The background of Surah is that unbelievers in Meccah refused to accept the Islamic message delivered by the Holy Prophet, all the excuses. Sometimes they say he couldn’t see some targets to convince him of his prophecies. From time to time, they recognized him or branded his wizard and ridiculed his message. And sometimes, they…
Surah Yunus is the tenth surah, or chapter, of the Qur’an. It contains 109 verses and is one of the earliest surahs to be revealed, coming after Surah al-Anfal and before Surah Hud. The surah is named after the prophet Yunus, or Jonah, who is mentioned in verses 98-99. Yunus is a powerful surah that…
The term “al-‘Ankabut” (spider) is derived from an allegory given in Sura forty-one verses. This sura talks about God’s oneness, symbols of God in formation, and combating idolatry. It provides accounts concerning the destiny of certain past prophets to comfort the few Believers at the start of Islam (a). Sura al-‘Ankabut discusses the beauty of…
Surah Waqiah is one of the most important chapters in the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and it has 96 verses. The chapter starts with the oath of God Almighty in which He swears by the Day of Resurrection. In the second verse, God Almighty says that this is the Surah in which there…
Surah Qadr is the 97th surah of the Qur’an and was revealed to Prophet Muhammad in Mecca. It has 5 verses and is considered to be one of the most important chapters in the Qur’an. The word “Qadr” means power or destiny, and this surah speaks about how everything that happens in this world happens…
The 25th chapter of the Holy Quran is Surah Al-Furqan. The title of the surah means The Criterion. The name Al-furqan is taken from the first verse of the surah where the Holy Quran is portrayed as the book of criterion or Furkan. The 77 beautiful verses discuss many significant topics of Islam and clarify…