Kuanzia mwanzo hadi mwisho, sura hii ni shambulio kali dhidi ya wale wanaozikataa onyo, na wakati huo huo inawapa waumini uhakikisho wa kutuliza moyo. Imegawanywa katika mfululizo wa matukio, kila moja likionyesha aina tofauti ya adhabu iliyowapata jamii ya wasioamini waliozikanusha ujumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu. Kila tukio linafikia kilele kwa mtikisiko mkali wa moyo wa mwanadamu, unaouliza: "Adhabu Yangu ilikuwa kali kiasi gani, na maonyo Yangu yalikuwa ya kweli kiasi gani!" Kisha unaachilia, ukisema: "Tumeifanya Qur'ani iwe rahisi kukumbukwa: je, kuna yeyote atakayezingatia?" Mada zinazoshughulikiwa katika sura hii zimejadiliwa katika sura nyingi za Makka. Inaanza kwa tukio la Siku ya Hukumu na inamalizika kwa tukio kama hilo. Katikati, sura inaeleza kwa ufupi hatima ya watu wa Nuhu, (Ad, Thamud, watu wa Lut na Firauni pamoja na wafuasi wake. Yote haya yameshughulikiwa kwa namna tofauti katika sura nyingine. Hata hivyo, masuala haya yote yanawasilishwa hapa kwa namna ya kipekee, yakionekana kuwa mapya kabisa. Hapa tunaona kila kisa kikiwa cha ghadhabu, cha dhoruba, kinachoeneza hofu, kinachozaa kuanguka na uharibifu unaoenea kila mahali.

From start to finish, this surah represents an awesome onslaught against those who deny the warnings, but gives at the same time con fident reassurance to the believers. It is divided into a series of scenes, each showing a different type of suffering inflicted on a community of unbelievers who denied Gods messages. Each culminates with a violent shaking of the human heart, as it asks: “How grievous was My punishment and how true were My warnings!” It then lets go, saying: “ We have made the Quran easy to bear in mind: will anyone take heed?” The themes tackled in this surah are discussed in many surahs of Makkan revelation. It begins with a scene from the Day of Judgement and ends with a similar scene. In between, the surah dwells briefly on the fates of Noahs people, the (Ad, Thamud, Lot’s people and Pharaoh and his followers. All these are tackled in different ways in other surahs. Yet all these issues are presented here in a special way, making them appear totally new. Here we see each episode as violent, tempestuous, spreading fear, engendering collapse and a sweeping destruction.

Sifa kuu ya sura hii ni kwamba kila tukio linachora picha ya haraka ya adhabu inayowasilishwa kwa wale wanaoikataa imani ya Mungu. Wao wanahisi kwamba wao binafsi wanahusika nayo, wakishuhudia adhabu hiyo na kuvumilia maumivu yake. Tukio moja linapokwisha na wasikilizaji wanaanza kupumua tena, tukio jipya na la kutisha zaidi la adhabu linawasilishwa kwao. Vipindi saba vya aina hii katika mazingira haya ya kukandamiza na ya hofu vinapokamilika, picha ya mwisho inawasilishwa, ikitupa hali tofauti kabisa, ikileta vivuli vya kupendeza vya usalama, utulivu na faraja. Inatuonyesha wacha Mungu na hatima yao: "Hakika wamchao Mungu watakuwa katika bustani na mito inayotiririka, katika makao ya kweli, mbele ya Mfalme Mwenye uwezo wote." (Aya 54-55) Hali hii inatofautiana kabisa na hali ya wasioamini, ambao nao wanaambiwa hatima yao: "Siku watakapovutwa motoni kifudifudi, [wataambiwa], 'Onjeni sasa mguso wa moto wa Jahannamu.'" (Aya 48)

The surah's main characteristic is that each scene paints a fast episode of punishment presented to those who deny the divine faith. They feel that they personally are involved in it, witnessing the punishment and enduring its pain. When one scene is over and listeners begin to breathe again, a new and more awesome scene of punishment is presented to them. When seven such episodes in this suffocating and fearful atmos phere are completed, the last image is presented, providing us with a totally different aura, delivering pleasant shades of security, serenity and reassurance. It shows us the righteous and their destiny: “ The God-fearing will be in gardens and running waters, in a seat of truth, in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign.” (Verses 54-55) How different is this from the condition of the unbelievers who are also told of their fate: “On the day when they are dragged into the fire, their faces down, [they will be told], ‘Taste now the touch of'hell-fire.”' (Verse 48)