Surah Yasin was revealed in Makkah with eighty-three verses arranged into five sections. Surah Yasin begins with affirming of Muhammad's PBUH] prophethood by invoking the Qur'an, the book of wisdom and assuring him that he is on the right guidance.
Then it proceeds to describe the fate of the inhabitants of a certain settlement; they repudiated the prophets sent to them and invited Allah's wrath on themselves which wiped them off the face of earth. This account of the attitude of the people of the settlement makes a very significant point; the truth which the high, proud and...