Surah Al-Mumtahinah: Difference between revisions

All exegetes agree that this chapter is a Madani one. <ref name=":4">Ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim, Volume 8, Page 111</ref> <ref name=":5">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 510</ref> <ref name=":6">Tabataba’i, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Page 19, Volume 235</ref> <ref name=":7">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 10, Page 447</ref>  

Forbids the Muslims from becoming friends with the disbelievers; introduces Prophet Ibrahim and his companions as the role models for hatred towards the disbelievers; and invites the Muslims to take inspiration from Prophet Ibrahim. <ref name=":4" /> <ref name=":8">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 19, Page 235</ref>  

Contain rulings on the immigrant women and the method of women’s elegance. <ref name=":9">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 517</ref> <ref name=":10">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 19, Page 249</ref>  

Ibn Mahjoob narrates from Malik ibn Atiyyah, from Said al-Araj, from Abu Abdullah to have said: “The most firm and reliable way to achieve faith is to love and hate for the sake of Allah, and to give and forbid for the sake of Allah.” <ref name=":14">Ibid., Volume 19, Page 248</ref>