Ibrahim (surah)

Ibrāhīm [1] (Arabic: إبراهيم‎, "Abraham") is the 14th chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 52 verses (āyāt).

Sura 14 of the Quran

إبراهيم Ibrāhīm Ibrahim
Arabic text English translation
Classification	Meccan
Other names	Surat Ibraheem, Surah Ibrahim, Sura Ibrahim, surah ibraheem,
Time of revelation	Not long before Hijrat-e-Madina
Position	Juzʼ 13
Hizb no.	26
No. of Rukus	7
No. of verses	52
No. of Sajdahs	none

This fragmentary calligraphic panel includes a verse from the Qur'an (14:7) and praises to God executed in thuluth, Persian naskh, and tawqi' scripts. The Qur'anic verse is written in thuluth and taken from Surat Ibrahim (Abraham). It states "(And remember, your Lord caused to be declared): If you are grateful, I will add more favors to you, but if you show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible." The Qur'anic verse on the top line is followed by various praises of God and His favors to men written in the Persian naskh and tawqi' scripts.

The surah emphasizes that only God knows what goes on inside a man's heart, implying we must accept each other's words in good faith.(14:38)[2]

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina.

Name

This chapter's name is Surah Ibrahim (Arabic) or Chapter of Abraham (English). Surahs of the Quran are not always named after their thematic content, but in this case a large section of the surah (ayat 35-41) focus on a prayer of Abraham's, which reveals the quality of Abraham's character.

Time of Revelation

It shows up from the tone of the Surah that it has a place with that group of the Surahs which were revealed during the last phase of the Makkan time frame. For example, v. 13 ("The disbelievers cautioned their Messengers, 'you will need to come back to our community or we will certainly remove you from our territory'") clearly shows that the mistreatment of the Muslims was at its peak at the hour of the revealing of this Surah, and the individuals of Makkah were set on ousting the Believers from that point like the disbelievers of the previous Prophets. That is the reason in v. 14 they have been cautioned, "We will annihilate these evildoers," and the Believers have been comforted similar to the believers before them, "and after them settle you in the land" Likewise the harsh admonition contained in the finishing up partition (vv. 43-52 likewise affirms that the Surah identifies with the last phase of the Makkan Period.)

Focal Theme

This Surah is a caution and an admonition to the disbelievers who were dismissing the message of Muhammad and concocting cunning plans to crush his Mission. Be that as it may, notice, impugning, scold and rebuke overwhelm admonition. This is on the grounds that a decent arrangement of reprimand had just been made in the preceding Surahs, however notwithstanding this their stiff necked attitude, ill will, opposition, wickedness, abuse and so on had rather expanded.

References

1. Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English):Surah Ibrahim". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. Guppy, Shusha, For the good of Islam The Observer, 15 December 1991

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