By Ahmad Von Denffer. Naturally the revelation from Allah to guide the Muslims also responded, to some extent, to these particular situations. The Makkan phase of the revelation lasted about 13 years, from the first revelation up to the Hijrah.
This phase is determined by the prime task of the Prophet to call people to Islam. The Madinan phase lasted about 10 years, from the Hijrah to the death of the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him. A surah is said to be of Makkan origin when its beginning was revealed in the Makkan phase, even if it contains verses from Madinah. A surah is said to be of Madinan origin when its beginning was revealed in the Madinan phase, even if it has verses from the Makkan period in its text. Az-Zarkashi There is a difference of opinion as to what was last revealed in Makkah.
Some believe that Surah 83 is actually Madinan. Ibn An-Nadim Knowing the origin and order of some of the revelation is important for understanding its meaning, which can often be more easily grasped if one knows the time and circumstances that relate to it.
The Madinan Chapters are those which were revealed in Madinah. The Makkan Chapters are those which were sent down to address the people of Makkah.
The Madinan Chapters are those which were sent down to address the people of Madinah. So this would indicate that the first definition is most correct. The Makkan verses are distinguished by strength and sternness in addressing the people because the people would turn away and show arrogance, so this suited their state. Read for example Al-Mudaththir and Al-Qamar. The Madinan verses are gentler in approach and speech because most of the people were accepting of the message and submitting to it.
The Makkan verses are usually shorter, and are strong with their argument against the deniers i. The median suras are the suras that are told by God to Prophet Mohammad after he had migrated to the medina. The Islamic community was much more developed in the medina. These suras forms one-third of the whole suras. And they are long in length, i. And as the Quran is organized from longest to shortest the median suras are mentioned in the early chapters of the Quran despite the fact that they were told after the mecca suras.
These suras are about the legislation, the laws that Islamisms should follow. Mohammad is shown as the messenger of god and the suras talk about the earlier history, and the principles, warfare, and morals as well.
In these suras, there are many sayings that told Islamism to avoid other religions like Jews and Christians. And one can notice the change of attitude of Mohammad towards the Jews and Christians. He believed in one god but he began to differentiate between the beliefs of the two religions Muslims and Christians. The median suras are mentioned in the earlier chapters of the Quran as they are long verses.
These suras are considered the latest suras as they were revealed to Mohammad after his migration to Medina from Mecca. These suras are in the Quran, which is the holy book of the Islamic traditions. These are given the names according to the place in which Mohammad was living when they were.
That is the Meccan surahs were told to him when he was living in the mecca and the Medinan suras when he migrated to the medina.
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