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-‘Maidah.
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: Fulfilling Covenants
- 1-40: Protection of religion, life and property
- 1-6: Fulfillment of covenants, what Allah has allowed and forbidden, Ghusl and Tayammum
- 7-11: Reminder on blessings and covenants, and justice in judging and bearing witness
- 12-19: Condition of some of the People of the Book, and reminding them of the Prophet and the Qur’an
- 20-26: Some incidents between the Jews and Moosa (AS)
- 27-31: Story of Qabil and Habil
- 32-34: The punishment for killing and spreading corruption on Earth
- 35: The merits of drawing close to Allah through righteous deeds
- 36-37: Description of the disbelievers’ punishment on the Day of Judgement
- 38-40: The Islamic punishment for stealing
- 41-86: The prohibition on taking the People of the Book as close friends
- 41-43: Consolation of the Prophet (SAWS) about the Jews and hypocrites, their fate and how to behave with them
- 44-50: The revealed books confirm each other and the Qur’an abrogates what precedes it
- 51-58: The prohibition on allying with non-believers and the obligation of taking as allies Allah, his Messenger and the believers
- 59-76: Some abominations of the People of the Book with their Lord, and the polytheism of the Christians
- 77-86: Forbidding the People of the Book from going to extremes in religion, and the actual extent of their hatred
- 87-108: Some verses of rulings
- 87-88: Allah has allowed what is good
- 89: Ruling on oaths and the expiation of breaking them
- 90-93: Prohibition of intoxicants, gambling, stone alters and divining arrows
- 94-100: Hunting while in the state of Ihram
- 101-105: Refutation of the People of Jahiliyah and directions for the disbelievers
- 106-108: Leaving a testament before death
- 109-120: Review of covenants on the Day of Judgement, and the story of Al-Ma’idah
- 109: Prophets being asked on the Day of Judgement about their people’s compliance
- 110-115: The miracles of ‘Eesa (AS) and the story of Al-Ma’idah (the table spread)
- 116-118: Dialogue between Allah and Prophet ‘Eesa (AS)
- 119-120: The reward of the truthful on the Day of Judgement and some proofs of Allah’s power
