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Sūra Muḥammad is the forty seventh sura. It is a Madani sura of the Qur'an located in its twenty-sixth juz'. It is called "Muhammad" because the name is mentioned in its second verse.
The main theme of the sura consists of the characteristics of believers and disbelievers, and their fate in the afterlife. A well-known verse of the sura is verse seven concerning how God supports believers. Its fourth verse concerning the prohibition of killing prisoners of war and their release without payment or in exchange for a ransom counts as a Jurisprudential Verse. Rewards for the recitation of this sura include immunity from poverty and drinking from Heavenly springs.
- Naming
The sura is called "Muhammad" because the name appears in its second verse. It is also called Sura al-Qital (fight), because a majority of its verses are concerned with jihad. It is also called "alladhin kafaru" (those who disbelieved) because it opens with this phrase.
- Place and Order of Revelation
Sura Muhammad is a Madani sura, and in the order of revelation, it is the ninety-fifth sura revealed to the Prophet (s). In the present order of compilation, it is the forty-seventh sura, located in the twenty-sixth juz' thereof.
- Number of Verses and Other Features
Sura Muhammad has thirty-eight verses, 542 words, and 2424 letters. With regard to size, it counts as one of the Mathani suras, which occupies less than one hizb.
The main theme of Sura Muhammad consists of the characteristics of believers and disbelievers, and a comparison of their respective fates after resurrection. The sura is also concerned with jihad and fighting against enemies of Islam. It deals with issues of fighting and jihad because it was revealed during the Battle of Uhud.
The words "idlal" (wasting) and "ihbat" (rendering worthless) are repeatedly used in the sura, referring to actions of disbelievers being wasted and rendered worthless, which is said to have to do with their disbelief and their abhorrence of the Qur'an.....
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