Surah Al Maidah Meaning, Themes & Online Reading
Surah Al-Ma’idah Introduction
Name
Verse 112, where the term “Ma’idah” (Table Spread) appears, is where this Surah gets its name. Unrelated to the primary topic of the Surah, the name serves as an identifying sign.
Period of Revelation
Around 6-7 A.H., following the Treaty of Hudaibiyah, when Islam had grown powerful and pervasive, and Muslims were able to propagate their message and create an Islamic state, this Surah was revealed.
Topics
- Religious practices: Hajj, food laws, marriage, purification
- Prohibitions: Drinking, gambling, theft
- Laws: Oaths and evidence
- Justice, adherence to the Quran, avoiding corruption
- Warnings to Jews and Christians, an invitation to Islam
| Classification | Medinan |
| Other names | The Feast |
| No. of verses | 120 |
| No. of Rukus | 16 |
| No. of Sajdahs | None |
| No. of words | 2837 |
| No. of letters | 12206 |
Surah Al Maidah Audio and Video
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FAQs
What is the meaning of Al Maidah Ayat 1?
Let not the hatred for some people who prevented you from reaching the Sacred House in the year of Hudaybiyyah make you transgress Allah’s Law and commit injustice against them in retaliation. Rather, rule as Allah has commanded you, being just with everyone.
What is the view of Surah Al Maidah Ayat 114?
Send us from heaven a table spread with food as a feast for us—the first and last of us—and as a sign from You. Provide for us! You are indeed the best provider.”
What is Surah Al Maidah 110 Ayat says?
(5:110) Imagine, then, when Allah will say:125, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, recall My favor upon you and your mother, and when I strengthened you with the spirit of holiness so that you talked to men in the cradle and also when you became of age; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel; and when, by My leave, you fashioned from clay the likeness of a bird and you breathed into it, and by My leave it became a bird; you healed, by My leave, the blind from birth and the leprous; and when, by My leave, you caused the dead to come to life.126 And recall when I restrained the Israelites from you when you came to them with clear proofs after that those of them who disbelieved said: “This is nothing but clear magic.”
Our Author’s Quotation on this Surat
“Reading Surah Al-Ma’idah has helped me have a better understanding of duty, fairness, and the significance of abiding by divine commandments. Moreover, I learned how to be wise with all of my transactions and do justice. Following its lessons helped me to live a life that is more in line with morality and integrity by teaching me to respect sincerity, exercise self-control, and deepen my faith in Allah’s wisdom.”