Surah Al-Furqan

The Qur’an is the criterion between truth and falsehood The Surah deals with the doubts and objections that were being raised against the Qur’an, the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺand his teachings by the disbelievers of Makkah. Appropriate answers to each and every objection have been given and the people have been warned of the consequences of rejecting the truth. At the end of the Surah a clear picture of the moral superiority of the Believers has been depicted as in the beginning of Surah 23: al-Mu’minun (The Believers) as if to say ‘Here is the criterion for distinguishing the genuine from the counterfeit. This is the noble character of those people who have believed in and followed the teachings of the Prophet ﷺand this is the kind of people that he is trying to train. You may yourselves compare and contrast this type of people with those Arabs who have not as yet accepted the message and who are upholding “ignorance” and exerting their utmost to defeat the truth. Now you may judge for yourselves as to which you would like to choose.” Though this question was not posed in so many words it was placed before every one in Arabia in a tangible shape. It may be noted that during the next few years the practical answer given to this question by the whole nation with the exception of a small minority was that they chose Islam.

Connection between the beginning and the ending of the Surah ِ ( ﺗَـبارَك الﱠBlessed is He) and at the end of the The Surah begins with the phrase, ذي Surah as the first Ayat after the Ayat of Sajdah (prostration), before beginning the description the Slaves of ar-Rahman, “Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -” (25:1) “Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a (burning) lamp and luminous moon.” (25:61).