Explanation
Breakdown
- 1-2 God is one and self-existent
- 3-4 The Quran to be believed
- 5-6 God omniscient
- 7 Plain and obscure verses of the Quran
- 8-9 The prayer of those versed in Quranic mystery
- 10-12 The punishment of Pharaoh a warning to infidels
- 13 The victory at the Battle of Badr alluded to
- 14-18 The faithful, their character and reward
- 19-20 Islam the true religion
- 21-25 The punishment of unbelievers eternal
- 26-27 God omnipotent and sovereign
- 28-34 Obedience to God enjoined
- 35-38 The Virgin Mary – her conception – nurtured by Zacharias 39-41 John the Baptist, his birth 42-57 Christ announced to the Virgin – his miracles, apostles etc
- 58-65 Muhammad’s dispute with the Christians of Najran
- 66-77 The hypocritical Jews reproached
- 78-83 Prophets not to be worshipped
- 84-91 God’s curse on infidels
- 92 Almsgiving enjoined
- 93-95 The Jews unlawfully forbid certain meats
- 96-97 The Kaabah founded
- 98-105 Muslims are warned against the friendship of Jews etc 106-109 The lot of infidels and believers contrasted 110-112 Muslims will defeat and humiliate the Jews and Christians 113-115 Certain Jews who accepted Islam are commended for their faith 116-120 Muslims not to make friends of Jews and Christians
- 121-122 The battle of Uhud alluded to
- 123-129 Disheartened Muslims encouraged
- 130-136 Usury forbidden
- 137-138 The doom of defamers of the apostles
- 139-144 Islam not dependent on Muhammad for success
- 145-148 The former prophets are examples of perseverance
- 149-151 Unbelievers to be avoided
- 152-154 Certain Muslims disobedient at Uhud 155-157 The hypocrites rebuked 158-159 Muslims slain at Uhud to enter paradise
- 160-161 Mild treatment of vacillating Muslims
- 162-165 The spoils of war to be honestly divided 166-169 The faithful sifted by defeat at Uhud 170-172 The joy of the Uhud martyrs in paradise
- 173-176 Certain Muslims commended for faithfulness
- 177-180 The fate of unbelievers
- 181 The miser’s doom
- 182-190 Scoffing Jews denounced—they charge Muhammad with imposture
- 191-195 Meditations and prayers of the pious 196-198 God’s answer to the prayers of the pious
- 199 Certain believing Jews and Christians commended
- 200 Exhortation to patience and perseverance [4]
*Referenced from Wikipedia