Towards Understanding the Quran: Recent Episodes
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A lively and highly readable English rendering of Tafhim al-Quran. This Tafsir answers contemporary questions and makes the Quran fully relevant to the concerns of our day.
Sura 8 of the Quran **ٱلْأَنْفَال
Al-Anfal - The Bounties**
- Arabic text & English translation
The Spoils of War
Sura 7 of the Quran **ٱلْأَعْرَاف
Al-A'raf - The Elevation.**The Purgatory,
- Arabic text
- English translation
Sura 7 of the Quran **ٱلْأَعْرَاف
Al-A'raf - The Elevation**
- Arabic text & English translation
Al-Ma'idah (Arabic: ٱلْمَائِدَة Al-Māʾidah, "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food" is the fifth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 120 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation (Asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Medinan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Medina, instead of Mecca.
The chapter's topics include animals which are forbidden, Jesus' and Moses' missions. Verse 90 prohibits "The intoxicant" (alcohol). Verse 8 Contains the passage: "Do not let the injustice of others lead you into injustice".[Quran 5:8] Verse 67 is relevant to the Farewell Pilgrimage and Ghadir Khumm.[Quran 5:67]
Verses (Q5:32-33) have been quoted to denounce killing, by using an abbreviated form such as, "If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people". This verse is similar to that of one from the Talmud.[Quran 5:32][Quran 5:33] The use of this abbreviated rephrasing has been criticised as misleading by Andrew Bostom inter alia.[1][2][3]
Surah-004-An Nisa-tafhim-part-2
An-Nisa' is the fourth chapter of the Quran, with 176 verses. The title derives from the numerous references to women throughout the chapter, including verses 4:34 and 4:127-130.
Surah-004-An Nisa-tafhim-part-1
An-Nisa' is the fourth chapter of the Quran, with 176 verses. The title derives from the numerous references to women throughout the chapter, including verses 4:34 and 4:127-130.