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A Meccan surah is, according to the timing and contextual background of their revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl) within Islamic tradition, a chronologically earlier chapter (suwar, singular sūrah) of the Qur'an.
9-10 9: At-Tawbah: ٱلتَّوْبَة at-Tawbah: Repentance: 129 (16) Madinah: 113: 113: Problems of war between believers and their enemies. [6] The expedition to Tabuk (9 A.H.). [6] Prohibition of intercalation in the Islamic lunar calendar(v. 37) [8] Those who cannot attain to faith. (v. 124–127) [6] 10-11 10: Yunus: يُونُس Yūnus ...
Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Hurayrah that Muhammad said,"Verily, there is a chapter in the Quran which contains thirty Ayat that will intercede on behalf of its reciter until he is forgiven. (It is): 'Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion. (Surah Al-Mulk 67)'" [9] [10] [11] Muhammad said, 'There is a surah in the Quran which is only ...
Mecca (/ ˈ m ɛ k ə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [a] commonly shortened to Makkah [b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the holiest city according to Islam. [4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
The Kaaba in Mecca or Makkah.. Bakkah (Arabic: بَكَّةُ [ˈbɛk.kɛh]), is a place mentioned in surah 3 ('Āl 'Imrān), ayah 96 of the Qur'an, a verse sometimes translated as: "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds."
The conquest of Mecca (Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah, alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh-controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630 [4] [5] (10–20 ...
6-10 Punishment of those who reject the Quran; 11-12 God’s mercy seen in his works of providence; 13-14 Muslims exhorted to forgive the unbelievers; 15-16 The Book of the law, wisdom, and prophecy given to the Israelites; 17-19 Muhammad received the Quran; 20 The wicked and just not rewarded alike; 21-22 Unbelievers and idolaters threatened
The Medinan Surahs occur mostly at the beginning and in the middle of the Qur'an (but are said to be the last revealed surahs chronologically), and typically have more and longer ayat (verses). Due to the new circumstances of the early Muslim community in Medina, these surahs more often deal with details of moral principles, legislation ...