Islam Guidance

Introduction

In the Name of Allah,the Beneficent,the Merciful
Sura Kafirun
(Disbelievers)
No. 109 (6 Verses)
Contents of the Sura:
This Sura was revealed in Mecca. Both the content and the occasion of revelation of the Sura clearly confirm this idea.
The statements of the Sura show that at the time of its revelation Muslims were in a minority and disbelievers were in the majority, of whom the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) was under great pressure. They urged him to collude with them, but, lie refused all of them and, without having any conflict with them, made them completely hopeless.
This is a good example for all Muslims that under no conditions should they collude with the enemies of Islam against the basis of the religion, and if it happens that disbelievers ask them to follow such suggestions they should make them totally hopeless. The phrase "I worship not what you worship" is, in particular, repeated twice, in this Sura, for emphasis. This emphasis is made in order to disappoint the enemies. Again, the verse: "Nor do you worship Whom I worship" is also another emphasis showing their stubbornness which ends with the conclusion: "To you be your religion, and to me my religion".

The Virtue Of Studying Sura Kafirun:
There are many narrations on the excellence of reciting this Sura which illustrate the extreme importance of its content.
For example, it is narrated in a tradition from the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) that he said: "The person who recites (the Sura) 'Say: O you disbelievers' it is as if he has recited a quarter of the Qur'an, and the insolent Satans will recoil from him, and he will be free from polytheism, and he will be saved from the Great Terror (on Doomsday). (1)
Salvation, on the Day of Judgement, will be attained only through monotheism and the negation of polytheism; it is the theme on which this Sura is based.
A tradition from the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) says that he asked Jabir-ibn-Mat'am whether he wished to have the best companions and the most amount of provisions with him when he was on a journey, and he said he did, then, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "Recite these five Suras: Kafirun, Nasr, Ikhlas, Falaq and Nas, and begin your recitation with /bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim." (2)
In another tradition, Imam Sadiq (p.b.u.h.) said: "My father has said that Sura Kafirun is one fourth of the Qur'an, and when he recited it he used to say 'I worship only Allah, I worship only Allah". (3)
 
(1) Majma'-al-Bayan, vol. 10, p. 551.
(2) Ibid.
(3) Ibid.

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