Sura

Sura

A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...

t Al-Hashr (Exile, Banishment) is the 59th sura in the 28th part (Juz) of the Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 with 24 ayat. The surah describes expulsion of Jewish Banu Nadir

Banu Nadir

The Banu Nadir were a Jewish tribe who lived in northern Arabia until the 7th century at the oasis of Yathrib . The tribe challenged Muhammad as the leader of Medina. and planned along with allied nomads to attack Muhammad and were expelled from Medina as a result. The Banu Nadir then planned the...

 tribe from their settlements by the Medina

Medina

Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...

ns and states it happened by will of Allah as a result of the Jews' transgressions. Because of that it is also known as surah An-Nadir, after the tribe of Banu Nadir].http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/quran/059.qmt.html

A verse related to the controversies of the land of Fadak

Fadak

Fadak was a garden oasis in Khaybar, an tract of land in northern Arabia; it is now part of Saudi Arabia. Situated approximately thirty miles from Medina, Fadak was known for its water-wells, dates, and handicrafts. When the Muslims defeated the people of Khaybar at the Battle of Khaybar; the...

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This ayah can be understood as evidence that men have free will and Satan is not responsible for their sins:

The Evil One (...) says to man: "Deny Allah. But when (man) denies Allah, (the Evil One) says: "I am free of thee, I do fear Allah, the Lord of all that exists!"

External links

• Al-Hashr at Sacred Texts