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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
===Naming=== | ===Naming=== | ||
This sura is called Ibrahim because it deals with the story of Prophet Ibrahim (a). | This sura is called Ibrahim because it deals with the story of Prophet Ibrahim (a).<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1240.</ref> | ||
===Place and order of revelation=== | ===Place and order of revelation=== | ||
Sura Ibrahim is the 14th sura of the Qur'an and located in juz' 13. It is the 70th sura [[ | Sura Ibrahim is the 14th sura of the Qur'an<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 166.</ref> and located in juz' 13. It is the 70th sura [[revealed]] to the [[Prophet (s)]]. It was revealed in [[Mecca]], except for verses 28-29 which were, according to many [[exegete]]s of the Quran, revealed in [[Medina]] with regard to [[polytheists]] who were killed in the [[Battle of Badr]].<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 13, p. 92.</ref> | ||
===Number of Verses and Other Features=== | ===Number of Verses and Other Features=== | ||
Sura Ibrahim contains 52 verses, 833 words, and 3541 letters. As to its size, the sura counts as a [[Mathani]] sura, occupying almost more than one [[hizb]] of the Qur'an. It is also one of the suras that begin with [[Muqatta'at]] (disjoined letters). | Sura Ibrahim contains 52 verses, 833 words, and 3541 letters. As to its size, the sura counts as a [[Mathani]] sura, occupying almost more than one [[hizb]] of the Qur'an. It is also one of the suras that begin with [[Muqatta'at]] (disjoined letters).<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1240.</ref> | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
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*Mentioning the blessings of God, | *Mentioning the blessings of God, | ||
*Results of the gratitude for blessings and showing ingratitude for them and the destiny of the grateful ones and deniers. | *Results of the gratitude for blessings and showing ingratitude for them and the destiny of the grateful ones and deniers. | ||
*In some verses of this sura, it is mentioned that in the [[hereafter]], [[Satan]] tells people, "So do not blame me, but blame yourselves."<ref> | *In some verses of this sura, it is mentioned that in the [[hereafter]], [[Satan]] tells people, "So do not blame me, but blame yourselves."<ref>Qur'an, 14:22; Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1240.</ref> | ||
{{Content of Sura Ibrahim}} | {{Content of Sura Ibrahim}} | ||
==Well-Known Verse== | ==Well-Known Verse== | ||
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{{ | |text='''If you are grateful, I will surely enhance you [in blessing], but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is indeed severe.''' | ||
According to a [[hadith]] from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], "[[Shukr]]" (thanking God) is the same as avoiding the [[sins]], and "itmam al-shukr" (perfecting thankfulness) consists in reciting "al-hamd lillah rabb al-'alamin" (All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds). | |source=Qur'an, 14:7.}} | ||
According to a [[hadith]] from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], "[[Shukr]]" (thanking God) is the same as avoiding the [[sins]], and "itmam al-shukr" (perfecting thankfulness) consists in reciting "al-hamd lillah rabb al-'alamin" (All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds).<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 3, p. 288.</ref> | |||
==Historical Stories and Narrations== | ==Historical Stories and Narrations== | ||
*[[Prophet Moses's (a)]] address to | *[[Prophet Moses's (a)]] address to Israelites about being released of [[Pharaoh]]'s oppression and expressing gratitude to God (Verses 6-8) | ||
*The story of the people of Prophet [[Noah (a)]], [[people of 'Ad]] and [[people of Thamud]] and the Prophets' conversations with them (Verses 9-15) | *The story of the people of Prophet [[Noah (a)]], [[people of 'Ad]] and [[people of Thamud]] and the Prophets' conversations with them (Verses 9-15) | ||
*Prophet Ibrahim's (a) supplication about making [[Mecca]] secure and keeping his progeny away from polytheism and his gratitude for giving him prophets [[Isma'il (a)]] and [[Ishaq (a)]] (Isaac) in his old ages (verses 35-41) | *Prophet Ibrahim's (a) supplication about making [[Mecca]] secure and keeping his progeny away from polytheism and his gratitude for giving him prophets [[Isma'il (a)]] and [[Ishaq (a)]] (Isaac) in his old ages (verses 35-41) | ||
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Sura Ibrahim begins with the role of the Qur'an in taking people out of the darkness of polytheism to the lights of [[monotheism]] and ends with the role of the Qur'an in warning people and calling them to monotheism. It consists of some beliefs, advice, stories of earlier people, the purpose of sending the prophets and the [[revelation]] of Holy Books. Some verses of this sura are concerned with the story of the Prophet, Ibrahim (a), and his supplications. It is also concerned with the history of earlier prophets, such as [[Noah (a)]], [[Moses (a)]], and the [[people of 'Ad]] and [[Thamud]]. | Sura Ibrahim begins with the role of the Qur'an in taking people out of the darkness of polytheism to the lights of [[monotheism]] and ends with the role of the Qur'an in warning people and calling them to monotheism. It consists of some beliefs, advice, stories of earlier people, the purpose of sending the prophets and the [[revelation]] of Holy Books. Some verses of this sura are concerned with the story of the Prophet, Ibrahim (a), and his supplications. It is also concerned with the history of earlier prophets, such as [[Noah (a)]], [[Moses (a)]], and the [[people of 'Ad]] and [[Thamud]]. | ||
==Merits== | ==Merits and Benefits== | ||
Some merits are cited for the [[recitation]] of Sura Ibrahim. For example, if someone recites Sura Ibrahim and [[Qur'an 15]] (Sura al-Hijr) in two [[rak'as]] of [[Friday prayer]]s, he will be immune to poverty, madness, and catastrophes. | Some merits are cited for the [[recitation]] of Sura Ibrahim. For example, if someone recites Sura Ibrahim and [[Qur'an 15]] (Sura al-Hijr) in two [[rak'as]] of [[Friday prayer]]s, he will be immune to poverty, madness, and catastrophes.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl'', p. 243.</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* | *Baḥrānī, Sayyid Hāshim b. Sulaymān. ''Al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Qom: Bunyād-i Biʿthat, 1416 AH. | ||
*Khurramshāhī, Bahāʾ al-Dīn. ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān wa Qurʾān pazhūhī''. Tehran: Dūstān-Nāhīd, 1377 Sh. | |||
*Maʿrifat, Muḥammad Hādī. ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', Qom: Muʾassisa-yi Farhangī Intishārātī al-Tamhīd, 1388 Sh. | |||
*Ṣadūq, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-. ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-aʿmāl''. Edited by Muḥammad Riḍā Anṣārī. Qom: Nasīm-i Kawthar, 1382 Sh. | |||
*Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. al-Ḥasan al-. ''Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Edited by Hāshim Rasūlī. Tehran: Farāhānī, [n.d]. | |||
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