Surah Takathur

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 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…

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…

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…

Surah Mumtahanah is the 60th surah of the Quran. It contains 13 verses and was revealed in Medina. The surah is named after the word mumtahanah, which appears in verse 4. This word means “tested” or “tried”, and refers to the women who were tested by Allah. In this surah, Allah tests the believers by…