Theme and Relationship with the Previous Surah This surah forms a pair with Surah Taha, the previous surah. It begins on the same note on which the last surah ended. In the closing verses of Surah Tah...
Section VI: Verses (58-76) In these verses, Muslims are first affectionately consoled. They are the ones who, in order to save their faith, were migrating to various regions as a result of the wave of...
Section V: Verses (42-57) Verse 41 has the status of an explanatory verse that occurs as a parenthetical sentence. The previous discourse now resumes. By citing the history of the previous prophets an...
Section III: Verses (25-37) The debate of monotheism and polytheism reaches its climax in this section. The reason that the Quraysh and their allies had taken to severe animosity was that they fully u...
Theme and Time of Revelation This surah is among the last of the Makkan ones revealed when Muslims were being forced to migrate to other areas because of persecution by the Quraysh. The time of the Pr...
Section IV: Verses (51-67) In the succeeding verses, it is explained that God gave the same religion to all the messengers but their nations split it up. Now each of them is engrossed with what it has...
Section III: Verses (33-50) Coming up is a brief reference to the history of the prophets and those who rejected them. The purpose is to prove in the light of history the premise that is mentioned: su...
Central Theme and Relationship with the Previous Surah This surah is the counterpart of the previous one: Surah al-Hajj. It begins with the topic on which the last surah ended. The closing verses of S...
Section VI: Verses (41-57) Once the essence of belief and disbelief has been explained, the succeeding verses invite the addressees to profess belief in God. First attention is directed at those attri...
Section IV: Verses (27-34) In these verses, directives are given to prevent disorder in the society that leads to lustful stares, accusations and moral misconduct. In this regard, first of all certain...
Section II: Verses (11-26) In these verses, while referring to the mischief worked by the hypocrites in the incident of ifk, certain weaknesses are pointed out which manifested themselves in a group o...
Placement, Theme and Relationship with the Previous Surah This is the last surah of the third chapter. It was revealed in Madinah. It does not have a counterpart and is like a supplement and appendix...
یَعۡلَمُ مَا بَیۡنَ اَیۡدِیۡهِمۡ وَ مَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَ لَا یُحِیۡطُوۡنَ بِهِ عِلۡمًا (110) 1 This verse has been explained under the throne verse of Surah al-Baqarah. The implication is that God’s know...
یٰبَنِیۡ اِسۡرَآءِیۡلَ قَدۡ اَنۡجَیۡنٰکُمۡ مِّنۡ عَدُوِّکُمۡ وَ وٰعَدۡنٰکُمۡ جَانِبَ الطُّوۡرِ الۡاَیۡمَنَ وَ نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَیۡکُمُ الۡمَنَّ وَ السَّلۡوٰی (80) کُلُوۡا مِنۡ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنٰکُمۡ...
وَ لَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَیۡكَ مَرَّةً اُخۡرٰۤی (37) اِذۡ اَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اُمِّكَ مَا یُوۡحٰۤی (38) اَنِ اقۡذِفِیۡهِ فِی التَّابُوۡتِ فَاقۡذِفِیۡهِ فِی الۡیَمِّ فَلۡیُلۡقِهِ الۡیَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ یَا...
Theme In this surah, the Prophet (sws) is urged to show patience on the attitude of his adversaries and to wait for God’s decision: if they do not listen to him, he should not worry for soon they will...
Section VI: Verses (78-94) In the preceding verses, the prophets who were founders of their nations were mentioned in chronological order. Coming up is the mention of prophets who had some specific tr...
Section IV: Verses (34-47) Readers may look up verse 8 earlier. It was stated there that the adversaries made fun of Muhammad (sws): how could he be God’s messenger when he was a human being? He also...
Theme and Relationship with the Previous Surah This surah forms a pair with Surah Taha, the previous surah. It begins on the same note on which the last surah ended. In the closing verses of Surah Tah...
Section V: Verses (42-57) Verse 41 has the status of an explanatory verse that occurs as a parenthetical sentence. The previous discourse now resumes. By citing the history of the previous prophets an...
