In sha Allah, continuing with our featured Qu’ran Mind Maps from “Al-Khara’it Adh-Dhihniyah Lisuwar Al-Qur’an Al-Kareem” (see picture above), Surat Aal-‘An’am.
See below translation, a main theme is identified for the Surah, then it is broken down into sub-themes associated to groups of Ayat.
Main theme: Establishing proof against the disbelievers and establishing belief
- 1-90: Allah’s power on His creation
- 1-3: Some proofs of Allah’s power and oneness
- 4-11: Stubbornness of the polytheists, their arguments and their fate
- 12-19: Some proofs of the oneness of Allah and resurrection after death
- 20-32: The People of the Book’s knowledge of the Prophet (SAWS), their denial and their position on the Day of Judgement
- 33-39: Consolation of the Prophet (SAWS), strengthening his heart, and Allah’s absolute power
- 40-47: The polytheists’ attitude towards ease and hardship, and proofs of Allah’s power
- 48-67: The Prophets’ task and splitting of the people, and Allah’s absolute knowledge and power
- 68-73: Prohibition on sitting with those who mock the religion, and their punishment. Refuting and warning the polytheists.
- 74-83: Ibrahim (AS) addressing his father and his people and establishing evidence against them
- 84-90: Allah’s guidance of the Prophets, their reality and following them
- 91-144: Confronting and threatening the polytheists
- 91-103: Refutation of the Jews and polytheists and their punishment, and some manifestations of Allah’s power
- 104-107: Reality of the Prophet (SAWS)
- 108: Prohibition on insulting the deities of the polytheists
- 109-113: The polytheists’ stubbornness in asking for miracles and Allah’s threat towards them
- 114-115: The truth of the Messenger (SAWS)
- 116-117: Description of most people and Allah’s knowledge of what is in their hearths
- 118-121: Lawful and unlawful sacrificed animals
- 122-127: Metaphor of the believer and the disbelievers, plots of the criminals and their punishment
- 128-144: Descriptions of the Day of Judgement – threats for the sinners, their claims and refutation – Allah’s power and blessings
- 145-165: Directions and consolation for the Prophet (SAWS) and the believers
- 145-147: What Allah has forbidden us in the Qur’an and forbidden the Jews in the Torah
- 148-150: Refuting the polytheists’ specious arguments
- 151-153: Essential prohibitions and virtues in Islam
- 154-157: Allah’s books are a guidance that must be followed – threat for those who turn away
- 158-160: Warning of death and the Day of Judgement and the signs that precede it
- 161-165: The blessings of guidance and worshipping Allah alone
& Allah knows best.
