Theme

Firmness on the religion of Allah

Start and end of surah

The surah begins with the dua to be firm on the religion (deen) and concludes with a command to be firm on the deen. This shows dua is from the most important means for being firm on the deen.

Topics in the surah

The surah is divided into two sections:

• (1-120): shows us how to stand firm in the face of external ideologies, shown in the dialogue between the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and the Christian delegation Najraan.
• (121-200): shows us how to be firm internally, for example in the incidents of the Battle of Uhud.

Lessons from the surah

The means for firmness mentioned in the surah are:

• Holding on to the Qur’an and the sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
• Taqwa of Allah
• Holding on to Allah and the absolute necessity of unity
• Enjoining good and forbidding evil
• Leave conflict in the religion

Source: أول مرة أتدبر القرآن