Surah 60
Al-Mumtahanah
She that is to be examined
A letter to Makkah, and where loyalty lies
On the eve of the conquest a veteran of Badr sent a secret warning to Quraysh, to protect his family there. The letter was intercepted. What came down about it is one of the Qurʾan’s most careful lessons: firm on the principle, gentle with the man — and exact about who is, and is not, an enemy.
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