The purpose of the story in the Quran:

And the purpose of narrating these stories

in the Noble Quran is not merely to acquaint oneself with them

and to learn about their details only,

rather, the basic and true purpose

is to transport the mind of the reader and listener

to the heinousness of polytheism and sins,

and Allah's - the Exalted - punishment for them,

and belief in the victory and support of Allah - the Exalted,

and the manifestation of His subtle kindness and favors toward His sincere servants.

The reminder of death and what comes after it, or the reminder of the Hereafter:

And the intent behind the reminder of death and what comes after it, or the reminder of the Hereafter,

is presenting the condition of man at the time of his death,

and his helplessness and submissiveness in that critical and distressing hour,

and presenting Paradise and the Fire to him after death,

and the appearance of the angels of punishment before his eyes,

and the portents of the Resurrection, such as the descent of our master Jesus,

the blast of standing, resurrection, and gathering,

the questioning and answering, the Balance and the Sirat,

taking the records of deeds by the right hands and the left,

the entry of believers into Paradise and the gathering of disbelievers into the Fire,

the mutual dispute among the people of the Fire—their followers and leaders,

their masters and elders, their common folk and weak ones among themselves,

the disavowal of one another, and their cursing of each other,

the distinction of the believers with the vision of Allah - the Exalted -

and the mention of the types of punishment, enumerating its varieties and stages,

such as chains, shackles, scalding water, pus, thorny plants, and Zaqqum,

and the clarification of the types of blessings and pleasures, such as Hoor and palaces.