Unicode Qur'an: 33. ‏الأحزاب‎ 'l'ʔ...

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This is a bilingual presentation of Surah Al-Ahzab (Chapter 33, "The Confederate Tribes") from the Quran, rendered in the original Arabic script alongside a detailed phonetic transliteration in Latin characters. The surah addresses the Prophet Muhammad directly, interweaving divine commands with commentary on a specific historical crisis — the Battle of the Trench (627 CE), when a coalition of enemies besieged Medina and hypocrites within the Muslim community urged retreat or defection. The text establishes several significant legal and social rulings: that adopted sons cannot be treated as biological sons (relevant to the Prophet's own household), that the Prophet's wives hold a uniquely elevated status with correspondingly heightened moral obligations, and that God alone — not flight — determines fate in battle. A distinctive feature is its direct address to multiple audiences within a single surah: the Prophet personally, his wives as a distinct moral community, and the believers collectively, each receiving separate instructions. The passage also contains verse 21, frequently cited as the foundational Quranic basis for the Prophet's sunnah (example) as normative for Muslims, and verse 33, central to Shia theology regarding the purification of the Prophet's household (Ahl al-Bayt). Readers interested in Quranic law, early Islamic history, or the theology of prophetic authority will find this surah directly relevant.

Unicode Qur'an: 33. ‏الأحزاب‎ 'l'ʔ...

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