As-Saff Explained
| Number: | 61 |
| Number-3: | 061 |
| Aṣ-Ṣaff |
| Name-Ar: | الصف |
| Name-En: | The Ranks |
| Prev Sura: | Quran 60 |
| Next Sura: | Quran 62 |
| Classification: | Medinan surah |
| Othernames: | The Column, The Ranks, Battle Array |
| Juz: | 28 |
| Rukus: | 2 |
| Verses: | 14 |
| Audio: | Chapter 61, As-Saff (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3 |
Battle Array [1] (Arabic: الصف, aṣ-Ṣaff, aka "The Ranks") is the 61st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 14 verses (āyāt). This sura is an Al-Musabbihat sura because it begins with the glorification of God.
Summary
- 1 All things in the universe praise God
- 2-4 Muslims exhorted to be faithful and to fight for Islam
- 5 This exhortation enforced by the example of Moses
- 6 Jesus foretells a Messenger named Ahmad
- 7-8 Jesus was rejected as a sorcerer notwithstanding his miracles
- 9 Islam to be exalted above every other religion
- 10-11 Muslims exhorted to seek forgiveness by striving in the cause of Allah
- 12-13 The rewards of those who fight for the faith
- 14 Muslims exhorted to follow the example of the apostles of Jesus[2]
Hadith
A hadith says that Abdullah ibn Salam said "Allah, Most High, revealed: Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is Almighty, the All-Wise. O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? As-Saff (1-2)"...[3] [4]
Notes and References
- [George Sale]
- [Rev. E. M. Wherry, M.A.]
- Abdullah bin Salam said: "So the Messenger of Allah recited it to us." Abu Salamah (one of the narrators) said: “So Ibn Salam recited it to us." Yahya (one of the narrators) said: "So Abu Salamah narrated it to us." Ibn Kathir said: "So Al-Awza’i recited it to us." Abdullah said: "So Ibn Kathir recited it to us."
- [Sunan al-Tirmidhi]
