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Sūrat al-Nisaa, no.4. Revealed in Madinah, 176 verses.

Sūrat al-Nisaa is the second longest Sūra of the Quran, after al-Baqarah. It has many verses about the rights and rulings for women and thus has been named Nisaa.

Merits of reciting the Sūra

The Prophet (s) has said; One recites Sura al-Nisaa, it would be as if he gave charity as much as the heritages of all believers, and he will be given the reward equivalent to that of someone who freed a slave and will be pure from polytheism, and in God’s providence, he will be one of those who are forgiven by God.

 

Note: All these great rewards are for those who God consciously abide by the rules and message of the Sūra.

 

Revealed in Makkah except for verse 163 which was revealed in Madinah according to some commentators, 206 verses.  

Sūrat al-A’raf, Part 3 (verses 157-206)

General synopsis of contents                                                                          

 

• The Prophet Muhammad (s) (verses 157-159)
• People of Prophet Musa (a) – (verses 160-171)
• Human beings asked to be witnesses over themselves (verses 172-174)
• Guidance and misguidance (verses 175-181)
• The Resurrection (verses 182-188)
• Warning to the disbelievers and other matters (verses 189-206)

 

Revealed in Makkah except for verse 163 which was revealed in Madinah according to some commentators, 206 verses.  

Chronologically, Sūrat al-A’raf is the 39th Sūra to be revealed in Makkah.

Sūrat al-A’raf, Part 2 (verses 59-156)

General synopsis of contents                                                                          

 

• Prophet Nuh (a) and his people (verses 59-64)
• Prophet Hud (a) and his people (verses 65-72)
• Prophet Salih (a) and his people (verses 73-79)
• Prophet Lut (a) and his people (verses 80-84)
• Prophet Shu’ayb (a) and his people (verses 85-93)
• Warnings sent to the people of the Prophets (verses 94-102)
• Story of Prophet Musa (a) (verses 103-156)

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Sūrat al-A’raf, No.7. Revealed in Makkah

Revealed in Makkah except for verse 163 which was revealed in Madinah according to some commentators, 206 verses.  

It gets its name from the story of the people of A’raf (elevations on the Day of Resurrection) which is mentioned in verse 46.

Merits of Reciting the Sūra

Imam al-Sadiq (a) has said; The one who recites Sūrat al-A’raf once a month will be from those who will have no fear, nor will they grieve. (This is a reference to verse 35 of the Sūra). And one who recites it every Friday will be from those who will enter Heaven without any reckoning.

 

Note: This great reward will be for those who are able to implement the message of the Sūra in their lives.

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Sūrat al-Anfal, No.8. Revealed in Madinah, 75 verses.  

Part 3, Verses 61-75

General synopsis of contents                                                                          

 

• Rules of peace and war (verses 61-64)
• Small numbers against large numbers (65-66)
• Captives and war booty (67-71)
• The Migrants and the Helpers (verses 72-75)

 

 

Sūrat al-Anfal, No.8. Revealed in Madinah, 75 verses.  

Part 2, Verses 30–60.

General synopsis of contents                                                                          

 

• Fighting the disbelievers (verses 30-40)
• The battle of Badr (verses 41-49)
• Fate of those who reject faith (verses 50-55)
• Rules of war (verses 56-60)

 

 

 

 

Sūrat al-Anfal, No.8. Revealed in Madinah, 75 verses.  

 

Most of the verses of this Surah are about the Battle of Badr. It was the first war of Muslims against the disbelievers. In this war the Muslims had Divine help as stated in many of the verses in this Sūra.

Merits of reciting the Sūra

Imam al-Sadiq (a) has said; Whoever recites Sūra al-Anfal and Sūra al-Tawbah, hypocrisy will never enter him, and he will be from the true followers of Amir al-Mu’minin (Imam Ali) (a), and they will eat from the tables of Heaven on the Day of Judgment until the people are done with their reckoning.

Note: The reward is for those for whom the reciting is a prelude to reflection and action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sūrat al-Tawba, No.9. Revealed in Madinah, 129 verses.  

Part 3, verses 71-129

 

General synopsis of contents                                                                          

• Qualities and reward of the believers (verses 71-72)
• The behaviour of the hypocrites (verses 73-87)
• Groups who differ from the hypocrites (verses 88-92)
• Excuses of the hypocrites (verses 93-98)
• Description of some virtuous groups (verses 99-106)
• Intention behind building a mosque (verses 107-110)
• Allah’s mercy on believers (verses 111-123)
• Reactions to the revelation of Sūras (verses 124-129)

 

 

 

Sūrat al-Tawba, No.9. Revealed in Madinah, 129 verses.  

There is no Bismillah at the beginning of this Sūra because the beginning verses are a stern warning to the polytheists. Bismillah is a sentence of mercy and compassion, and these qualities are not applicable to the enemies of Allah and His religion.

 

 

Sūrat al-Tawba, No.9. Revealed in Madinah, 129 verses.  

This Sūra talks a lot about repentance and hence is known al-Tawbah. It is also known as al-Bara’at, from the first word of the Sūra.

It is from among the last Sūras to be revealed to the Prophet (s). It came down after the Muslims had established themselves and overcome their enemies. The threat to the Muslims was now mainly from the hypocrites, a topic the Sūra discusses at length. 

Merits of reciting the Sūra

Imam al-Sadiq (a) has said; Whoever recites Sūra al-Anfal and Sūra al-Tawbah, hypocrisy will never enter him, and he will be from the true followers of Amir al-Mu’minin (Imam Ali) (a).

 

Note: This reward is for those who understand and follow the message of the Sūras in their lives.