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Ash-Shūrā (Arabic: الشورى, al-shūrā, "Council, Consultation") is the 42nd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an (Q42) with 53 verses (āyāt). Its title derives from the question of "shūrā" (consultation) referred to in Verse 38. The term appears only once in the Quranic text (at Q42:38). It has no pre-Quranic antecedent.[1]
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it has been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.
Summary
1-2 The Almighty reveals his will to Muhammad
3Angels intercede with God on behalf of sinful man
4 Muhammad not a steward over the idolaters
5 The Quran revealed in the Arabic language to warn Makkah
6-10 God the only helper, creator, and preserver, the all-knowing
11-13 Islam the religion of all the former prophets
14 Muhammad commanded to declare his faith in the Bible and Torah
15 Disputers with God shall be severely punished
16-17 God only knows the hour of the judgment
18-19 The Almighty will reward the righteous and the wicked according to their deeds
"It is not fitting for a man that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by the sending of a messenger to reveal, with Allah's permission, what Allah wills".[3]
Based on this verse, Islamic scholars have described three ways in which God's revelation can reach His chosen individuals, especially prophets.[4]
An inspired message – not a word but an idea – can enter the heart of the chosen individuals either in the state of consciousness or in dream.[5]
The second mode, it is said, is the word heard by the person spoken to, as from behind a veil.[5]
In the third mode, the revelation is sent from God through archangels like Gabriel and is delivered to the prophets. It is the highest form of revelation, and Muslims believe the whole Quran was revealed in this mode.[4][5]
References
^al-Baghdādī, Aḥmad Mubārak and Wheeler, Brannon M.,“Consultation”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Consulted online on 06 July 2020
^Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
