Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Ash-Shura
Surah Ash-Shura โ Makki, 53 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.
Published: 19 July 2026
42. Surah Ash-Shura (ุงูุดูุฑู)
Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 53
Introduction โ from Tafheem-ul-Quran
A Makkan surah declaring that the same religion was enjoined on Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa and Isa: 'Establish the religion and be not divided in it.' It describes the believers' community as one whose affairs are decided 'by consultation (shura) among themselves' โ the principle from which the surah takes its name.
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.