Surah Ar-Rum
Surah 30 · The Romans · 60 verses · meccan
The Romans — from the opening prophecy that the defeated Byzantines would win again within a few years.
The story
This surah made a prediction: an army that had just lost badly would win again in a few years. And it did. It also tells us that Allah put love and kindness between husbands and wives — that is a sign of Allah, just like the sun and the rain.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-7
A prophecy
The Byzantines defeated and then victorious within a few years — and believers rejoicing at it.
AYAH 20-27
Signs in the ordinary
Creation from dust, marriage and mercy, sleep, lightning, the sky and earth standing by His command.
AYAH 30-32
The fitrah
The natural disposition Allah made people upon, and the religion that fits it.
AYAH 41-60
What hands have earned
Corruption on land and sea traced to human action, and the patience required of the Prophet ﷺ.
Verses to carry
- 30:21"He placed between you affection and mercy." The verse read at weddings across the world.
- 30:30The fitrah — the natural disposition Allah created people upon.
- 30:41"Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of what people's hands have earned."
Remember this
Everyone is born knowing deep down that Allah is One. It is already inside you.
Talk about it
The surah says people damage the land and the sea. What is one small thing you could do to look after them?