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Name It is derived from the sentenceidha nudiya-lis-salat-imin-yaum-il- Jumu'ati of verse 9. Although in this Surah injunctions about the Friday congregational Prayer also have been given, yet "Jumu'ah" is not the title of its subject-matter as a who...

Name It is derived from the sentenceidha nudiya-li...

NameThe Surah is so designated after the wordal buruj appearing in the first verse. Period of Revelation The subject matter itself indicates that this Surah was sent down atMecca in the period when persecution of the Muslims was at its climax and the...

NameThe Surah is so designated after the wordal bu...

Name The word Fatir of the first very verse is the title given to this Surah which simply means that it is a Surah in which the word Fatir has occurred. The other name is Al- Malaika (The Angels) which also occurs in the first verse. Period of Revela...

Name The word Fatir of the first very verse is the...

Name The Surah taken its name from the wordal-tariq in its first verse. Period of Revelation The style of its subject matter resembles that of the earliest Surahs revealed at Mecca, but this surah was sent down at a stage when the disbelievers of Mec...

Name The Surah taken its name from the wordal-tari...

Name The surah takes its name Al-Mu'minun from the first verse. Period of Revelation Both its style and theme indicate that it was revealed during the middle stage of Prophethood at Mecca. Reading between the lines one feels that a bitter conflict ha...

Name The surah takes its name Al-Mu'minun from the...

Name The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiya' because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiya' (Prophets). Nevertheless it is a symbolic name and not a title. Period of Revelation Both the sub...

Name The name of this Surah has not been taken fro...

Name The Surah derives its name from the sentenceyuqatiluna fi sabil-i- hlsaff-an of verse 4; thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the wordsaff occurred. Period of Revelation It could not be known from any reliable tradition, but a study of i...

Name The Surah derives its name from the sentencey...

NameIt is derived from the word wan-nazi`at with which the Surah opens.Period of RevelationAccording to Abdullah bin Abbas,this Surah was sent down after Surah An-Naba. Its subject matteralso testifies that it belongs to the earliest period at Mecca....

NameIt is derived from the word wan-nazi`at with w...

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in which mention of A'araf occurs. Period of Revelation A study of its contents clearly shows that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of al-An'am, i. e. the last year of the Holy Proph...

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in w...

The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing proportions. For example, a cumulonimbus cloud, commonly known as the thunder cloud, can contain up to 300,000 tons of water. The fact that a mass of 300,000 tons of water can remain aloft is truly ama...

The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing p...

Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth and appointed darkness and light... (Quran, 6:1) We all know that without light a person cannot see his surroundings with the naked eye. However, the light that we can see is only a very ...

Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens an...

Name The Surah takes its name from its first wordal- qari'ah. This is not only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is devoted to Resurrection. Period of Revelation There is no dispute about its being a Makki Surah. Its cont...

Name The Surah takes its name from its first worda...

One of the properties of seas that has only recently been discovered is related in a verse of the Quran as follows: He has let loose the two seas, converging together, with a barrier between them they do not break through. (Quran, 55:19-20) This pr...

One of the properties of seas that has only recent...

… And [in His] directing of the winds, there are Signs for people who use their intellect. (Quran, 45:5) Wind is a movement of air which forms between two different temperature centers. Due to the different pressures caused by different temperatures ...

… And [in His] directing of the winds, there are S...

Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view across the world was that the universe was infinite, had existed forever and that it will continue to do so for all time. According to this view, known as the "static universe model," the universe had no...

Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view acr...

The picture represents the Big Bang, which revealed once again that Allah created the universe from nothingness. The Big Bang is a theory that has been proven with scientific evidence. Although some scientists tried to advance arguments against the B...

The picture represents the Big Bang, which reveale...

Name It is derived from the word jathiya in verse 28. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic tradition, but its subject matter clearly shows that it was revealed consecutively afte...

Name It is derived from the word jathiya in verse ...

Name The Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens. Period of Revelation The subject matter and the style show that this Surah too was revealed in the earliest period atMecca at a stage when opposition to the Holy Prop...

Name The Surah has been so designated after the wo...

Name The Surah has been so entitled after the wordal 'adiyat with which it opens. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani Surah is disputed. Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say that it is Makki. Anas bin Malik,...

Name The Surah has been so entitled after the word...

When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet's residence at Mecca, when the Quraish were considering the question of killing or exiling or imprisoning him. At that ti...

When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this ...

The Holy Qur'an says: What you worship, instead of Allah, are no more than empty names that you and your fathers have given to certain things. (Surah Yusuf, 12:40) In our time also for the purpose of distracting people from Islam many pleasant and h...

The Holy Qur'an says: What you worship, instead of...