Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Isra
Surah Al-Isra — Makki, 111 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.
Published: 19 July 2026
17. Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء)
Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) · Ayahs: 111
Introduction — from Tafheem-ul-Quran
Revealed around the Night Journey (Isra), about a year before the Hijrah. It opens with the journey from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa, warns the Children of Israel of the consequences of corruption, and lays down a charter of fourteen moral commandments — worship of Allah alone, kindness to parents, the rights of kin and the poor, sanctity of life and property, and honesty in dealings.
Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.
Read the full tafseer
The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net — the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.