Wannan surah an saukar da ita ne jim kadan bayan karon da Musulmi suka yi da kabilar Yahudawa ta Banu al-Nadir, wanda ya faru a farkon shekara ta huɗu bayan hijirar Annabi ﷺ zuwa Madina. Surar tana bayyana yadda al'amarin ya faru da dalilinsa, da kuma dokokin da aka kafa a cikin al'ummar Musulmi bayan kammalarsa. Duk wannan an ruwaito shi ne cikin salon Alqur'ani na musamman. An kuma sanya sharhi a cikinta domin ilimantar da al'ummar Musulmi da gyara halayenta, sannan ana amfani da abubuwan da suka faru don nuna wasu fannoni da bayar da umarni.

This surah was revealed shortly after the Muslims’ encounter with the Jewish tribe of al-Nadir, which took place early in the fourth year following the Prophets migration to Madinah. It describes how the event occurred and why, and what regulations were put in place in the Muslim community once it was over. All this is reported in the unique style of the Qur’an. Comments are added so as to educate the Muslim community and refine its attitudes, and the events themselves are used to highlight certain aspects and to give directives.