Surah Al-Ma’idah

Recitation

Explanation

Breakdown

  • 1 Covenants are to be fulfilled
  • 2 Lawful meats
  • 3 Heathen pilgrims not to be molested
  • 4 Islam completed—last revelation of the Quran , Certain kinds of food, gaming, and lots forbidden
  • 5 Muslims permitted to eat the food of Jews and Christians, and to marry their women
  • 6 The law of purifications
  • 7-8 Believers reminded of the covenant of Aqabah, Muslims should bear true testimony and not let the hatred of a people prevent them from being just
  • 9-11 Muslims should forget old quarrels with brethren
  • 12 God’s favour to Muslims
  • 13-15 Disobedience of Jews and Christians exposed
  • 16-18 Jews and Christians are exhorted to accept Islam
  • 19-20 The divinity of Christ denied
  • 21 Jews and Christians not the children of God
  • 22 Muhammad sent as a warner
  • 23-29 Israel’s rebellion at Kadesh Barnea
  • 30-34 The story of Cain and Abel 35-36 The sin of homicide
  • 37-38 The punishment of theft accompanied by apostasy
  • 39 The faithful exhorted to fight for religion
  • 40-41 The punishment of infidels
  • 42-44 The penalty of theft
  • 45-55 Muhammad to judge the Jews and Christians by the lawgospel, and the Quran
  • 56 Muslims forbidden to fraternise with Jews and Christians
  • 57-58 Hypocrites threatened
  • 59-61 Believers warned and instructed. The fate of the People of the Book[2]
  • 62-63 Muslims not to associate with infidels
  • 64-65 The Jews exhorted and warned
  • 66-69 The hypocrisy and unbelief of the Jews rebuked
  • 70 Promises to believing Jews and Christians
  • 71 Muhammad required to preach
  • 72 He attests Jewish and Christian Scriptures
  • 73 Believing Jews, Sabeans, and Christians to be saved
  • 74-75 The Jews rejected and killed the prophets of God
  • 76-81 The doctrines of the Trinity and Christ’s Sonship rejected
  • 82-84 Disobedient Jews cursed by their prophets
  • 85-88 Jewish hatred and Christian friendship compared
  • 89-90 Muslims to use lawful food etc
  • 91 Expiation for perjury
  • 92-94 Wine and lots forbidden
  • 95-97 Law concerning hunting and gaming during pilgrimage
  • 98-100 Pilgrimage and its rites enjoined
  • 101-102 The Prophet not to be pestered with questions
  • 102-104 Heathen Arab customs denounced
  • 105-107 Wills to be attested by witnesses
  • 108 The prophets ignorant of the characters of their followers
  • 109-110 Jesus—his miracles—God’s favour to him
  • 111 The apostles of Jesus were Muslims
  • 112-114 A table provided by Jesus for the apostles
  • 115-118 Jesus did not teach his followers to worship him and his mother
  • 119 The reward of the true believer
  • 120 God is sovereign [3]

*Wikipedia Reference

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