Surah Al-Ma'idah, Chapter 5, Introduction
Introduction to the Surah
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In The Name of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful
This Surah has been called Al-Ma'idah (the food), because of the invocation of Jesus (as) that he asked for the descent of heavenly food, mentioned in this Surah, verse 114.
The Arabic term /Ma'idah/ originally is used for a tray with food inside.
Surah Al-Ma'idah contains 120 verses, and, comparing all Suras of the Qur'an, the most frequency of the phrase 'O' you who have Faith!' has occurred in this Surah. For example, in Surah Al-Baqarah, No.2, this phrase has been repeated eleven times, but in this Surah it has been recited 16 times.
The subject matters referred to in this Surah are questions such as: master ship and leadership, rejecting the belief of trinity in Christians, fulfilling the promise, testifying with justice, prohibition of murder, some commandments upon edibles, ablution, dry ablution, social justice, and so on.
Since it is the last Surah which was revealed, at the beginning of the Surah it enjoins to fulfilling all the promises and pledges by the phrase: 'fulfil the promises '.
- An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an vol. 4
- Introduction
- Acknowledgment
- References
- A Presentation to Muslims
- Surah An-Nisa', Chapter 4, Section 4
- Section 5: Woman's rights over her property
- Section 6: Disagreement and reconciliation between husband and wife
- Section 7
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 36
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 37
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 38
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 39
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 40
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 41
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 42
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 43
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 44
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 45
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 46
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 47
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 48
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 49
- Surah An-Nisa', Verse 50
- Section 8: Leaning to injustice and evil to be avoided
- Section 9: Hypocrites refuse to accept the Messenger's judgement
- Section 10: Believers
- Section 11: The Hypocrites' Attitude towards the Believers
- Section 12: Dealing with Hypocrites
- Section 13: Murder and its punishment
- Section 14: Believers remaining with the enemy
- Section 15: To cut short prayer while travelling
- Section 16: Not to side the dishonest
- Section 17: Secret counsels of the Hypocrites
- Section 18
- Section 19: Dealings with Orphans and Women
- Section 20: Equity to everyone -The Jewish Hypocrisy Condemned
- Section 21: Fate of the Hypocrites
- Section 22: Violation of the Covenant by the Jews
- Section 23: The Qur'an testified in the previous heavenly Books
- Section 24: Messengership of Jesus -Law of Inheritance
- Surah Al-Ma'idah, Chapter 5, Introduction
- Section 1: General Discipline
- Section 2: Special cleanliness for Prayer -Equity enjoined
- Section 3: The Covenants with the Jews and the Christians
- Section 4: The Israelites breaking the Covenant
- Section 5: Jews warned against their wicked plots
- Section 6: Penal Regulations against Offenders
- Section 7: Relation of the Quran to the previous heavenly Books
- Section 8: The relation of the Muslims with their opponents
- Section 9: Mockers
- Section 10: The Christian Deviation from the Truth
- Section 11: Christian nearness to Islam