an-Nahl

An-Nahl ( Arabic النحل, DMG an-Naḥl  'Die Biene') is the 16th sura of the Koran , it contains 128 verses . The majority of Muslim authors, as well as Western Islamic scholars, date the preaching of the sura to the third Meccan period (620–622). This does not include some Medinic verses from the final part, which would refer to the situation and feelings of Muhammad and the community after the defeat at the Battle of Uhud in 625, in which Muhammad's uncle and companion Hamza was killed. The eponymous bee can be found in verse 68.

The sura points to the unity of God in various places , for example in verse 51: “And God has said: Do not take two gods!” Furthermore, it contains admonitions to the unbelievers as well as descriptions of the grace, creativity and omnipotence of God, who are themselves in the rain, in the milk, the dates, the wine and the honey as divine signs. The final part mentions apostasy (verse 106), permitted and forbidden eating (verses 114–116), Abraham (verses 120–123) and the Sabbath (verse 124).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Adel Theodor Khoury : The Koran. Translated and commented by Adel Theodor Khoury. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2007, ISBN 978-3-579-08023-9 , pp. 279-288.

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