Makki and Madani

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Sciences of the Qur’ān

MAKKĪ and
MADANĪ
Outline
Definition
Significance
Indicators
Definition
Place
?
Addressee
Time

Definition
Place
What was revealed in Makkah or
Madinah and their adjoining areas
irrespective of the period
Time
Revelation before or after Hijrah from
Makkah to Madinah
Addressee
Aim at whom? To the Makkans or
Madinan Muslims
Predominant View
What was revealed in Makkah and
during the Prophet’s exodus to
Madinah is all Makkan, and what
came down in his travels after he
settled in Madinah is all Madinan
Revelations before Hijrah are
Makkan, and those after Hijrah are
Madinan
Significance
Better understanding of the Quran
Most Effective Message -
Communication
Reconstruction of Prophet’s History
Main Themes

Makki
Tawhid
Risalah
Good deeds
Hereafter

Madani
Muhajir and Ansar
Hypocrites
People of the Book
Socio-Legal rulings
Indicators of Makki
Makki
‫ اورفك نيذال اهيأ اي \ سانال اهيأ اي‬Ayat al-Sajdah
Use of the word (‫ = )الك‬never
Opening with abbreviated letters
Stories of the previous Prophets and nations | Story of Adam and Iblis
Themes related to tawhid (debated with the polytheists | natural sign proving existence of God),
worship, risalah, the Hereafter, Day of Judgment, Paradise and Hellfire
Foundations of Shari’ah moral virtues
Short chapters and rhymed verses

Indicators of Madani
Madani ‫اونمآ نيذال اهيأ اي‬
Addressing Hypocrites
Addressing People of the Book
Clear injunctions on obligatory matters
Themes related to mu’amalat, jihad, jinayat (hudud),
international relations, solidarity /unity of the ummah
Long chapters and verses

Zarkashi
•Madinan = 29 chapters
•Makkan = 85 chapters
Preferred Opinion
•Madinan = 20 chapters
•Makkan = 82 chapters
•Disputed = 12 chapters
Madinan al-Baqarah, Al ‘Imran, al-Nisa’, al-Ma’idah, al-
Anfal, al-
Tawbah, al-Nur, al-Ahzab, Muhammad, al-Fath, al-Hujurat,
al-Hadid, al-Mujadilah, al-Hashr, al-Mumtahanah, al-
Jumu’ah, al-Munafiqun, al-Talaq, al-Tahrim, al-Nasr
Disputed al-Ra’d, al-Hajj, al-’Ankabut, al-Rahman, al-
Taghabun, al- Insan, al-Mutaffifin, al-Bayyinah, al-Zalzalah,
al-Kawthar, al-Falaq, al-Nas
Makkan Other than the above

Sub-Categories
Revealed in Makkah, before Hijrah in full
Revealed in Madinah, after Hijrah in full
Makkan chapters with some Madinan verses
Madinan chapters with some Makkan verses

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