Editing Az-Zumar (section)

{{short description|39th chapter of the Qur'an}}
{{infobox surah
| number         = 39
| number-3       = 039
| name           = Az-Zumar
| name-ar        = الزمر
| name-en        = The Troops
| prev_sura      = Quran 38
| next_sura      = Quran 40
| classification = Meccan
| othernames-ar  = <!-- alternate Arabic names -->
| othernames     =
| juz            = 23 to 24
| rukus          = 8
| verses         = 75
| words          = 1177
| letters        = 4869
| muqattaat      = <!-- only if applicable -->
| sajdahs        = <!-- only if applicable -->
| audio          = Chapter 39, Az-Zumar (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
}}
{{Quran}}
[[File:Imam Ali Shrine - 1994.jpg|thumb|Some famous verses of Az-Zumar seen in the tilings of [[Imam Ali Shrine|Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]], Iraq, 1994.]]
'''Az-Zumar''' ({{langx|ar| الزمر}}, {{Transliteration|ar|’az-zumar}}; {{small|meaning:}} "The Troops, The Throngs") is the 39th chapter (''[[surah]]'') of the [[Qur'an]], the central religious text of [[Islam]]. It contains 75 verses ([[ayat]]). This surah derives its name from the Arabic word ''zumar'' (troops) that occurs in verses 71 and 73. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed [[revelation in Islam|revelation]] (''[[asbāb al-nuzūl]]''), it is believed to have been revealed in the [[Meccan surah|mid-Meccan period]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Ünal |first=Ali |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1002857525|title=The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English|year=2006|isbn=978-1-59784-000-2|pages=944|oclc=1002857525}}</ref> when persecutions of the Muslim believers by the polytheists had escalated.<ref name=":0" />

The surah expounds the signs of God's Oneness ([[tawhid]]) in the natural world and emphasizes the absurdity of associating partners with God. It also hints at emigration for the believers who were suffering great difficulties in worshiping God in their homeland. It also declares that there can be no reconciliation between believing in God's Oneness and association partners with God. The chapter also reminds readers of the [[Akhirah|other world]], where Muslims believe people will see the outcome of their own deeds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://quran.com/39|title=Az-Zumar|website=The Noble Qur'an}}</ref>