The Makkan Suwar have their main themes as follows:

- The unity of Allah (Tawhid)

- The coming Resurrection and Judgment Day

- Righteous conducts, and lessons of the people and prophets of the past.

Apart from the above, the Makkan Suwar are generally short, the language is poetic and the Suwar are full of oaths. In addition, the sentences are short, and are mostly full of warnings of hell to evil doers and promise of paradise for doers of good.