Wannan sūrah tana bayyana wani al'amari na aiki na rayuwar al'ummar Musulmi ta farko, a cikin lokacin da ya shimfiɗa tun jim kaɗan bayan Yaƙin Badar a shekara ta biyu zuwa jim kaɗan kafin rattaba hannu kan Yarjejeniyar Zaman Lafiya ta al-Ḥudaybiyyah shekaru huɗu bayan haka. Ta wannan fuska, tana ba da cikakken bayani na gaskiya kai tsaye game da al'ummar Musulmi a Madina. Tana ambaton abubuwa da yawa da suka faru a lokacin, kuma tana zayyana wasu dokoki waɗanda ko dai ta fara su ko kuma ta amince da su ga al'ummar Musulmi da ke tasowa.

This sūrah describes a practical aspect of the first Muslim community’s life over a period stretching from shortly after the Battle of Badr in year 2 to shortly before the signing of the al-Ĥudaybiyah Peace Treaty four years later. In this respect it gives a true and direct description of the Muslim community in Madinah. It refers to many of the events that took place during that period and outlines certain regulations which it either initiates or endorses for the fledgling Muslim community.