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Al Imran (Arabic: آل عِمْرَانَ, āl ʿimrān; meaning: The Family of Imran [1] [2]) is the third chapter of the Quran with two hundred verses . This chapter is named after the family of Imran (Joachim), which includes Imran , Saint Anne (wife of Imran), Mary , and Jesus .
Yet others, a minority, say that the entire chapter was revealed in Mecca, thus classifying it as a Meccan surah. [ 2 ] Most Shia sources, and some Sunni ones, linked the revelation of the verses 5–22—which discuss "the pious" ( al-abrar ) and the rewards that await them [ 3 ] —to an experience of the family of Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law ...
For example, Shia writers, including Ali Ibn Ibrahim Qomi, usually allegorically interpret the term Bani Isra'il (sons/tribe of Israel) as a code word for the Ahlul Bayt. [21] William St. Clair Tisdall, among other western scholars, [22] has published on the account of differences in content of a Shi'ite version of the Quran. [23]
Rashid Rida. Tafsir al-Manar (Arabic: تفسير المنار, lit. 'Interpretation of beacon') is a work of Qur'anic exegesis by Rashid Rida, an Islamic scholar and the major figure within the early Salafiyya movement. [1]
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."
Aaron was also mentioned by Muhammad in likeness to ‘Ali. Muhammad had left ‘Ali to look after his family, but the hypocrites of the time begun to spread the rumor that the prophet found ‘Ali a burden and was relieved to be rid of his presence. ‘Ali, grieved at hearing this wicked taunt, told Muhammad what the local people were saying.
Al-Suyuti narrates that a man from humanity and a man from the jinn met. Whereupon, as means of reward for defeating the jinn in a wrestling match, the jinn teaches a Quranic verses that if recited, no devil (šayṭān) will enter the man's house with him, which is the "Throne Verse".
A few commentators disagree with this account, claiming that the first revelation was the beginning of surat al-Muddaththir or surat al-Fatiha, but theirs is a minority position. Moreover, the term إِنْسَان insān, which is translated "man, human", appears 65 times in the Qur'an, meaning "humanity". [4]