这篇经文章节最值得注意的一点，是它大量叙述了过去发生的事件。首先是洞穴中沉睡者的故事，接着是两座园圃之主的故事，然后提到了阿丹和恶魔。在经文中段，叙述了穆萨与一位虔诚之人之间发生的事情，最后则讲述了祖勒盖尔奈英的故事。这些故事构成了本章的主体部分，共占110节经文中的71节。其余大部分经文则是对这些故事的评述，并阐明从中应当汲取的教训。此外，本章还包含一些末日审判的场景，以及取自人类生活的比喻，用以阐释某个道理或强调某个概念。在这些内容中，我们可以看到古兰经强调其思想的方法，即通过生动的形象来表达。

The most important thing to be noted about this sūrah is its preponderant narration of events that took place in the past. First we have the story of the sleepers in the cave, followed by that of the man with two gardens, then a reference to Adam and Satan. In the middle of the sūrah we see what happened between Moses and the pious man, and at the end there is an account of Dhu’l-Qarnayn. These stories form the major part of the sūrah, taking 71 out of its 110 verses. Most of the remaining verses comment on the stories and outline the lessons to be learnt from them. In addition, the sūrah also contains some scenes of the Day of Judgement, and others drawn from human life to explain an idea or emphasize a concept. In all these, we see examples of the Qur’ānic method of emphasizing its ideas through vivid imagery.