it as al-Tur ("the Mount").

The Arabic phrase kitab mastur designates Scriptures like the Torah and the Holy Qur’an inscribed on thin pieces of paper which were unrolled rather than rolled.