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Chapter 5

The Tableal-Māʾidah ( المائدة )

120 verses • revealed at Medinan

»The surah that mentions the story of The Table from Heaven that God sent down at the request of the Disciples to be a clear sign to them of the unambiguous truth that Jesus was, indeed, the awaited Messiah and Prophet of God. It takes its name from “the table” (al-māʾidah) mentioned in verse 112 ff. A central theme of this surah is the regulation of lawful and unlawful food, obedience to which is part of the pledge between God and the believers (verse 1 ff. and verse 87 ff.). Part of the surah concerns hunting for food during the pilgrimage and respect for the rites of pilgrimage. God had also taken pledges from the Jews and Christians and the section between verse 13 and verse 86 deals with what these two communities did to their pledges, and with their relationships with the Muslims. The passage from verse 109 ff. deals with the afterlife and the verdict of the messengers on the behaviour of their respective communities. Jesus, in particular, is given prominence here: mention is made of the feast for which his disciples asked him to pray to God, which gives the surah its title, and of his renunciation of any claim to divinity.«

The surah is also known as The Feast, The Heavenly Food, The Repast, The Table-spread

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

André Chouraqui: Au nom d’Allah, le Matriciant, le Matriciel.

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يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا أَوفوا بِالعُقودِ ۚ أُحِلَّت لَكُم بَهيمَةُ الأَنعامِ إِلّا ما يُتلىٰ عَلَيكُم غَيرَ مُحِلِّي الصَّيدِ وَأَنتُم حُرُمٌ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحكُمُ ما يُريدُ

André Chouraqui

La Table: Le titre de cette sourate de cent vingt versets est tiré du verset 112. Les commentaires la situent chronologiquement à la suite de la sourate 48, la Victoire, et situent sa proclamation à ‘Arafât, le vendredi 26 février 632, lors du pèlerinage des Adieux: elle est ainsi considérée comme l’une des dernières du Coran. La Table en question, miraculeuse, est celle que les Envoyés demandent à Jésus de faire descendre du ciel (4, 112). La sourate est parfois intitulée d’après son premier verset: les Obligations.
Ohé, ceux qui adhèrent, remplissez les obligations ! Les bêtes de bétail vous sont permises, sauf celles qui vous sont spécifiées, et sauf le gibier quand vous êtes en état sacral. Voici, Allah juge ce qu’il veut.