The Main Emphases of the Surat al-Tāhā in the Context of the Relation Between Revelation and the Prophet’s Life (Nuzul-Sirah)

Surat al-Tāhā is considered as Meccan unanimously. It is mentioned in the tafsīr sources that it was revealed after Surat al-Mariam in the mids of the Meccan period. It is also narrated that it was revealed before 'Umar’s conversion and he was impressed by those verses. It will be much more clarified that when it was revealed as it is studied in internal and external contexts in terms of its verses. Furthermore, the question that to what period Moses’ example dates in the life of the Prophet Muhammad help understand it better, in the framework that interpreting the verses in the context of the sīrah of the Prophet is a much healthier method. With reference to sīrah sources and tafsīr books, although Moses’ life story is detailed in Surat al-Tāhā, it mostly reflects the events occurred in the Meccan period. In addition, prophet Muhammad and his companions took the messages from the Prophet Moses’ life. In this article, a discourse analysis is done via linking the revelation process of Surat al-Tāhā with the events took place within the sīrah of the Prophet Muhammad