Battle Array[1] (Arabic: الصف, aṣ-Ṣaff, aka "The Ranks") is the 61st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 14 verses (āyāt). This sura is an Al-Musabbihat sura because it begins with the glorification of God.
Summary
1 All things in the universe praise God
2-4 Muslims exhorted to be faithful and to fight for Islam
5 This exhortation enforced by the example of Moses
6 Jesus foretells a Messenger named Ahmad
7-8 Jesus was rejected as a sorcerer notwithstanding his miracles
9 Islam to be exalted above every other religion
10-11 Muslims exhorted to seek forgiveness by striving in the cause of Allah
12-13 The rewards of those who fight for the faith
A hadith says that Abdullah ibn Salam said "Allah, Most High, revealed: Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is Almighty, the All-Wise. O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? As-Saff (1-2)"...[note 1][3]
Notes
^Abdullah bin Salam said: "So the Messenger of Allah recited it to us." Abu Salamah (one of the narrators) said: “So Ibn Salam recited it to us." Yahya (one of the narrators) said: "So Abu Salamah narrated it to us." Ibn Kathir said: "So Al-Awza’i recited it to us." Abdullah said: "So Ibn Kathir recited it to us."
