The Seventh Group
When we started the teaching series, we had indicated that the Qur-aan consists of seven distinct groups of Soorahs. Each group of Soorahs starts with one or more Makkan Soorahs and ends with one or more Madeenan Soorahs. Each group covers the life cycle of the Islamic movement until the completion of the mission, but from a different perspective. Similarly each group talks about Towĥeed, Risaalah and Aakhirah and contains some commands of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala, but also has its own central theme that is particularly emphasized in all Soorahs of the group.
The seventh group of Soorahs starts with Soorah Al-Mulk (Soorah 67) and ends with Soorah An-Naas (Soorah 114) - 48 Soorahs in total. Because the Soorahs at the end are usually known by most Muslims and because they are recited the most often in Ŝalaah, we had presented their teaching from At-Teen to An-Naas on a priority basis. Now we will start from Soorah Al-Mulk to complete the whole group, and then we will go back to complete the earlier groups, Inshaa Allaah.
The Makkan Soorahs contained in this group are those revealed at the earliest stage of the prophetic mission. They were composed of short, rhythmic verses that were easy on the tongue but extremely powerful in their impact and effectively packed with profound messages. Initially, they were short, containing only a few verses each. Thus, as the Prophet ŝall Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam recited them to people, they would be instantly picked up and remembered by friends and foes alike and would become the talk of the town. As time passed, the length of the Soorahs increased gradually. These Soorahs shook up the Arabian society quite intensely and polarized Arabs into two factions: those who believed in them became passionately devoted fans of Islam, and others became furiously aggressive foes.
The emphasized theme in this group of Soorahs is the warning to the disbelievers of the punishment of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala in this world and in the Hereafter. This warning has been given through a rational approach based on the natural signs surrounding people and generally accepted historical lessons. The imagery of the condition that people will witness on the Last Day and on the Day of Judgment has been vividly presented to help people visualize the reality of that Day and the life Hereafter.
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