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 Araf is the seventh surah of the Qur’an. It has 206 verses and is one of the longer surahs of the Qur’an. The surah takes its name from the word “Araf” which appears in verse 206, which means “heights” or “elevations”. The surah is believed to have been revealed in Medina. Surah Araf is…
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…
Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu prayer hymn to Lord Hanuman. It was initially written in Awadhi by the 16th-century poet Tulsidas. The Hanuman Chalisa lyrics are the English version of the hymn. And it is his most famous text after the Ramcharitmanas. The word “chālīsā” comes from “chālīs,” which means 40 in Hindi because Hanuman…
“Al-Qasas” (tales) is the name given to the surah because it tells the stories of several prophets, notably Moses (a). It is used in verse 25 to refer to the tale of Moses’ time with Shu’ayb (a). In verses 3-50 of the surah, the account of Moses and the Pharaoh’s fight is told. Revelatory Order…
Santan Saptami is a very significant day in the Hindu calendar, and is celebrated with much fanfare in many parts of India. The Santan Saptami vrat katha, or the story of the seven sons, is an important part of this festival. The story goes that once there was a king named Sagara who had 60,000…