About the Surah
Surah Title : الحشر
English Title : Al-Hashr
Order in Al-Mushaf : 59
Number of Verses : 24
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 545 To Page 548
Al-Hashr
مَا قَطَعۡتُم مِّن لِّينَةٍ أَوۡ تَرَكۡتُمُوهَا قَآئِمَةً عَلَىٰٓ أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيُخۡزِيَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ
5(O believers!) The palm-trees (of tribe Banu Nadheer) which you cut down (or burnt) and those which you left standing on their stems, all this was with the Permission (and Pleasure) of Allah and it was to disgrace the rebellious people.
5The reason for descending the verse
The commentators of the Qur'an said, “This verse was revealed about Banu'l-Nadir. When the Prophet (s.a.w) moved to Madinah, they signed a treaty with him in which they agreed not to fight against him or with him and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) consented. Then when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) defeated the idolaters at Badr, Banu'l-Nadir said, 'By Allah, he is the Prophet whose description we find in the Torah; he will not be defeated'. However, when the Muslims were defeated at Uhud, they broke their pledge and showed enmity toward the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) and Muslims. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) surrounded them and then they signed a settlement treaty in which it was agreed that they leave Madinah.” (Al-Wahidi, Reasons of Revelation)
