Muhammad ( ar, محمد, ; "Chapter of

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mono ...

") 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-K ...

) of the

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with 38 verses ( ayat). The title is derived from the direct mentioning of the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets ar ...

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 The Battle of Badr ( ar, غَزْوَةُ بَدِرْ ), also referred to as The Day of the Criterion (, ) in the Qur'an and by Muslims, was fought on 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH), near the present-day city of Badr, Al Madinah Provi ...

, where an army was being gathered to attack Medina. The Battle of Badr took place during

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, 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 or ...

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*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

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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". Religious people often ...

*38 Muslims exhorted to liberality in contributing towards the expenses of holy war

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