004 Surah Nisaa

Women or Surat an-Nisa' is the fourth surah of the Quran, with 176 Ayaat. The title of this surah comes from the diverse quotation to women all over the surah, including these ayaat 34 and 127-130. It is a Medinan surah, as confirmed by Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i, who states that the surah must have been inform after the hijrah based on the subject matter. Although an-Nisa commonly shows as the fourth surah, render to the Nöldeke analysis of surahs, established on Islamic culture, "The Women" was generally inform as the hundredth surah. Amir-Ali places it as the 94th surah, while Hz. Osman and Ibn`Abbas consider it is the 92nd. Ja`fer es-Sadik places it as the 91st surah acknowledge. Based on the constitution regarding orphans, the surah was max likely admit after a few Muslims were killed at the Battle of Uhud, leaving numerous dependents in the new Muslim communities. The revelation therefore began around the year three, according to the Islamic calendar, but was not concluded as far as the year eight. Therefore, parts of this surah, the second longest in the Quran, were revealed resultantly with portions of "The Examined Woman," sura 60. However, the sura shows some thematic coherence, despite its disjointed and ongoing revelation. --- Updated: 2018-08-17