“Windows To Spirituality”
98. Surah Al Bayyina (The Clear Evidence) Name The Surah Al Bayyina is so designated after the word al-bayyinah occurring at the end of the first verse. Period of Revelation Where it was revealed, at Makkah or Madinah, is also disputed. Some commentators say it is a Makki revelation according to...
97. Surah Al Qadr (Power) Name The Surah Al Qadr has been so designated after the word al-qadr in the very first verse. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani revelation is disputed. Abu Hayyan in Al-Bahr al-Muhti has made the claim that the majority of scholars regard it...
96. Surah Al Alaq (The Clot) Name The Surah Al Alaq is so entitled after the word ‘alaq in the second verse. Period of Revelation This Surah has two parts: the first part consists of vv. 1-5, and the second of vv. 6-19. About the first part a great majority of...
95. Surah At Tin (The Fig) Name The Surah At Tin has been so named after the very first-word at-tin. Period of Revelation According to Qatadah, this Surah is Madani. Two different views have been reported from Ibn Abbas: first that it is a Makki Surah, and second that it...
94. Surah Al Inshirah (The Opening Up) Name The Surah Al Inshirah is so designated after the first sentence. Period of Revelation Its subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah Ad-Duha that both these Surah seem to have been revealed in about the same period under similar conditions. According...
93. Surah Ad Dhuha (The Morning Light) Name The Surah Ad Dhuha takes its name Ad-Duha from the very first word. Period of Revelation Its subject matter clearly indicates that it belongs to the earliest period at Makkah. Traditions also show that the revelations were suspended for a time, which caused...
92. Surah Al Lail (The Night) Name The Surah Al Lail takes its name from the word wal-lail with which it opens. Period of Revelation Its subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah Ash-Shams that each Surah seems to be an explanation of the other. It is one and the...
91. Surah As Shams (The Sun) Name The Surah As Shams 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 at Makkah at a stage when opposition to...
90. Surah Al Balad (The City) Name The Surah Al Balad has been so named after the word al balad in the first verse. Period of Revelation Its subject matter and style resemble those of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah, but it contains a pointer which indicates that it was...
89. Surah Al Fajr (The Dawn) Name The Surah Al Fajr is so designated after the word wal-fajr with which it opens. Period of Revelation Its contents show that it was revealed at the stage when persecution of the new converts to Islam had begun in Makkah. On that very basis...
88. Surah Al Ghashiya (The Overwhelming Event) Name The Surah Al Ghashiya takes its name from the word al-ghishiyah in the first verse. Period of Revelation The whole subject matter of the Surah indicates that this too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed, but this was the period...
87. Surah Al Ala (The Most High) Name The Surah Al Ala takes its name from the word al-A`la in the very first verse. Period of Revelation The subject matter shows that this too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed, and the words: “We shall enable you to...
86. Surah Al Tariq (The Morning Star) Name The Surah Al Tariq taken its name from the word at-tariq in its first verse. Period of Revelation The style of its subject matter resembles that of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah, but this surah was sent down at a stage when...
85. Surah Al Burooj (The Constellations) Name The Surah Al Burooj is so designated after the word al buruj appearing in the first verse. Period of Revelation The subject matter itself indicates that this Surah was sent down at Makkah in the period when persecution of the Muslims was at its...
84. Surah Inshiqaq (The Splitting) Name The Surah Inshiqaq is derived from the word inshaqqat in the first verse. Inshaqqat is infinitive which means to split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of the splitting asunder of the heavens. Period of Revelation This too is...
82. Surah Al Infitar (The Cleaving) Name The Surah Al Infitar is derived from the word infatarat in the first verse. Infitar is an infinitive which means to cleave or split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the splitting asunder of the sky has been mentioned. Period of Revelation...
81. Surah At Takwir (The Folding Up) Name The Surah At Takwir is derived from the word kuwwirat in the first verse. Kuwwirat is passive voice from takvir in the past tense, and means “that which is folded up”, thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the “folding up” has been mentioned: Period...
80. Surah Abasa (He Frowned) Name The Surah Abasa is so designated after the word `abasa with which it opens. Period of Revelation The commentators and traditionists are unanimous about the occasion of the revelation of this Surah. According to them, once some big chiefs of Makkah were sitting in the...
79. Surah Naziat (Those Who Tear Out) Name It is derived from the word wan-nazi`at with which the Surah Naziat opens. Period of Revelation According to Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas, this Surah was sent down after Surah An-Naba. Its subject matter also testifies that it belongs to the earliest period at Makkah....
78. Surah An Naba (The News) Name The Surah An Naba derived its name from the word an-Naba in the second verse. This is not only a name but also a title of its subject matter, for Naba implies the news of Resurrection and Hereafter and the whole Surah is devoted to the...
