Surah Qaf is the 50th surah of the Qur’an and has 45 verses. It was revealed in Mecca and its name is derived from the first letter of the last verse of the surah. It is a Meccan surah and is classified as a Makkan surah. The surah focuses on the Day of Judgment and…
One of the most significant surahs of the holy Al-Quran is Surah Al Imran. It means “The Family of Imran”. This surah also includes Saint Anne, Mary and Jesus. This third surah of the Quran holds two hundred (200) amazing verses in it. Every verse is so meaningful that your heart could say if it…
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…
Sahasranamam means a ‘thousand names,’ and Lalitha is the name of the Hindu mother goddess. It’s a Hindu text written in Sanskrit derived from the Brahmanda Purana (history of the universe). Goddess Lalitha Devi is an embodiment of the Divine Mother (Shakti). The text Lalitha Sahasranamam is the fundamental text of Shakti Worshiper, therefore used…
Ar-Rad is the thirteenth chapter of the Quran. Its verses were revealed in Medina. The chapter has 14 verses and is named after the letter “ra” in the first verse. The subject matter of the chapter deals with afterlife and resurrection. In the first verse, Allah says that He has created man from a dry…
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…