Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal is the eighth chapter of the Quran, with 75 verses. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation, it is a Medinan surah, completed after the Battle of Badr. It forms a pai
Sura 8
Double-page from the Sultan Barquq's Qur'an with heading for chapter Al-Anfal. Rayhani script. Cairo, c. 1370 - 1375. British Library
Battle of Badr
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The Battle of Badr or sometimes called The Raid of Badr, also referred to as The Day of the Criterion in the Qur'an and by Muslims, was fought on 13 March 624 CE, near the present-day city of Badr, Me
Al-Anfal
…with 75 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a Medinan surah, completed after the Battle of Badr. It forms a pair with the next surah, At-Tawba. According to the Muslim philosopher Abul A'la Maududi, the chapter was probably revealed in 2 AH (624…
Scene from Siyer-i Nebi, Hamza and Ali leading the Muslim armies at Badr. The writing is Ottoman Naskh.
Muslim council of war at Badr
The death of Abu Jahl, and the casting of the Meccan dead into dry wells
A painting from Siyer-i Nebi, Ali beheading Nadr ibn al-Harith in the presence of Muhammad and his companions.