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Al-Anfal [1] (Arabic: ٱلأنفال, al-ʾanfāl; meaning The Spoils of War, [2] Earnings, Savings, Profits) [3] is the eighth chapter of the Quran, with 75 verses . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is a " Medinan surah ", completed after the Battle of Badr .
The earliest and the most important work in this genre is undoubtedly Kitab asbab al-Nuzul ("Book of occasions of revelation") by Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi (d. 1075 CE). Al-Wahidi mentions occasions of about 570 verses out of 6236 verses of the Quran.
According to the scholar al-Suyuti who wrote a book on Asbab al-nuzul, revelations came down for two basic reasons: "divine initiative", i.e. because God decided to send and reveal something. [23] [21] Examples being the first revelation to Muhammad at Hira’, [24] or the ayat calling for the Fast of Ramadan [25] [21]
Calligraphy of the Sura of Rivalry. At-Takāthur (Arabic: التكاثر, "Rivalry, Competition") is the 102nd chapter of the Qur'an, with 8 verses ().Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.
The study of Asbab al-nuzul deals with the occasions, circumstances or reasons for the revelation of a sura or verse and the time, place and so forth of its revelation. Pages in category "Asbab al-nuzul"
Al-Araf [2] [3] (Arabic: ٱلأعراف, al-ʾAʿrāf; meaning: The Heights) is the 7th chapter of the Qur'an, with 206 verses ().Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (Asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Meccan surah", which means it was revealed before the Hijra.
1-8 Muhammad not a madman nor an impostor 9-16 Invective against a prominent enemy of Islam 17-34 The example of certain gardeners a warning to the Makkans 35-47 Disbelievers warned of coming judgment 48-50 Muhammad exhorted not to be impatient, like Jonah 51-52 Extreme hatred of the Quraish towards Muhammad [4]
Al-Qamar [1] (Arabic: القمر, romanized: al-qamar, lit. 'The Moon') is the 54th chapter of the Quran, with 55 verses .The Surah was revealed in Mecca. The opening verses refer to the splitting of the Moon. "Qamar" (قمر), meaning "Moon" in Arabic, is also a common name among Muslims.