Yasir Qadhi – Historical Context of Surah Al-Ma’idah

			Surah Telma EDA is one of the in fact some have said it is the final large Surah revealed of the
entire Quran. And after the revelation of Surah tilma Ada, probably only a few small verses were
revealed such as SUTA Nossal, Elijah and Masuda who will Fatah and perhaps the last verse of
Revelation, but so Surah Telma that therefore does represent the final large revelation that came
down to our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and in fact, many of the Sahaba would say about
Surah Talma ADA that nothing came after it to abrogate anything at all. There's a concept called
abrogation nestling the Quran and Sunnah tell me that there is nothing in it that has been
		

			abrogated, because it is the final of the large sutras to be revealed, and the majority of the surah
even though some verses revealed early Medina but the majority of the Surah it was revealed around
the time of the Farewell Pilgrimage, the final pilgrimage of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
where he gave the farewell address, and then he returned back to Medina. And then he felt sick
shortly after this, and then passed away. So the surah Telma, is bulk of it, within two three months
of the death of our Prophet salallahu Alaihe. Salam, this is one certain might it has been revealed.
And in Surah Talma Ada, we have that famous verse in the Quran that some have misunderstood to be
		

			the final verse. No, it's not the final verse, but it is one of the final verses in which Allah
says, Today I have completed this religion for you and I have perfected my favorites upon you and
your Mac multilocularis number. So that verse is intuitive. And it came down, of course, in the
hedger to whether in the Farewell Pilgrimage of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Now this
surah because it came down so late. The Arabian Peninsula is Muslim or about to embrace Islam,
paganism, miraculously, Allah's Blessing has been all but eliminated from the Arabian Peninsula,
small pockets are left. And within a few years, all of this will be gone. And Wallah, what an
		

			amazing miracle. It's truly one of those miraculous issues about this religion, where an entire land
immersed in paganism, and within a decade, all of it is gone. And there are no more pagans in that
race, or in that area or in that land. And so this Surah, Surah, tilma, Ada, it does not reference
idolatry and paganism at all. It does not reference what earlier makansutra is referenced. And in
fact, the bulk of the surah is about Judaism, and especially Christianity, it is as if the Muslims
are getting prepared that after the death of the Prophet sallallahu, ala you sell them, they're now
going to face the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and of course, you're going to be dealing with
		

			Christianity, because in the lifetime of the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, there were not large
groups of Christians, the delegations from the Quran that came this was the largest group and they
were coming to visit, but certainly not either. It is as if it is making the Muslim ummah aware that
we're now going to be facing the next major civilization, and that's going to be of a Christian
background. So it's a lot of Christianity of Jesus Christ of Christian theology. We're going to be
talking a little bit about that today, as well. And of course, because it is the final revelation,
there are a lot of laws in Surah Elma Ada, there are around two dozen specific laws and skeletal Ada
		

			and the bulk of which are not found in any other Surah So it's as if the laws are now being
finished, if you like, and the final touches are being put into the Sharia of Allah subhanaw taala
Of course, the word of mouth EDA, I said yesterday, I was joking is going to be a juicy topic. I
meant of course, of course those are a lot of you understood what I meant is of course, the Mountie
that here is a table that is laden with food. That's what a mighty that means. So I'm it's a juicy
topic, there's going to be a lot of food. That was the point I said yesterday. And what I meant was
that the whole sutra is called the surah of the banquet. Why is it called the banquet? Surah
		

			because, of course, the reference is to the meal or the banquet that Rissa Jesus asks from Allah to
send down to his disciples, and it has said that that is the final supper in Christian folklore, and
whether it is or not as a separate issue altogether. But there is a famous dinner that is mentioned
in the New Testament. And the Quran mentions this as well. So a lot of people have linked the two
together, even though technically speaking, there's no direct overlap between the two stories other
than the fact that they shared a meal. But this is where the name comes from. And that is Ma Ada,
and the overall theme of Surah tilma. Ada, the overall the gist of the surah is that Muslims need to
		

			be faithful to their contracts and to live up to their commitments, and not just your contracts with
each other. But the biggest contract of all, and that is when you say La Ilaha illa Allah, you have
undertaken a contract with Allah, that you will worship Allah the way that Allah wants you to
worship Him, and that is the biggest contract that we have the biggest
		

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