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Sūrat al-Baqarah (Part 7)

Part 7 of observations on the structure, organization, and cohesion of Sūrat al-Baqarah

Sep 8, 2023

This is a continuation of our series on Sūrat al-Baqarah. Please see last week’s post for Part 6.

Section [B’] - Laws for the New Muslim Nation

Before the newly founded community can engage with other nations – whether that is in battle or otherwise – it is in need of laws. The concluding statement of the last section, known as the Āyah of Piety, sets the ethical tone for the body of legislation that will follow it. This section may be organized in the following ring structure:

Nice and short, again :)

The above analysis concludes the study of Section [B’] - Laws for the New Muslim Nation.

And Allah ﷻ knows best

We will continue our study next week with Section [A’]!