Al-Baqarah 2:7
Al-Baqarah 2:25
Al-Baqarah 2:29
Al-Baqarah 2:183
Al-Baqarah 2:220
Al-Baqarah 2:222
Al-Baqarah 2:223
Al-i-'Imran 3:3-4
Al-i-'Imran 3:7
Al-i-'Imran 3:28
Al-i-'Imran 3:84
Al-i-'Imran 3:178
An-Nisa' 4:3
An-Nisa' 4:16
An-Nisa' 4:48
An-Nisa' 4:51
An-Nisa' 4:59
Al-Maidah 5:5
Al-Araf 7:3
Al-Araf 7:26
Al-Araf 7:38
Al-Araf 7:46
Al-Araf 7:54
Al-Araf 7:73
Al-Anfal 8:1
Al-Anfal 8:19
Al-Anfal 8:48
At-Tawbah 9:5
At-Tawbah 9:20
Yusuf 12:4
Yusuf 12:6
Yusuf 12:52
Ar-Ra‘d 13:2
Ar-Ra‘d 13:16
Ar-Ra‘d 13:27
Al-Hijr 15:9
Al-Hijr 15:15
Al-Hijr 15:44
Al-Hijr 15:73
Al-Hijr 15:87
An-Nahl 16:8
An-Nahl 16:15
An-Nur 24:33
As-Saba 34:10
As-Saba 34:11
Az-Zumar 39:10
Az-Zumar 39:12
Az-Zumar 39:18
Az-Zumar 39:23
Al-Mu'min 40:7-8
Fussilat 41:9
Fussilat 41:11
Fussilat 41:33
Fussilat 41:34
Fussilat 41:51
Muhammad 47:2
Al-Fath 48:1
Ad-Dhariat 51:21
An-Najm 53:38
Ar-Rahman 55:33
Ar-Rahman 55:35
Al-Waqiah 56:75
Al-Mujadilah 58:11
Al-Mursalat 77:33
An-Naba 78:14
An-Naba 78:33
An-Naziat 79:1
Al-Inshiqaq 84:6
At-Tariq 86:1
At-Tariq 86:7
Al-Ghashiyah 88:17
Al-Balad 90:1
Al-Balad 90:13
Al-Adiyat 100:1-5
Al-Adiyat 100:6-8
Al-Adiyat 100:9-11
Al-Qaria'ah 101:9
Al-Asr
Al-Kauthar


58:11 O you who believe! when it is told to you: “Make room in the assemblies”, then make room; Allāh will make room for you. And when it is said: “Rise up”, then rise up; Allāh will exalt those who believe from among you and those who are given knowledge to high ranks. And Allāh is well Aware of what you do.

58:11 Since the verse addresses all the believers, obviously the appeal transcends geographic and historic barrier. Most of the classical commentators referred to the assemblies held by the Prophet when the congregates, sometimes out of eagerness to listen to the Prophet, would not offer space to others due to the fear that they would loose their vantage places. The plural use of al-majālis (lit. the assemblies) appears to indicate not only the assemblies conducted by the Prophet, but also those to be held at later times by other learned people. The significance of the phrase make room, Allāh will make room for you seems to emphasize man’s social responsibilities towards each other by providing equal opportunities (not nepotism) to all, especially to those who are deprived and cannot get fair representation. Allāh will provide room by providing welfare and happiness in this life and in the Hereafter. Similarly the command to rise up can also be interpreted to mean to rise up for a good cause (Tabari), although the literal import cannot be ignored.  

 
     

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