Makki or Madani?
Surat Al-Balad is Makki; more than one of the commentators narrated that there was consensus regarding that. [521] Those who narrated that there was consensus regarding that include: Ibn Al-Jawzi and Al-Qurtubi. See: Tafsir Ibn Al-Jawzi, 4/446; Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, 20/59.

Objectives:
The most important objectives of this surah include:
Mentioning the nature of this world and what man suffers in it of hardships and what will lead him to happiness. [522] See: Al-Biqa?i: Nazm Ad-Durar, 22/45; At-Tantawi: At-Tafsir Al-Wasit, 15/401.

Topics:
The most significant topics addressed in Surat Al-Balad include:
1- Highlighting the sublime status of Makkah.
2- What man is tested by in this world of hardship and toil.
3- Criticism of being deceived by power and boasting about worldly accumulation.
4- Listing the blessings that Allah (%) bestows on man.
5- Urging the Muslim to persist in doing good and rectifying himself.
6- Highlighting the good fate of the believers and the bad fate of the disbelievers.