Ash-Shūrā (Arabic: الشورى, al-shūrā, "Council, Consultation") is the 42nd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an (Q42) with 53 verses (āyāt).

Its title derives from the question of "shūrā" (consultation) referred to in Verse 38.

The term appears only once in the Quranic text (at Q42:38).

[1] Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615-619).

Based on this verse, Islamic scholars have described three ways in which God's revelation can reach His chosen individuals, especially prophets.