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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Mumtahanah

Surah Al-Mumtahanah โ€” Madani, 13 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

60. Surah Al-Mumtahanah (ุงู„ู…ู…ุชุญู†ุฉ)

Revelation: Madani (revealed at Madinah) ยท Ayahs: 13

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

Revealed before the conquest of Makkah, when Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah secretly wrote to the Quraysh. It draws the line of loyalty โ€” do not take Allah's enemies as intimate allies โ€” while permitting kindness and justice toward those who do not fight the believers for their faith; Ibrahim and those with him are the model.

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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