Ash-Shura

Ash Shura ( Arabic الشورى, DMG aš-Šūrā  'The Advice') is the 42nd sura of the Koran , it contains 53 verses . The preaching of the sura falls in the third Meccan period (620–622), with the exception of verses 23 to 27, which Ibn Abbas and as-Suyuti dated to the Medinan period, as they were related to the confrontation with the Jews and Christians and the life of the church in Medina . The title of the sura refers to verse 38, in which the principle of consultation ( shura ) is introduced into the political structure of Islamic society.

After the introductory Basmala, the sura begins with five mysterious letters . It contains numerous topics that are familiar from the Meccan period: praise to the omnipotence of God, his creation and the divine origin of the Koran. The “mother of the cities” in verse 7 is Mecca , and the saying “nothing is like him” in verse 11 turns against anthropomorphism or the humanization of God. The sura also contains references to “the scales ” as a symbol of divine justice and the attitude of believers and unbelievers . The concluding verses 51–53 describe the different ways God speaks : either by revelation , “behind a curtain” ( hijab ), or “by sending a messenger,” which means the angel Gabriel .

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. 447-451.

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