Quran Reflexions vol3 (PDF) - Deen Research Center

Do you see how the surrender to Allah (SWT) is constantly repeated throughout this Surah?However, there is another reason for the Surah’s name other than the Ahzab (the alliedparties) that appeared outside of Madinah. Internally, Madinah had been divided into groups:The group of hypocrites, the group of those who hesitated or were afraid and the third groupwhich we must not forget – the group of women who brought victory to Islam. There aremany ayahs in the Surah, which talk about this particular group, such as ayah 35 which canbe translated as, “…Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men andwomen, the believers men and women (who believe in Islamic Monotheism)…” There isalso the group of believers who trusted have trust in Allah (SWT) and who had a wonderfultestimony from Allah (SWT were highly praised by Him) for their submission as Allah (SWT)says what can be translated as, “Among the Believers are men who have been true totheir covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), andsome (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least.”(TMQ, 33:23).Reconcile the groups…to establish civilizationThe Surah is named so for the many groups found both outside and inside of Madinah Thereis no doubt that reforming the groups inside of Medina and being victorious over them is, byfar, much harder than winning over the groups outside of the city. Allah (SWT) finished offthe former group by sending them a strong wind as mentioned in the ayah that can betranslated as, “…We sent against them a hurricane and forces that ye saw not…”(TMQ, 33:9). As for the groups inside, if they are reformed, our nation (of Islam) will beone of strong civilization, similar to that of Saba’, which is discussed in the Surah thatfollows this one. It is as if the relationship between the two Surahs is summarized in thefollowing statement: “O groups inside, surrender to Allah (SWT) and fuse together, for this isthe way to preserve civilizations”.The surrender of civilizations to Allah= Surat Saba’ (Sheba) =Surat Saba’, like Surat Al-Naml, is a Surah that discusses the issue of success in civilizations;it continues the meaning started by Surat Al-Naml. Surat Al-Naml focuses on working withthe building blocks of civilization, from education to technological development tomanagement, whereas Surat Saba’ asks those who wish to build a culture and a nation: Whatis the basis of this culture? What is the foundation? The objective of the Surah is theimportance and the need for of faith in modern civilization.The Surah discusses two contrasting types of civilizations: One that believes in Allah (SWT)and surrenders to Him, that of Dawud (AS) and Solaiman (AS) and one that disobeys Allah(SWT) and refuses His path, that is of Saba’.The Surah’s order in the Qur’an after Surat Al-Ahzab emphasizes, as mentioned earlier, thatreformation of the groups inside with faith is the path to building a strong civilization.Two civilizations on the scale