Al Imran

Surat Āl ʻImrān (Arabic: سورة آل عمران‎, "The Family of Imran") is the third chapter of the Qur'an with two hundred verses.

Context

Imran in Islam is regarded as the father of Mary. This chapter is named after the family Imran, which includes Imran, Saint Anne, Mary, and Jesus. The chapter is believed to have been revealed in Medina and is either the second or third of the Medinan suras as it engages both the event of Badr in its first section and the battle of Uhud at its end. Almost all of it also belongs to the third year of the Hijra with the possible exception of verse 61, which mentions Mubāhalah and therefore might have been revealed during the visit of the Najrān Christian deputation which occurred in the 10th year of the Hijrah. This chapter primarily focuses on the departure of prophethood from the Mosaic dispensation.

Another speculation is that since the event of Mobahela is the highlight of this surah, Āl ʻImrān refers to the ancestry of Mary who is named by her mother it could also refer to the progeny of Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, whose name has been reported as Imran by Shi'i commentators. Either way the Quran juxtaposes the male lineage of the family of Abraham and the distinctly feminine lineage of Jesus and the family of Imran as a challenge to the Jews and Christians of Medinah.

Imran

Imran (also transliterated as Emran, Omran, or Umran, Arabic: عمران‎) is an Arabic male given name. It may refer to:

Places

Given name

'Imran ibn Shahin

'Imran ibn Shahin (died 979) was a Nabataean and the founder of a state in the Batihah marshlands in the 10th century. His reign was marked by decades of struggle against the Buyids of Iraq.

Life

'Imran created the marsh state during the period of the declining authority of the Caliphate. Having committed a crime in Jamidah, 'Imran fled to the neighboring swamps to avoid punishment by the local government. From there he managed to gain the cooperation of fellow criminals and local fisherman, and was able to set up a robber state, defying government authority. He managed to expand his power when the Biridis of Basra charged him with the protection of Jamidah and the parts of Ahvaz lying within the Batihah. With more followers flocking to him, 'Imran was eventually able to take control of the whole swamp.

The Buyids' entrance into Baghdad in 945 meant that conflict between the two sides was inevitable. The Buyid amir Mu'izz al-Daula sent his deputy Abu Ja'far al-Saymari to subdue the Batihah. He managed to inflict a series of defeats upon 'Imran, who fled and whose family was imprisoned. The death of Mu'izz's overlord 'Imad al-Daula in late 949, however, forced Mu'izz to send al-Saymari to Fars in order to secure the succession of 'Imad's son 'Adud al-Daula, giving 'Imran the opportunity to recover his authority.

Labbayk

Labbayk (Bengali: লাব্বায়িক; Arabic: لبيك‎) is an English nasheed vocal group of Bangladeshi descent formed in London, England, in 2004, comprising the singers Masum, Shafi and Imran. Ehsaan Tahmid was a member until he left the group in 2015.

History

In May 2004, Labbayk was formed within the Muslim society of a secondary school in London. Masum (born 1987), Imran (born 1991) and other students showed an interest in the idea and sang at Islamic events for the school. In 2006, Ehsaan Tahmid (born 1987) joined the group until May 2015, when he decided to leave the group. He was replaced by Shafi, who joined the group in December 2015. The group members are all of Bangladeshi descent.

Labbayk is represented by the Gloucester-based record label Safar Media.

Style

Musical instruments are not used in composing the vocal harmonies in Labbayk's nasheeds. The style of the nasheeds is Islamic a cappella, using voices only. Their singing styles originate from Indian, Arab and Western melodies. The aim is to give dawah (inviting others to Islam) through melodies and lyrics.