ADHIKR

This Surah is known as “Al-Kafiroon (The Disbelievers)” because of its first verse, which says, “You say: Oh the Disbelievers.” This Surah was revealed during the Messenger’s Meccan life. The disbelievers approached Aboothwalib—the paternal uncle of Muhammad—to dissuade him from the mission by promising different types of temptations and offers. When Aboothwalib informed Muhammad about this, he answered that “even if you put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand, I can’t stop this mission, since it is not from me and it is from Allah.” This Surah, containing six verses, was revealed in connection with this event, commanding that there should not be any compromise with the disbelievers, not only at that time but also in the future.

The Messenger recited this Surah while performing Swalath individually, and not in congregational swalath. But the Fujjar, for whom Vaile Valley in the Fire is promised for living here, falsifying Dheen, are reciting it in their congregational Swalath, especially in Swalath Magrib. By doing so, the aimless Imams—those who lead the congregational Swalath—among the Fujjar, who are filling Fire in their bellies as told in verses 2: 174–175, are addressing their heedless followers as Kafirs—disbelievers. Thus, they have become worthless people by forgetting Adhikr, as told in verses 25: 17–18, by bearing the Lord’s Book just like donkeys bearing burdens. According to the concept of these true disbelievers mentioned in verses 4: 150–151, the people belonging to the Messenger’s community, such as Jains, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and Christians, who have not even touched or read the Lord’s Book, are considered disbelievers and inmates of Hellfire by them.