spouses and offspring have acted honourably' By the Third Meccan period, Muhammad and the Muslims had gained sufficient support. In the early Meccan periods, these sensuous descriptions and temptations of voluptuous virgins were used to attract the attention of the Meccan pagans however by the Third Meccan period goals had been realigned not to attract pagans but to encourage and foster a law-abiding community centered around worshipping the Word of God. In a complete reconstruction of the verses' chronology has been discussed. See also Medinan surah List of chapters in the Quran References Asbab al-nuzul Culture in Mecca dv:މައްކީ އާއި މަދަނީ ސޫރަތް