Sura 47: Muhammad map

Surah maps — Sura 47: Muhammad

1. The Two Parties · 1–3
   Those who disbelieve and bar from God's way — He wasted their deeds; those who believe and do good and believe in what was sent to Muhammad — He absolved their sins and set right their state.
   • He Wasted Their Deeds · 1–1
   • He Absolved Their Sins · 2–2
2. Rulings of Fighting and Captives · 4–6
   When you meet the disbelievers, strike the necks until you have overwhelmed them, then bind firmly — then grace or ransom; those killed in God's way — He will never waste their deeds.
   • Strike the Necks · 4–4
3. Victory; Lessons from Nations · 7–11
   Believers, if you support God He will support you and make firm your steps; have they not traveled the earth to see the end of those before them — God destroyed them.
   • If You Support God He Supports You · 7–7
   • God Destroyed Them · 10–10
4. Garden, Fire, and Oneness · 12–19
   God admits believers into Gardens beneath which rivers flow; the likeness of the Garden promised the God-conscious — rivers of unspoiled water; know that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for your sin.
   • The Likeness of the Garden · 15–15
   • No God but God · 19–19
5. The Hypocrites; the Test · 20–32
   Believers say: if only a surah were sent down; will they not ponder the Quran, or are there locks on hearts; did the diseased-hearted think God would not expose their rancor; We shall test you until We know your strivers and the patient.
   • Will They Not Ponder the Quran · 24–24
   • The Tone of Speech · 29–30
   • We Shall Test You · 31–31
6. Obedience; Spending · 33–38
   Believers, obey God and obey the Messenger and do not nullify your deeds; do not weaken and call for peace when you are the uppermost; you are called to spend in God's way; if you turn away, He will replace you with another people.
   • Obey God and Obey the Messenger · 33–33
   • He Will Replace You · 38–38