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6 Surah Al-An'am The Cattle - Coggle Diagram
6 Surah Al-An'am
The Cattle
Background
Named An'aam - Cattle
superstitious beliefs of the idolatrous Arabs concerning the lawfulness of some cattle and the unlawfulness of some others have been refuted
period of revelation
towards the end of Meccan era
most of the subject matters are addressing the false believe of idol worshipper
shirk
addressing the belief in the day of judgement
mostly revealed in a single night
toward the ends of the meccan period , very close to hijrah
The messenger ﷺ dictated the whole of the Surah to his scribes the same night that it was revealed.
165 verses
Belief
Allah
Tawhid
- Oness of Allah
v19. One
ilah
v74. Story of Ibrahim a.s
Qudrah
, Power of Allah
V1. Allah created
Al noor
- the light
one source of light - guidance
zulumaat
darknesses
plural - multiple forms of darkness - misguidances
v2 Allah created man
from clay
He then decreed a term of life
then is a specified term known to Him for resurrection
v98. from a single soul
v 65. Allah is All-Capable to send punishment from
above
beneath the feet
put you in confusion through divisions and make some of you taste trouble through some others
v18. He is Al Qahir
The Subjugator over His slaves
v17. when Allah sends harm, none can remove it but Him
v60. at night our souls are taken away , then He awakens us after the sleep
this will go on till the "messenger" of death comes
v101. Originator
Knowledge of Allah
v3. Allah knows
secrets
announced
what you earn
v59. The Book contains clear record
animals and birds are communities
every leaf that falls
every seed that is planted in the darkness of the earth
Al-Lawḥ Al-Maḥfûẓ
The Preserved Tablet
anything—green or dry
Prophethood
v20. people of the Book recognize him ﷺ like they know their own sons
in the Torah and Injil, a full description of the physical features of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, of his home city and then his post-emigration place of residence, and of his habits and morals and achievements - all this in such details that it leaves no room for doubt in the recognition of his identity.
Allah assures His Beloved ﷺ
v34. earlier prophets were also denied, they patiently waited for Allah's help
their demanding for miracles is not because they truly want firm belief
v36, they cant truly hear the message
v50. O Prophet ﷺ tell them
I do not claim to have treasures of Allah
I do not know the unseen
I am not an angel
Life-after-death
v 131- Allah does not subject his servant to punishment for their wrongdoings unless he warns them through his prophets so that there may be no occasion to complain that they have been destroyed without receiving any guidance from Allah .
v29. They say, “There is nothing but this worldly life of ours, and we are not going to be raised again.”
v32. The worldly life is nothing but game and amusement while the last abode is surely much better for those who have
taqwa
v165. this life is a test - distribution as per divine wisdom to test us
Qur'an is Divine Revelation
v25. disbelievers say these are just tales of former people - اَسَاطِيۡرُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَ
to warn with it
v19.
وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ ۚ
whoever it reaches
The Holy Prophet ﷺ is the Last Prophet and the Qur’ an will continue to be recited and taught right through the day of Qyiamah
Refuting doubts and superstitious practices of disbelievers
v7. why did it not come like a written scripture?
even if it came like a parchment they could touch, they would say it is clear magic
v8. why did an angel not come with Quran?
had an angel come there would be no room for rejecting the message after it, it would cause immediate destruction. This is actually Mercy
the denial of many disbelievers was based on their stubbornness, it was known that they would not believe even after seeing the angels with their own eyes .
v9 - it is not possible to send an angel in its true form, because humans are unable to endure seeing angels in original form
v136. they assign from crops and cattle a portion for Allah and a share for the partners
v137, they kill their children
v138. they made forbidden upon themselves what was permissible and invented lies about Allah
animals and lands dedicated to idols could not be eaten from or used in any way
v145. Allah only forbade 4
carrion /dead
running blood
swine
sacrificed for other than Allah
v44.
istidraaj
punishments come to humble
v43. their hearts became hardened instead
The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: When you see blessings and wealth raining upon someone - though he is deep in sin and disobedience - then, know that he is being lured into destruction اِستِدرَاج (Istidraj), that is, his affluence is an indicator of his being seized in punishment. (Narrated by Ahmad from 'Aqabah ibn ` Amir as in Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Blessings are only blessings as long as there good deeds and string faith along with it otherwise it is just
istidraaj
doors of all prosperity are opened for them and then suddenly seized