al-Furqan

Al-Furqān ( Arabic الفرقان, DMG al-Furqān  'Salvation'; 'The norm of distinction') is the 25th sura of the Koran , it contains 77 verses . Their preaching falls into the second Meccan period (615–620), with the exception of verses 68–70, which the majority of Muslim commentators consider Medinic , perhaps because they contain a legal prohibition on murder and fornication.

The eponymous term Furqān appears in the first verse ("Blessed be he who has sent down the norm of discrimination on his servant"). The servant of God refers to Mohammed , and Furqan refers to the Koran. This word can also be found in other suras ( sura 2 , verse 53 and 185; sura 3 : 4; sura 8 : 29). In Arabic it stands for divorce, separation, decision, distinction and denotes the norm of distinction between truth and error as well as between good and evil .

The sura affirms the divine origin of the Koranic message and the human character of the messengers of God who “eat food and go about the markets” (verses 7 and 20). It also warns of hell as divine punishment for unbelief, defends itself against the attacks of the enemies in Mecca and recalls in verse 30-44 to the fate of the punished peoples, like the 'Ad and Thamud . The benefits of God, the virtues of believers, and the benefits of repentance and conversion are discussed further.

Individual evidence

1. ^ R. Paret
2. ^ AT Khoury
3. ^ Adel Theodor Khoury : The Koran. Translated and commented by Adel Theodor Khoury. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2007, ISBN 978-3-579-08023-9 , pp. 308-313.

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