QURAN CHAPTER - 3
Ale-Imran - The Family of Imran
Revealed - Medinan
Ruku - 20
Ayat - 200
Theme
This Surah has been especially addressed to 2 groups
1. The people of the Book (the Jews and the Christians)
2. The followers of Muhammad (SWS)
People of Book
- The message has been extended to the Jews and the Christians in continuation of the invitation in Al-Baqara, in which they have been admonished for their erroneous beliefs and evil morals and advised to accept, as a remedy, the Truth of the Quran.
- They have been told here that Muhammad (Allah's peace be, upon him) taught the same right way of life that had been preached by their own Prophets; that it alone was the Right Way, the way of Allah; hence any deviation from it will be wrong even according to their own Scriptures.
Followers of Muhammad
- The Muslims, who had been declared to be the best Community in Al-Baqara and appointed torch-bearers of the Truth and entrusted with the responsibility of reforming the world, have been given additional instructions in continuation of those given in the preceding Surah.
- The Muslims have been warned to learn a lesson from the religious and moral degeneration of the former communities and to refrain from treading in their footsteps.
- Instructions have also been given about the reformative work they had to perform.
- They have been taught how to deal with the people of the Book and the hypocrites who were putting different kinds of hindrances in the way of Allah.
- The human nature of Isa
- The Oneness of Allah
- Man’s faith and temptations
- The Battle of Uhud
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