Editing Al-Hadid

{{short description|57th chapter of the Qur'an}}
{{infobox surah
| number         = 57
| number-3       = 057
| name           = Al-Ḥadīd
| name-ar        = الحديد
| name-en        = The [[Iron]]
| prev_sura      = Quran 56
| next_sura      = Quran 58
| classification = Medinan 
| othernames-ar  = <!-- alternate Arabic names -->
| othernames     = <!-- alternate English names in Pickthall, Arberry, and Asad translations  -->
| juz            = 27<ref>[[Juz']]</ref>
| rukus          = 4
| verses         = 29
|Hizb_number     =54
| words          = 575
| letters        = 2475
| muqattaat      = <!-- only if applicable -->
| sajdahs        = <!-- only if applicable -->
| audio          = Chapter 57, Al-Hadid (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
}}

{{Quran}}
[[File:Double page from the Purple Qur'an.jpg|thumb|Double page from the Qur'an manuscript endowed to the [[Kasbah Mosque, Tunis|Kasbah Mosque]] by sultan [[Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II]] in March 1405, with end of the chapter 56 and beginning of the chapter 57 (left). [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]]]]
'''Al-Ḥadīd''' ({{langx|en|Iron}}; {{langx|ar| الحديد}}) is the 57th chapter ([[sūrah]]) of the [[Quran]] with 29 verses.<ref>[http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sarwar/57 Quran 57]</ref> The chapter takes its name from that word which appears in the 25th verse.<ref>[http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.sarwar/57:25 Quran 57:25]</ref> This is an [[Al-Musabbihat]] surah because it begins with the glorification of Allah.

Regarding the [[asbab al-nuzul|timing and contextual background]] of the revelation, it is a [[Medinan surah|Medinan chapter]], which means it is believed to have been revealed in [[Medina]] rather than [[Mecca]]. 
==Summary==
*'''1-6''' God ( Allah ) is [[omniscient in Islam|omniscient]] and most powerful. 
*'''7-11''' Muslims exhorted to give [[alms in Islam|alms]] and help the Prophet's mission
*'''12-14''' The wise and the foolish in the [[Judgement Day in Islam|Judgment Day]]
*'''15-17''' [[Muslims|True believers]] admonished to submit humbly to God
*'''18''' God will reward the [[faithful in Islam|faithful]] but will punish the [[wicked in Islam|wicked]]
*'''19-20''' The present life a vain show
*'''21''' Men [[exhorted]] to seek the life to come
*'''22-23''' All things recorded in God's [[book of decrees]]
*'''24''' God hateth proud and covetous persons (therefore the defeat at Ohod)
*'''25''' Apostles sent to former nations
*'''26-27''' Noah, Abraham, the prophets, and Jesus, with the Gospel, sent
*'''28-29''' Christians exhorted to become Muslims <ref>{{cite book |last1=Wherry |first1=Elwood Morris |author1-link=Elwood Morris Wherry |title=A Complete Index to [[Sale's Text]], Preliminary Discourse, and Notes |date=1896 |publisher=Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co |location=London}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

==Exegesis==
In his ''[[tafsir]]'' ([[exegesis]]), [[Ma’ariful-Qur’an]], [[Muhammad Shafi]] wrote: “It is recorded in [[Abu Dawood|Abu Dawud]], [[Tirmidhi]] and [[Nasa’i]] that Sayyidna ‘Irbad Ibn Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite Al-Musabbihat before he went to sleep and said: ‘In them there is a verse that is more meritorious than a thousand verses’.

“The collective name of the series Al-Musabbihat refers to the following five Surahs: (1) Al-Hadid; (2) [[Al-Hashr]]; (3) [[As-Saff]]; (4) [[Al-Jumu’ah]]; and (5) [[At-Taghabun]].

“Having cited this Hadith, [[Ibn Kathir]] says that the best verse referred to in Surah Al-Hadid is verse (3). (He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is All-knowing about everything . . . 57:3).

“Among the five Surahs, the first three namely Al-Hadid, Al-Hashr and As-Saff commence with the past perfect tense ‘sabbaha’ (purity has been proclaimed) whilst the last two, namely Al-Jumu’ah and At-Taghabun commence with the imperfect tense ‘yusabbihu’ (purity is proclaimed). This implies that the purity of Allah should be declared at all times, the past, the present and the future. [Mazhari]”<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shafi |first1=Mufti Muhammad |title=Ma'ariful Qur'an |publisher=Maktaba-e-Darul-Ulomm Karachi Vol. 8 |page=305 |edition=2008 English}}</ref>

==Shia Islam==
In [[Kitab al-Kafi]], Imam [[Musa al-Kadhim]] was asked for the interpretation of '''57:11 Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He will multiply it for him and he will have a noble reward?''', to which he replied "this was revealed about payment to the Imams. One [[dirham]] paid to the Imam is greater in weight than the mountain of [[Mount Uhud|Uhud]] and the reward is greater than two million dirhams paid for other charities." Another narration states it is the "good" towards the Imam during a government of mischief.<ref name="Kulayni">{{cite book|title=Kitab al-Kafi|last1=Al-Kulayni|first1=Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ya’qub|date=2015|publisher=The Islamic Seminary Inc.|isbn=9780991430864|location=South Huntington, NY}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{wikisource-inline|The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/57. Iron}}

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