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In the introduction to Zad al-Masir, Ibn al-Jawzi has a section on the last part of the Qur'an to be revealed, gathering differing reports from the Companions. 1 This entry sets them out as he gives them, without a verdict.
The reports
- From Ibn Abbas, in a report only al-Bukhari has: the last verse revealed to the Prophet ﷺ was the verse of usury. In one only Muslim has: the last sura revealed whole was al-Nasr; see al-Nasr 1. 1
- Through al-Dahhak from Ibn Abbas: the last verse revealed was the verse of al-Baqara on the Day when people are returned to God; see al-Baqara 281; this was the view of Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Abu Salih, and the editor says al-Tabari relates it with a sound chain. 1
- From al-Bara': the last verse revealed was the verse of kalala at the end of Surat al-Nisa'; see al-Nisa' 176; and the last sura revealed was Bara'a. 1
- From Ubayy ibn Ka'b: the last revealed was the close of Surat al-Tawba to the end of the sura; see al-Tawba 128. 1
Disagreement and views
Opinions on the question
The question: The last revelation
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame) · Sunni: Ibn Abbas in al-Bukhari's reportMain reference
the last verse was the verse of usury 1.
More opinions (4)
Sunni tradition (the museum's frame) · Sunni: Ibn Abbas through al-Dahhak, with Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Abu SalihMain reference
the verse of al-Baqara on the Day of return to God 1.
Sunni tradition (the museum's frame) · Sunni: al-Bara' ibn AzibMain reference
the verse of kalala; Bara'a the last sura 1.
Sunni tradition (the museum's frame) · Sunni: Ubayy ibn Ka'bMain reference
the close of Surat al-Tawba 1.
Not yet given here viewOther opinion
how the scholars of the Qur'anic sciences reconcile these reports, and academic studies, have not yet been added; later books will supply them.
Connections
- Subject of
- Zad al-Masir
- Mentions
- Zad al-Masir
People and things also explored
Tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis)· What do the separated letters at the opening of suras mean?· Zad al-Masir· Dreams (ahlam)· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· Ghanima (spoils of war)· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Seeking knowledge
Sources
- Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir — Ibn al-Jawzi, part 1 (al-Maktab al-Islami, Zuhayr al-Shawish) , p.6
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islam.museum contributors. “What was the last part of the Qur'an to be revealed?”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/questions/what-was-the-last-revelation/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-04.
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