الأحزاب
Al Ahzab
Verses
73
Revelation
Madani
Period
Madinan
Surah No.
33 / 114
Al-Ahzab is a wide-ranging Madinan surah taking its name from the confederate tribes who laid siege to Madinah (the Battle of the Trench, 5 AH/627 CE). It covers a range of social, legal, and ethical matters: the prohibition of adopted sons being treated as biological sons, the unique obligations of the Prophet's household, regulations concerning the Prophet's marriages, the requirement for the believing women to observe hijab, and the divine trust (amanah) accepted by humanity. It also contains the famous verse of salawat upon the Prophet.
أسباب النزول
Many verses were revealed in the aftermath of the Battle of the Trench and the subsequent expulsion of Banu Qurayzah. The surah addresses accusations about the Prophet's marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh, formerly married to his adopted son Zayd, clarifying that adoption in Islam does not create actual lineage. Further verses concerning the Prophet's wives respond to incidents within the household that required divine clarification and guidance.
“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern of conduct.”
The foundational verse establishing the Prophet's Sunnah as the normative model for Muslim life, and the primary proof-text for following his example in all affairs.
“Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessings upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.”
The command to send salawat upon the Prophet, from which scholars derive the obligation of this practice in prayer and the great reward attached to it generally.
“Indeed, We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and feared it; but the human being undertook to bear it.”
A profound verse on the human capacity for moral responsibility and accountability, widely discussed by exegetes regarding the nature of the divine trust.