Al-Ma'ida

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Surat al-Ma'ida (Arabic: سورة المائدة ) (The Table or The Table Spread) is the fifth chapter of the Qur'an, with 120 verses. It is a Madinan sura.

1 Content
- 1.1 Animals
- 1.2 5:5
- 1.3 5:32
- 1.4 Qiyamah
- 1.5 5:54
- 1.6 5:55
- 1.7 5:56
- 1.8 5:67
- 1.9 5:69
- 1.10 5:87
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

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[edit] Animals

It begins by specificying which animals are forbidden and which are permissible to consume.

The Qur'an, chapter 5 (Al-Ma'ida), verse 1:

O ye who believe! fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all four-footed animals. Dead meat, blood, pig, any food which has been blessed by a (false) god other than Allah; an animal whose death resulted from strangulation, bludgeoning, arrows, falling, or bloodloss; an animal which was partly consumed by a wild animal or an animal which is sacrificed on a stone altar are forbidden. However, if faced with starvation, exceptions are allowed.— translated by Unknown

[edit] 5:5

Specifies that food of Christians and Jews is lawful for Muslims to eat. The link to Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation further clarifies this verse. The verse was revealed after the Battle of Khaybar ^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] 5:32

Main article: Al-Ma'ida, 32

[5.32] For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our apostles came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.

[edit] Qiyamah

Verse 36 is a reference to the day of judgement, one of three principle beliefs of Islam, and a central concept in Islamic eschatology:

The Qur'an, chapter 5 (Al-Ma'ida), verse 36:

As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.— translated by Unknown

[edit] 5:54

Vers 54 is one of three verses in the Qur'an that includes the word Irtiddah, relevant to apostasy [5]. It is also interesting in relation to who the "beloved" are, some hadith view it as being Abu Musa al-Ashari ^[1], while other say its Salman al-Farsi, and even some say its Abu Bakr^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] 5:55

Verse 55 is well known and important to Shi'a Muslims, and is interpreted by them to suggest that Ali is the Wali of the Muslims.

Tahir al-Qadiri writes regarding this verse ^[2]:

A narration attributed to Ammar bin Yasir reports:

A beggar came up to 'Ali (as) and stood beside him. He was kneeling in prayer. He (the beggar) pulled out his ring and he gave the ring to the beggar. Then 'Ali (as) called on the Prophet (saww) and told him the news. At this occasion, this verse was revealed to him: (Surely your (helping) friend is Allah and His Messenger and (along with them) are the believers who establish prayers, pay zakah and bow down (in humility before Allah). Allah's Messenger (saww) read out the verse and said: One who has me as his master has 'Ali as his master. O Allah! Be his friend who befriends him ('Ali) and be his enemy who is his enemy.

Sunnis tend to view this with differing views
Shi'as tend to view this as Sahih

[edit] 5:56

Verse 56 is notable for being featured on the flag of Hezbollah.

[edit] 5:67

Verse 67 is relevant to the The Farewell Pilgrimage and Ghadir Khumm. It is said to contain a prophecy ^[3]

[edit] 5:69

Verses 2:62, 5:69 and 22:17 addresses the Jews, Christians and Sabians.

[edit] 5:87

Verses 87 is reported in Sahih Bukhari to be a Hadiths related to Mut'ah.

[edit] See also

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