What is Al-Ma'idah?
{{infobox surah | number = 5 | name = Al-Ma'idah | name-ar = المائدة | name-en = The Table Spread with Food | prev_sura = Quran 4 | next_sura = Quran 6 | classification = [[Madinan sura|Madinan]] | othernames-ar = <!-- alternate Arabic names --> | othernames = The Feast | time = | juz = 6 to 7 | hizb = 11 to 13 | rukus = 16 | verses = 120 | words = <!-- optional, uncommon --> | letters = <!-- optional, uncommon --> | muqattaat = | sajdahs = <!-- only if applicable --> | subject_ayat = | audio = <!-- optional, if exists --> | Number_of_sajdahs = None }} '''Surah Al-Maidah''' (Arabic: سورة المائدة) is the 5th surah of the [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[Qur'an|religious book]], the Qur'an , which has 120 [[Āyah|verses]] and 18 ruku's. The Surah was revealed in Medina.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surah Al-Ma'idah - 1-120|url=https://quran.com/al-maidah|access-date=2024-12-06|website=Quran.com|language=en}}</ref> == Name == It is named after the word 'Maidah' mentioned in a verse of 15 Ruku of this Surah. The word mayidah means 'dining table' or 'a table in which food is served'. Like most of the surahs in the Qur'an, the name of this surah has nothing to do with its subject matter. It has been called by this name merely to distinguish it from other Surahs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Read Surah Maidah [05] - Translation and Transliteration - ٱلْمَائِدَة|url=https://myislam.org/surah-maidah/|access-date=2024-12-06|website=My Islam|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Surah Al Maidah|url=https://faizeislam.net/quran/surah-al-maidah/|access-date=2024-12-06|website=Faiz e Islam|language=en-US}}</ref> == Time of revelation == This Surah was revealed at the end of 6 AH or at the beginning of 6 AH after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah . This is clear from the subject matter of the Surah and the various narrations of the Hadith also prove its authenti