Al-Muddaththir (Arabic: ٱلْمُدَّثِّر‎, "the Cloaked One" or "the Man Wearing a Cloak") is the 74th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an (Quran / Quraan), with 56 ayat (verses). Chronology: Many well-known authors' chronologies, including that of Ibn Kathir, place Surat al-Muddassir as the second surah revealed to the Islamic Nabi) (Prophet) Muhammad, citing the hadith / hadees: Jabir ibn Abd Allah told, I heard the Messenger of Allah – and he was narrating about the pause in Revelation – so he said i