Surah Bayyinah

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate.1 By the cleaving asunder of darkness! Surah Infitar is the 82nd surah of the Qur’an. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 19 verses. The title of the surah comes from the word “Infitār”, which appears in verse 1. This surah addresses those who disbelieve…

Al-Ahqaf means “sand dunes” or “winding sand dunes” in the 46th surah of the Koran with 35 verses. “Sand dunes” (ayat). This is the seventh and last chapter beginning with the letters Hā to Mîm from the Muqatta bis. With regard to the context and chronology of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is one…

The surah starts with the words “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful”. It is eighty-two verses long and is one of the Meccan surahs, meaning it was revealed in Mecca as opposed to Medina. The surah is named after verse thirty-eight, which mentions the story of the Prophet Muhammad being…

In the Quran, Surah Naziat is the 79th surah and is comprised of 46 verses. It is a Meccan surah and is named after the word an-naziat, which appears in verse 30. This word has multiple meanings, including: to sever, to pierce, to pierce through, to penetrate, to reach, or to find. The theme of…

Surah An-Nur, the 24th chapter of the Holy Quran, means The Light. It discusses many significant topics including zina/fornication, etiquette of life, formation of rain and cloud, qazf and creation of life. There are only two chapters in The Holy Quran that give instructions on guarding private parts of one’s body, the first one is…