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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 .
Modern scholarship has long posited an origin for the sabab al-nuzūl based largely on its function within exegesis. William Montgomery Watt, for example, stressed the narratological significance of these types of reports: "The Quranic allusions had to be elaborated into complete stories and the background filled in if the main ideas were to be impressed on the minds of simple men."
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]
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.
[7] [8] This defines the period of revelation of this surah before 622 AD, the year of Hijra (Islam). In his translation of the Qur'an, [5] one of the most widely known and used in the English-speaking world, Abdullah Yusuf Ali says “Chronologically it belongs to the late early middle Makkan period, possibly soon after Surah 69.”
The Spider [1] (Arabic: العنكبوت, al-‘ankabūt) is the 29th chapter of the Quran with 69 verses ().. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina.
Al-Kawthar (Arabic: الكوثر, lit. 'Abundance') [1] is the 108th chapter of the Quran.It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses: [2] We have given thee abundance [3]
8 (1/3) Makkah: 12: 12: v. 1: 95: At-Tin: ٱلتِّين at-Tīn: The Fig Tree, The Fig: 8 (1/3) Makkah: 28: 20: v. 1 [6] A fundamental moral verity, common to all true religious teachings. [6] 96: Al-Alaq: ٱلْعَلَق al-ʿAlaq̈: The Clinging Clot, Clot of Blood, The Germ-Cell: 19 (1/2) Makkah: 1: 1: v. 2 [6] The first five verses ...