Imran (Arabic: آل عِمْرَانَ, āl ʿimrān; meaning: The Family of Imran is the third chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with two hundred verses (āyāt).
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), the chapter is believed to have been either the second or third of the Medinan surahs, as it references both the events of the battles of Badr and Uhud. Almost all of it also belongs to the third Hijri year, though a minority of its verses might have been revealed during the visit of the Najrān Christian deputation at the event of the mubahala, which occurred around the 10th year of the Hijrah.
1-2 God is one and self-existent
3-4 The Quran to be believed
5-6 God omniscient
7 Plain and obscure verses of the Quran
8-9 The prayer of those versed in Quranic mystery
10-12 The punishment of Pharaoh a warning to infidels
13 The victory at the Battle of Badr alluded to
14-18 The faithful, their character and reward
19-20 Islam the true religion
21-25 The punishment of unbelievers eternal
26-27 God omnipotent and sovereign
28-34 Obedience to the Rabbinical lineage of Abraham enjoined.
35-38 The Virgin Mary - her conception - nurtured by Zacharias
39-41 John the Baptist, his birth
42-57 Christ announced to the Virgin - his miracles, apostles etc.
58-65 Muhammad's dispute with the Christians of Najran
66-77 The hypocritical Jews reproached
78-83 Prophets not to be worshipped
84-91 God's curse on infidels
92 Almsgiving enjoined
93-95 The Jews unlawfully forbid certain meats
96-97 The Kaaba founded
98-105 Muslims are warned against the friendship of Jews etc.
106-109 The lot of infidels and believers contrasted
110-112 Muslims will defeat and humiliate the Jews and Christians
113-115 Certain Jews who accepted Islam are commended for their faith
116-120 Muslims not to make friends of Jews and Christians
121-122 The battle of Uhud alluded to
123 The narration about divine intervention from God in battle of Badr, as the number of personnel and war equipments brought by Muslims are few.Muhammad al-Bukhari giving commentary about the conclusion of this verse by correlate the subsequent event about the conversation between Muhammad and Gabriel, that the help which Allah sent down to bring victory to the Muslims were in the form of the army of best angels among their kinds.This were viewed as the instruction from the verse for Muslims to always fear and be thankful for Allah.
124 Consensus of Islamic scholars and clerics has enclosed various hadiths as interpretation material for this verse that Gabriel,Michael, Raphael and thousands of the best angels from the third level of sky, all came to the battle of Badr.According to a Hadith narrated by Suyuti, the third sky angels were said to rode horses. Meanwhile, Mahdi Rizqullah has compiled the commentary from classical Islamic scholars, that the verse narration about the angels attendance in the battle were also supported by hadiths from hadith collection from Muslim ibn Hajjaj, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and the also from Quranic historiography work by Ibn Kathir. Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani gave commentary of another supportive narration from al-Baihaqi and Ibn Ishaq, through various hadith narration chains about the testimony from several different sahabah.This included the narration of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib who at that time fought on the side of Qurayshite polytheist, who testified that he has been taken captive on the aftermath of the battle by a horse rider whom he did not recognize at all from Muslims rank. According to the hadith authority from Ahmad ibn Hanbal, The captor of Abbas were confirmed by Muhammad as one of the angel who helped the Muslims during this battle.
125 The angels that came to aid the Muslims in Badr has been strengthened by another five thousands of their kinds who wearing distinctive marks on their bodies, and on their horses which they rode which will be recognized by the Muslims in the battlefield.The distinctive marks which are reported by some reports are said to be a white scarves, while another opinions says they are red or yellow.more ️clearer source has stated that the angels has taken form of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, companion of Muhammad.Zubayr were said usually wore yellow turban most of the time, as prophet Muhammad spoke in hadith the army of angels dressing in yellow headgear and the clothing similar to Zubayr's attire.
126 According to various Qur'anic Tafsir scholars, particularly those who endorsed by Religious ministry of Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, this verse affirms that the victory of Muslims in Badr were solely due to the help from God who sent His angels as sign good news and fulfilment of the promise to give them victory in battle.
128-129 Disheartened Muslims encouraged
130-136 Usury forbidden
137-138 The doom of defamers of the apostles
139-144 Islam not dependent on Muhammad for success
145-148 The former prophets are examples of perseverance
149-151 Unbelievers to be avoided
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