Before this Surah was revealed to the Muslims, Makkah was the focal point of polytheism; it was the city of idolaters and homed to many a different religion, where the inhabitants would worship various false gods in hope of fortune and an overall better life. The main reason of revelation for this Surah was to remove all signs of polytheism within the holy city of Makkah and to restore the religious virtue of the city.
This particular Surah was revealed within three different periods;
1. The first of the three was in Dhul-Qa’da, the ninth year after migration to Madina and this consisted of the first thirty seven verses.
2. Verses thirty eight until and including seventy two were revealed in the same year as the first thirty seven verses but …show more content…
The final phase of the Surah was composed of verses seventy three until and including verse one hundred and twenty nine. Through my research I believe this was also in the ninth year after migration while the Muslim army was returning from the expedition of Tabuk.
The events discussed in this Surah took place after the treaty of Hudaibiyyah where a third Arabia had accepted Islam. This treaty was a very big boost to the Islamic mission, even though Umar (r.a) did not agree to it at first until the Prophet (s.a.w) showed him the wisdom behind it. The treaty allowed the Prophet (s.a.w) to focus his attention on spreading Islam, rather than his attention being diverted to the idolaters of Makkah and their evil schemes.
This Quranic Surah many relations with the expedition of Tabuk, most notably the timing of revelations, they were either just before, during preparations or returning from the expedition …show more content…
The Romans murdered fifteen members of the delegation near a place called Zat-U-Talah; this was contrary to the international principals followed by every country that they cannot kill messengers of another country or state but, the Romans being the ignorant, uninformed and proud people they were, they did exactly that. They did not want the message of Islam; they could not comprehend the idea of one almighty, all-powerful God. The only person to escape their declaration of war was Ka’ab ibn Umair Ghifari who was also the leader of this group; he managed to make his way back to Madina and told the Prophet (s.a.w) about the
This particular Surah was revealed within three different periods;
1. The first of the three was in Dhul-Qa’da, the ninth year after migration to Madina and this consisted of the first thirty seven verses.
2. Verses thirty eight until and including seventy two were revealed in the same year as the first thirty seven verses but …show more content…
The final phase of the Surah was composed of verses seventy three until and including verse one hundred and twenty nine. Through my research I believe this was also in the ninth year after migration while the Muslim army was returning from the expedition of Tabuk.
The events discussed in this Surah took place after the treaty of Hudaibiyyah where a third Arabia had accepted Islam. This treaty was a very big boost to the Islamic mission, even though Umar (r.a) did not agree to it at first until the Prophet (s.a.w) showed him the wisdom behind it. The treaty allowed the Prophet (s.a.w) to focus his attention on spreading Islam, rather than his attention being diverted to the idolaters of Makkah and their evil schemes.
This Quranic Surah many relations with the expedition of Tabuk, most notably the timing of revelations, they were either just before, during preparations or returning from the expedition …show more content…
The Romans murdered fifteen members of the delegation near a place called Zat-U-Talah; this was contrary to the international principals followed by every country that they cannot kill messengers of another country or state but, the Romans being the ignorant, uninformed and proud people they were, they did exactly that. They did not want the message of Islam; they could not comprehend the idea of one almighty, all-powerful God. The only person to escape their declaration of war was Ka’ab ibn Umair Ghifari who was also the leader of this group; he managed to make his way back to Madina and told the Prophet (s.a.w) about the