al-Mīzān⌕
Sūrah 5
ٱلْمَائِدَة

Al-Maidah (The Table)

Tafsīr al-Mīzān by ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (English translation). Source: vol 9 pp 205–260, vol 10 pp 13–33, vol 10 pp 34–51, vol 10 pp 52–60, vol 10 pp 61–111, vol 10 pp 112–125, vol 10 pp 126–159, vol 10 pp 160–175, vol 10 pp 176–214, vol 10 pp 215–262, vol 11 pp 13–38, vol 11 pp 39–58, vol 11 pp 59–84, vol 11 pp 85–140, vol 11 pp 141–153, vol 11 pp 154–180, vol 11 pp 181–194, vol 11 pp 195–197, vol 11 pp 198–205, vol 11 pp 206–213, vol 11 pp 214–251, vol 12 pp 15–43, vol 12 pp 44–49, vol 12 pp 50–69, vol 12 pp 70–231

  1. Verses 1–3A Discourse on the Meaning of Al-ʿAqd · A Discourse on the Slaughter of Animals · Various Views Concerning Eating of Meat · How God Allowed Killing of Animals When the Mercy Rejects it? · Why Does Islam Insist on Slaughter? · Examining Narrations Part 1 · Examining Narrations Part 2
  2. Verses 4–5They ask you as to what is made lawful for them. Say: “The good things are made lawful for you and what you have taught the beasts of prey, training them to hunExamining Narrations
  3. Verses 6–7O you who believe! When you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe a part of your heads and your feet to the ankles; aExamining Narrations
  4. Verses 8–14And (as for) those who disbelieve and reject our signs, these are the companions of the flame.
  5. Verses 15–19With it Allah guides him who follows His pleasure into the ways of peace and brings them out of utter darkness into light byThe Way of Thinking to which the Qur’an Guides · A Historical Discussion · Examining Narrations
  6. Verses 20–26“O my people! Enter the holy land, which Allah has prescribed for you and turn not on your backs, for then you will turn back losers.”Examining Narrations
  7. Verses 27–32If you will stretch forth your hand towards me to slay me,A Talk on Perception and Thought · Examining Narrations · An Academic Discourse and Application
  8. Verses 33–40Except those who repent before you have them in your power; so know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.Examining Narrations
  9. Verses 41–50(They are) listeners of a lie, devourers of what is forbidden;Meaning of Shariah and Difference Between Shariah, Din and Millah in Qur’anic Usage · Examining Narrations
  10. Verses 51–54O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then suMeaning of ‘Disease of the Heart’ · Examining Narrations · A Qur’anic and Traditional Discourse and Discussion
  11. Verses 55–56Only Allah is your Guardian and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the zakāt while they bow. And whoever takes Allah and HisExamining Narrations
  12. Verses 57–66O you who believe! Do not take for friends those who take your religion for a mockery and a joke, from among those who were given the Book before you and the unExamining Narrations
  13. Verse 67Examining Narrations
  14. Verses 68–86Say: “O People of the Book! You have no ground to stand upon until you keep up the Torah and the Gospel and that which is revealed to you from your Lord”; and sExamining Narrations
  15. Verses 87–89O you who believe! Do not forbid (yourselves) the good thing which Allah has made lawful for you and do not exceed the limits; surely Allah does not love those Examining Narrations
  16. Verses 90–93The Satan only desires to cause enmity and hatred to spring in your midst by means of intoxicants and games of chance, and to keep you off from the remembrance Examining Narrations
  17. Verses 94–99O you who believe! Do not kill game while you are in the pilgrim garb, and whoever among you shall kill it intentionally, the compensation (of it) is the like oExamining Narrations
  18. Verse 100
  19. Verses 101–102Examining Narrations
  20. Verses 103–104Examining Narrations
  21. Verse 105O you who believe! Take care of your souls; he who errs cannot hurt you when you are on the right way; to Allah is your return, of all (of you), so He will infoExamining Narrations
  22. Verses 106–109O you who believe! Call to witness between you when death draws nigh to one of you, at the time of making the will, two just persons from among you, or two otheExamining Narrations
  23. Verses 110–111Examining Narrations
  24. Verses 112–115When the disciples said: “O Jesus son of Mary! Is your Lord able to send down to us food from heaven?” He said: “Fear Allah if you are believers.”Examining Narrations
  25. Verses 116–120And when Allah will say: “O Jesus son of Mary! Did you say to the people: ‘Take me and my mother for two gods besidesExamining Narrations