Surah Al-Qadr (Arabic: القدر, “Power, Fate”) is the 97th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur’an, with 5 āyāt or verses. It is a Meccan surah that celebrates the night when the first revelation of what would become the Qur’an was sent…
Surah Ad-Duha (Arabic: الضحى, “The Morning Hours”, “Morning Bright”) is the ninety-third chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, with 11 āyat or verses. Qur’an 93 takes its name from Arabic, its opening word, al-ḍuḥā, “the morning”. The image of the morning…
Surah Al-Waqiah (Arabic: الواقعة; “The Inevitable” or “The Event”) is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. it was revealed in Mecca, specifically around 7 years before the Hegira (622), the migration of Muhammad to Medina. The total number of…
Surah Al-Humazah (Arabic: الهمزة, “The Backbiter”) is the 104th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur’an, with 9 verses (āyāt) It is an earlier “Meccan surah”. Surah Al-Humazah Benefits The Surah takes its name from the word humazah occurring in the first…
Surah Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, “The Dawn”, “Daybreak”) is the eighty-ninth chapter (Sura) of the Quran, with 30 ayat or verses. The sura describes the destruction of disbelieving peoples: the Ancient Egyptians, the people of Iram of the Pillars, and Mada’in…
Surah Al-Bayyinah or The Evidence (Arabic: البينة, al-bayyinah, also known as “The Clear Evidence”) is the 98th Chapter (surah) of the Quran, with 8 verses. The Surah is so designated after the word al-bayyinah which appears at the end of…
Surah Al-Baqarah, alternatively transliterated Al-Baqarah (Arabic: البقرة, “The Cow”), is the second and longest chapter (surah) of the Quran. It consists of 286 verses (āyāt) which begin with the “mysterious letters” (“muqatta’at”) A.L.M. In recitation the names of the letters…
Surah Al-Fatiha, alternatively transliterated Al-Fātiḥa or Al-Fātiḥah (Arabic: الفاتحة, IPA: [ʔal faːtiħah]; lit. “The Opening” or “The Opener”) is the first surah (chapter) of the Quran. It consists of 7 āyāt (verses) which are a prayer for guidance and mercy.…
Surah Al-Mulk (Arabic: الملك, “Sovereignty, Kingdom”) is the 67th chapter (Surah) of the Quran, comprising 30 verses. The surah emphasizes that no individual can impose his will on another; he may only guide and set an example. Surah Al-Mulk Benefits…
Surah Al-Kahf (Arabic: الكهف, al-kahf; meaning: The Cave) is the 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier “Meccan surah”, which means it…