- Al-Ma'ida
Infobox Sura
Name_of_Surah=Al-Ma'ida
Arabic_name=المائدة
Screenshot_of_Surah=
Caption=
Classification=Madinan
Meaning_of_the_name=The Table Spread with Food
Other_names=
Time_of_revelation=
Sura_number=5
Number_of_verses=120
Juz'_number=6 to 7
Hizb_number=11 to 13
Number_of_Rukus=
Number_of_sajdahs=none
Number_of_words=
Number_of_letters=
Harf-e-Mukatta'at=
Subjectwise_ayat=
Previous_Sura=An-Nisa
Next_Sura=Al-An'am Sura Al-Ma'ida (Arabic: سورة المائدة, "Sūratu al-Mā'idah", "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food") is the fifth chapter of theQur'an , with 120 verses. It is aMadinan sura . The sura's main topics areIsa 's andMoses ' missions, as well as distortion of their messages by Jews and Christians. The sura appreciates yet humility and honesty of Christian monks.Content
Animals
It begins by specifying which animals are forbidden and which are permissible to consume.
Quran-usc|5|3
This verse has a
Parenthetical Sentence "...This day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear Me. This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion.." - an important sentence that helps to understand the true connotation of Quran-usc|5|67. Refer to theTafsir of verse 5:3 byAllameh Tatabataba'i in his tafsir al-Mizan [http://www.almizan.org/Tafseer/Volume9/9Ma'ida1.asp] for explanation.Quran-usc|5|5
Specifies that food of
Christians andJews is lawful for Muslims to eat. The link to Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation further clarifies this verse. The verse is believed to have been revealed after theBattle of Khaybar Fact|date=February 2007.Quran-usc|5|32
This verse explicitly forbids
murder : [5.32] For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our apostles came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.Qiyamah
Verse 36 is a reference to the day of judgement, one of three principle beliefs of Islam, and a central concept in
Islamic eschatology :Quran-usc|5|54
Vers 54 is one of three verses in the Qur'an that includes the word Irtiddah, relevant to apostasy [http://www.free-minds.org/books/kassim8.htm] . It is also interesting in relation to who the "beloved" are, some hadith view it as being
Abu Musa al-Ashari [ [http://www.sunnah.org/aqida/alashaira7.htm Ahadith In Praise Of The Ash`Aris ] ] , while other say itsSalman the Persian , and even some say itsAbu Bakr Fact|date=February 2007.Quran-usc|5|55
Verse 55 is well known and important to
Shi'a Muslims, and is interpreted by them to suggest thatAli is theWali of the Muslims.The
Shi'ah ViewIn this verse, God used the singular form "waliyyukum" implying the "wilayah" (Guardianship of the believers) is a single project. In other words, the "wilayah" of the Messenger and that of the
Ali springs from the root ofGod's wilayah. The word "wali" in the context of this verse cannot mean "friend" because there is not a single verse in the Qur'an whereGod says that anyone of His Messengers is a friend or helper of their followers. Further if the verse implied "wilayah" in the sense of friend or helper, then the singular form "waliyyukum" would not have been used but the plural form "awliya'ukum" would be appropriate because the "friendship" ofGod is unique.Tahir al-Qadiri writes regarding this verse [The Ghadir Declaration, By Dr. Tahir al-Qadiri, Page 48 & 49 [http://www.answering-ansar.org/fiqh/kalima_adhan/the_ghadir_p48-49.jpg] [http://www.azadarnews.com/Islamic-Articles/81.html] ] :Quran-usc|5|56
Verse 56 is notable for being featured on the
flag of Hezbollah .Quran-usc|5|67
Verse 67 is relevant to the
The Farewell Pilgrimage andGhadir Khumm . It is said to contain a prophecy [ [http://www.geocities.com/noorullahwebsite/shamoun-false.html Noorullah Website - Exposing Fallacies ] ]Quran-usc|5|69
Verses quran-usc|2|62, quran-usc|5|69 and quran-usc|22|17 addresses the
Jews ,Christians andSabians .Quran-usc|5|87
Verses 87 is reported in Sahih Bukhari to be a
Hadiths related to Mut'ah .ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.altafsir.com/Quran.asp?SoraNo=5&Ayah=1&NewPage=0&Tajweed=1 Al-Ma'ida] at Altafsir.com
* [http://www.tafsir.com/Default.asp Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
* [http://www.tafseercomparison.org/study3.asp 5:55-56] at Tafseercomparison.org
* [http://www.almizan.org/Tafseer/Volume11/11Maida1.asp 5:55-56] at almizan.org
* [http://www.omeriqbal.com/a/13 Relations with Non-Muslims (Quran 5:51)] at omeriqbal.com
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.