Sura 41 of the Quran
فصلت
Fuṣṣilat
Explained in Detail
ClassificationMeccan
Alternate titles (Ar.)Sūrat Ḥā Mīm as-Sajda (سورة ﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﺪﺓ)
Other namesRevelations Well Expounded, Detailed, Distinguished, Clearly Spelled Out
PositionJuzʼ 24 to 25
No. of Rukus6
No. of verses54
No. of Sajdahs1
Opening muqaṭṭaʻātḤā Mīm حم
First pages from a 25 Juz' of the Qur'an commissioned by Sultan Uljaytu with verse 46 of chapter Fussilat in muhaqqaq. Mosul, 1310/1311 (710 AH). British Library

Fuṣṣilat (Arabic: فصلت, fuṣṣilat [1] "are distinctly explained" or "explained in detail"), also known as Sūrat Ḥā Mīm as-Sajdah (Arabic: سورة ﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﺪﺓ),[2] is the 41st chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 54 verses (āyāt).

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", as it was revealed before the Hijrah.

Summary

Q41:12 Revelation

Regarding Revelation in Islam (Waḥy) The word awha (أوحى awḥá) occurs in a number of shades of meaning in the Quran, each of them indicating the main underlying idea of directing or guiding someone or something. For example, "And inspired in each heaven its command" (Fussilat-12). Translator Sam Gerrans notes that the use of waḥī and awḥā throughout the Quran contains an element of the imperative, and thus translates: "And instructed each heaven in its command".

References

  1. ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Fussilat". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ The 1698 Maracci Quran notes some chapters have two or more titles, occasioned by the existence of different copies in the Arabic. (George Sale Preliminary discourse 3)
  3. ^ Rev. E. M. Wherry, M.A. A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes