| آل عِمْرَانَ Āli ʿImrān The Family of Imran | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Medinan |
| Position | Juzʼ 3–4 |
| No. of verses | 200 |
| No. of Rukus | 20 |
| No. of words | 3503 |
| No. of letters | 15336 |
| Quran |
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Al Imran (Arabic: آل عِمْرَانَ, āl ʿimrān; meaning: The Family of Imran[1][2]) is the third chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with two hundred verses (āyāt).
This chapter is named after the family of Imran (Joachim), which includes Imran, Saint Anne (wife of Imran), Mary, and Jesus.[citation needed]
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the asbāb al-nuzūl or circumstances of revelation, the chapter is believed to have been either the second or third of the Medinan surahs, as it references both the events of the battles of Badr and Uhud. Almost all of it also belongs to the third Hijri year, though a minority of its verses might have been revealed during the visit of the deputation of the Christian community of Najran at the event of the mubahala, which occurred around the 10th year of the Hijrah.[1]
- ^ a b Tafsir Ibn Kathir 3:1
- ^ P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs, eds. (2012). "Āl ʿImrān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill. doi:10.1163/2214-871X_ei1_SIM_0553.(subscription required)