Surah Ash-Shu'ara — 26:1

Reflection

These three letters head both this surah and surah 28, with surah 27 between them opening on the first two, so the set sits together in the mushaf. Surah 26 and surah 28 then carry an identical following line about a Book that makes everything plain. What comes after in this one is a chain of seven prophet accounts, each closing on the same statement about the Lord who is mighty and merciful.