061- AL-SAF
THE RANKS
Most commentators consider al-Ṣaf to be a Madinan sūrah, although a small minority consider it to be Makkan. It takes its name from the mention of those who fight in His way in ranks in v. 4, but it is also known as al-Ḥawāriyyūn, “The Apostles,” after the discussion of Jesus’ apostles in v. 14, and as ʿĪsā, “Jesus,” after the references to Jesus in vv. 6 and 14. This is the third in the group of sūrahs known as “The Glorifiers” (al-Musabbiḥāt), sūrahs that begin with a reference to the glorification of God; the others are 57, 59, 62, and 64.
The previous sūrah enjoins striving in My way and seeking My good pleasure (60:1), but this sūrah begins by extolling those who fight in the way of God and chastising those who shrink from the task (vv. 1–4). Brief mention of the opposition encountered by Moses and Jesus (vv. 5–6) and condemnation of those who oppose God’s revelations (vv. 7–8) leads into a prophecy of the eventual triumph of Islam (v. 9) and a foretelling of the rewards that await those who strive in the way of God (vv. 10–14).
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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