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Makki V Madinah

The Quran is divided into two main portions, the Makki surahs and the Madinah surahs. As described, the main intention of the Makki surahs is to instill the awareness and acceptance of the existence, supremacy and oneness of God in our hearts. From the very first revelation, which reminds us to Read, in the name of your Lord who created you [v 96:1] The focus of the Makki surahs is to give an understanding and insight to your Creator, the one who owns all that is in heaven and earth. It emphasizes the true hierarchy and purpose of life basically that we were all created beings, and created for the purposes of submission to the will and command of God.
So important are these messages that they were relayed over and over again for 13 years. They are revealed, repeated, rephrased, emphasized, for the purpose of reminding us and instilling the belief of one God, or monotheism, in our hearts. The Makki surahs rarely impose regulations, but rather, point us repeatedly to the core of the message that there is only one God and that we should submit to Him.

The Madinah surahs deal with regulations and rules for example rules of inheritance, governance, warfare, marriages and divorces and conduct of business. If we follow the revelation of the Quran in sequence, we will understand that the Madinah surahs are aimed at the people who have accepted and who carry the messages of the Makki surahs in their hearts. If one is not convinced by the oneness of Allah SWT, then what is the point of progressing to the next stage and implementing the rules and regulations? Hence, before applying the Madinah surahs, the message of La ilaha il-Allah (there is no god but Allah) has to be entrenched firmly, beyond conviction, in the heart of the believer. However, people have a tendency to do this in reverse they skip directly to the Madinah surahs, and immediately impose the regulations on others without a concrete understanding of what the regulations are meant to achieve, and worse, when their conviction and faith in Allah SWT have not taken root in their hearts. This is a dangerous practice my recommendation is, follow the Quran in the sequence it was revealed, and imitate it in the same sequence.

Information of the sequence of the revelation of the Quran is available from many online resources. The Journey in Revelation of Quran series (http://www.noora1.com/jewels_of_quran.htm) provides a guide on the first few surahs which were revealed please listen to it for a step by step guide.

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AbuBakr & Umar & Uthman & Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) gave the unbelievers three (3) days notice that the Law(governance) of the land is about to be changed to Islamic shariah.

The above proceedure is in contrast with the sufi formula in places such as Egypt & Tunisia & Libya where they have handed the voting-power to the drug pushers, addicts, prostitutes, pimps, homosexuals, lesbians, athiests, Fatimiyeen shias, seculars & christians (Copts) to decide if & when ALLAH, His Messenger & His Shariah are acceptable in the land.