Introduction

Introduction

This chapter discusses a brilliant variety of themes such as judgments, manners, and characteristics. Thus a part of it relates to the judgment regarding al-ẓihār (a specific pagan divorce practice), and another part relates to the judgment regarding secret conversations, and the judgment regarding the manner of sitting in a gathering. This is while another part relates to the characteristics of those who act contrary to and oppose God and His Messenger, and the characteristics of those who befriend the enemies of the faith. It also describes those among the believers who guard against befriending the enemies of the faith, and promises them a handsome reward in the world and the hereafter. This chapter is of Medinan provenance in light of the content of its verses.