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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Ar-Rum

Surah Ar-Rum โ€” Makki, 60 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

30. Surah Ar-Rum (ุงู„ุฑูˆู…)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 60

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

Revealed after the Persians crushed the Byzantines (Romans), when the Makkan polytheists gloated. The surah made a prophecy fulfilled within a few years โ€” 'The Romans have been defeated... but they will be victorious' โ€” and builds on it the greater promise: as surely as that prediction came true, Allah's promise of resurrection and the triumph of truth will come true.

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 โ€” the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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