Editing Screen: Surah 3: Ale-Imran (The Family Of Imran )

 

 

Editing: Connection of the Surah to the Surah before/after it

Description <p><strong>Surah al-Baqarah and Ale-Imran </strong></p> <ul> <li>They both begin with Alif-Lam-Meem.</li> <li>Both end with profound Duas.</li> <li>Both revealed in Madinah.</li> <li>Al-Baqarah declares the Muslims as the ‘<em>Middle Nation</em>’ (2:143) and Ale-Imran declares the Muslims as the ‘<em>Best nation</em>’ (3:110) brought forth for the service of Mankind.</li> <li>They both contain Ayaat on usury/interest. </li> <li>Both contain Ayaat which state the Martyrs are alive.</li> <li>Surah al-Baqarah and Ale-Imran are the only Surahs of the Qur'an (2:96) (3:185) which have the root word <strong>زُحْزِحَ</strong></li> <li>The first mention of Jannah in both Surah al-Baqarah  and Ale-Imran mention <em>Azwaj un Mutaharah</em> 'Purified Spouses.' In (2:25) and (3:15).</li> <li>The question, "Do you think you will enter Jannah (without)...." appears in both Surahs (not occuring anywhere else in the Qur'an)<br /> <strong>"Do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you?"</strong> (2:214)<br /> <strong>"Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allah has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast?"</strong> (3:142)</li> </ul> <p>Many Surahs can be grouped in pairs, examples; Surah al-Falaq and an-Nas, Surah ad-Duha and Insharah, Surah Muzzamil and Mudathir, Surah al-Anfal and at-Tawbah, Surah ar-Rahman and al-Waqiah and here in this example, Surah al-Baqarah and Ale-Imran. Indeed, the Prophet is reported to have described both Surahs as 'Zahrawayn' (Two Lights of Guidance) - Lights of guidance for the Believers in their journey to God.</p> <p>Just as a Surah is a self-contained whole, the interaction of Surah-pairs and not simply of individual Surahs, yield a wider, richer perspective for the study of the relationship between Qur’anic Surahs. This pairing is on the basis of the topics discussed, and each member of a pair has a complementary relation with one another.</p>

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