Surah Ar-Rum (The Romans) is the 30. surah in Quran.Ar-Rum surah is listed as the 84. by revelation order.
The meaning of surah Ar-Rum is The Romans. In total this surah is consist of 60 auahs. You can read Ar-Rum by
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It is considered to be a Meccan surah as it was revealed in a later period of Mecca.
The name Rum originates in the word Roman and means Eastern Romans, Greeks or Byzantines.
The surah provides information on the Byzantine-Sassanid war of 602-628. The surah begins with the recent defeat of Byzantines against the Sassanids in Jerusalem. This was taken as a war between monotheism versus polytheism.
In the third and fourth verses, the Muslim community is promised that the Byzantines will reverse their defeat into a victory and retake Jerusalem "in a few years' time", thus monotheistic belief wins. This Quranic prophecy was considered fulfilled when Byzantine defeated Sassanids in 622.
The Surah is a reminder to the people that Allah is in control of everything. Those who are short sighted see only what is apparent but they do not realize that there is a Creator of the universe and it is He who is governing everything. Final decision is with Allah.
The main theme of this surah is the contrast between monotheism and polytheism. In addition to making logical arguments against ascribing partners to God, several verses outline the differing fate for idolaters and believers. The unity of God is also emphasized with descriptions of the glory of God through illustrations of His wondrous signs and His miraculous creation. This means that the main lessons of this surah is not to make partners to Allah, and to always have the fate of a believer.