Sūrat al-Shu‘arā’, No. 26, Revealed in Makkah except the last four verses, total of 227 verses. It takes its name from verse 224 which mentions the poets who were an important part of the Arab culture. This Sūrah is second after Sūrat al-Baqarah in the number of verses but is shorter than many sūras in the number of words it contains.
A distinguishing aspect of the Sūrah is its rhythmic and poetic nature and the repetition of some verses at the beginning and end of each of the stories of the Prophets, showing that the basic teachings of the Prophets were all the same.