Muhammad ( ar, محمد, ; "Chapter of
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
") is the 47th chapter (
surah
A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah (''Al-Ka ...
) of the
Quran
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with 38 verses (
ayat).
The title is derived from the
direct mentioning of the
Islamic prophet Muhammad in 47:2.
It also has the name of ''Al-Qitāl'' ( ar, القتال), which translates to fighting due to the context of the sura.
[Quṭb, Sayyid. "Volume 18". In ''In the Shade of the Quran''. Markfield: Islamic Foundation, 2007, sura 47.] This sura pertains to a specific conflict that arose from people prohibiting the acceptance and spread of Islam. It refers to the
Battle of Badr, where an army was being gathered to attack Medina. The Battle of Badr took place during
Ramadan, in year 2 of the
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...
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Summary
*1 The works of those who oppose Islam shall come to naught
*2-3 True believers shall receive the expiation of their sins
*4-5 How enemies of Islam are to be treated in war
*6-8 God will reward those who fight for Islam
*9-12 God will utterly destroy the unbelievers
*13-17 The final condition of believers and infidels contrasted
*18-20 Hypocrites reproved and warned
*21 Muhammad commanded to ask pardon for his sins
*22-33 Cowardly Muslims and hypocrites rebuked and warned
*34-36 Those who would dissuade Muslims from their duty warned
*37 Muslims exhorted to boldness in warring for their faith
Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as " belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion".
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*38 Muslims exhorted to liberality in contributing towards the expenses of holy war
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See also
* Muhammad in Islam
References
External links
Quran 47
Clear Quran translation
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Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
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