Wannan surah an saukar da ita ne bayan Surah 61, Ranks (As-Saff), kuma duk da cewa dukansu suna magana kan jigo guda, surah ta yanzu tana bin wata hanya dabam, tana amfani da salo daban da tasiri daban. Manufarta ita ce ta sanya al'ummar Musulmi a Madinah ta fahimci cewa an zabe ta don ta dauki nauyin addinin Allah. Tana so al'ummar Musulmi ta fahimci cewa kasancewa a irin wannan matsayi na amana wata babbar ni'ima ce da God ya yi mata. Haka kuma tana so ta fahimci cewa God ya zabi Manzonsa na karshe daga cikin Larabawa wata babbar ni'ima ce, wadda ke bukatar godiya mai kyau ga God. A cikin wannan yanayi, surah ta tanadi wasu ayyuka da dole ne mutanen da suka amsa kiran Manzon God ﷺ kuma suka karbi amanar su cika. Duka al'umma da amanar za su ci gaba ta tsararraki, ba tare da gazawa ba, domin God ya tabbatar da cewa irin da Annabi ﷺ ya shuka zai ci gaba da girma. Al'ummar Musulmi ta karbi amanar da Banu Isra'ila suka bari suka yi sakaci da ita. Sun yanke dangantakarsu da sama har suka dauki Attaura kamar yadda jaki ke dauke da littattafai.

This surah was revealed after Surah 61, The Ranks, and whilst both deal with the same theme, the current chapter nonetheless takes a dif ferent approach, using a different style and different effects. It aims to drive home to the Muslim community in Madlnah that it has been chosen to undertake responsibility for the divine faith. It wants the Muslim community to understand that to be in such a position of trust is a great favour God has bestowed on it. It also wants them to understand that by God choosing His last Messenger from among the Arabs is yet another great favour, one that merits a proper expression of gratitude to God. In this context, the surah provides certain duties that must be fulfilled by the people who responded to Gods Messenger and who accepted the trust. Both the community and the trust are to continue across generations, without fail, because God has determined that the seed planted by the Prophet will continue to grow. The Muslim community has taken over the trust abandoned and neglected by the Children of Israel. They severed their relation with heaven so as to carry the Torah in the same way as an ass would carry books.

Wannan surar tana jaddada wannan gaskiya ta asali ga Musulmai gabaki ɗaya, tun farko ga al'ummar Musulmai ta farko a Madina, wadda ke da alhakin aiwatar da tsarin Musulunci a aikace. Haka kuma ta shafi dukkan tsararrakin Musulmai da za su zo nan gaba, kamar yadda surar ta nuna a fili.

The surah drives this fundamental truth home to Muslims in general, starting in particular with the first Muslim community in Madinah, which was responsible for implementing a practical model of the Islamic system. It also applies to all future Muslim generations, as the surah clearly indicates.

A lokaci guda kuma, surah ɗin tana magana ne a kan wasu yanayi da suka shafi al'ummar Musulmi ta farko, a cikin dogon tsari mai sarƙaƙiya na sauyin rayuwarsu bisa ga bukatun Musulunci. Wannan tsari ya ƙunshi kawar da cikas da dama, kamar kwaɗayin samun riba cikin gaggawa da sauran jarabawoyi da suka shafi dukiya. Waɗannan kuwa an maye gurbinsu da cikakkiyar fahimtar babban amanar da aka ɗora wa al'ummar Musulmi. Surah ɗin kuma tana ambaton wani lamari na musamman lokacin da Annabi ﷺ yake gabatar da huɗubar Juma'a. A daidai wannan lokaci ne wata ayarin 'yan kasuwa ta isa, kuma nan take da mutane suka ji labarin, sai suka bar masallaci don su halarci kiɗa da nishaɗin da al'ada ta saba yi tare da isowar ayarin. Bisa wasu riwayoyi, mutum goma sha biyu kawai daga cikin sahabban Annabi ﷺ, ciki har da Abu Bakr da 'Umar, suka rage suna sauraron huɗubarsa. Ko da yake waɗannan riwayoyi ba lallai ne su kasance daidai ba game da adadin da suka ambata, duk da haka tabbas wasu mutane sun fita daga masallaci. Saboda haka ne aka ambaci lamarin a cikin Alƙur'ani.

At the same time, the surah addresses certain situations relevant to that first Muslim community, during its long and elaborate transformation process in accordance with Islamic requirements. This process involved the elimination of a host of hindrances, such as a keenness to make quick material gains and other temptations relating to money. These were to be replaced by proper awareness of the great trust assigned to the Muslim community. The surah also refers to a particular incident when the Prophet was once delivering his Friday sermon. A trade cara van had arrived at the same time, and the moment people learned of this, they left the mosque to take part in the music and entertainment that traditionally accompanied a caravans arrival. According to some reports, only 12 of the Prophets Companions, including Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, remained listening to his sermon. Whilst these reports may not be very accurate as regards the numbers they mention, nonetheless the departure of some people from the mosque was certain. Hence, it merited this mention in the Qur’an.

Wannan lamari yana nuna irin babban ƙoƙarin da aka yi wajen tarbiyyantar da al'ummar Musulmi ta farko kan kyawawan ɗabi'u da halaye, har sai da ta kai ga matsayi mai girma, wanda hakan ya sa ta zama misali na musamman a tarihin Musulunci da na ɗan Adam gabaɗaya. Ta haka ne surar ke koya mana mu kasance masu haƙuri a koyaushe a duk lokacin da muka yi ƙoƙarin gina halayyar Musulunci a kowace al'umma.

This incident demonstrates the great effort exerted in the cultivation of that first Muslim community’s fine manners and behaviour, this until it achieved a lofty standard, making it a unique example in the history of Islam and mankind generally. In this way, the surah teaches us to always remain patient when we try to build the Islamic character in any community.

Surar ta kuma ƙunshi kira ga Yahudawa zuwa addu'a tare, inda ake roƙon mutuwa ga waɗanda ke yaɗa ƙarya. Wannan ya zo ne a matsayin amsa ga iƙirarinsu cewa su kaɗai ne abokan Allah da zaɓaɓɓun mutanensa, kuma cewa dole ne Manzon Allah ﷺ ya kasance ɗaya daga cikinsu. Surar ta tabbatar da cewa ba su yarda su karɓi irin wannan kira ba, domin sun ji cewa iƙirarin Musulmai ba shi da tushe. Surar ta yi tsokaci cewa mutuwa, wadda irin waɗannan mutane ke ƙoƙarin guje mata, za ta same su babu shakka.

The surah also includes an invitation to the Jews to a mutual prayer wishing death for those who advocate falsehood. This comes in reply to their claims that they were God’s only friends and His chosen people and that God’s Messenger must be one of them. The surah confirms their unwillingness to accept such an invitation because they felt that the Muslims’ claims were unfounded. The surah comments that death, from which such people try to escape, will inevitably catch up with them.

Za a mayar da su ga Allah... Wait, per the rules I must write the Hausa word for God, not "Allah". Za a mayar da su ga Ubangiji Masani, kuma Shi ne zai sanar da su gaskiyar abin da suke aikatawa. Sai dai wannan magana ba ga Yahudawa kawai take ba. Maimakon haka, wannan surar tana taimaka wa muminai su fahimce ta. Su ma dole ne su san wannan gaskiya, domin su iya aiwatar da nauyin da aka ɗora musu a matsayin masu isar da saƙon Ubangiji.

They will be returned to God who knows all, and He will tell them the truth of their doings. This statement does not, however, only apply to the Jews. Rather, the surah facilitates its appreciation by believers as well. They too must realize this fact in order to be able to discharge the duties assigned to them as advocates of God’s message.