Ash-Shura

Surah 42 of the Quran
الشورى
Ash-Shūrā
Council
ClassificationMeccan
PositionJuzʼ 25
No. of verses53
No. of Rukus5
No. of words983
No. of letters3473

Ash-Shūrā (Arabic: الشورى, aš-šūrā, "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) and has no pre-Quranic antecedent.

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615-619).

Summary

Q42:23 Verse of affection

Q42:51 Revelation in Islam

In Islamic tradition, Quran 42:51 serves as the basis of understanding for Revelation in Islam (waḥy).

وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌۭ
"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".

Based on this verse, Islamic scholars have described three ways in which God's revelation can reach His chosen individuals, especially prophets.

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation 42:51
  4. 1 2 Muhammad Shafi Usmani, Maariful Quran, see commentary on 42:51
  5. 1 2 3 Ali, Muhammad (1936). The Religion of Islam. Lahore. p. 70. ISBN 9781934271186. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)