Surah Adiyat

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Surah Tur. In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful. Pickthall translation. This surah was revealed at Madinah and it has 52 verses. It takes its name from “tur”, which means “mountain”. It is also known as “al-Quran al-Kareem”, “al-Quran al-Azeem” or “al-Quran al-Adheem”. This is the 52nd surah of the…

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…

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…

The Surah Sad is the 38th surah of the Qur’an. It is a Meccan surah consisting of 88 verses. The surah is named after the letter “Sad” which appears in the first verse. The primary theme of the surah is the rejection of disbelievers and the confirmation of Allah’s promise to the believers. Sad is…

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…

There are many beautiful surahs in the Quran, but Surah Rahman is definitely one of the most beautiful. It is often referred to as the “Heart of the Quran” because of its powerful message. The surah starts off with praising Allah and His mercy, and then goes on to talk about how everything in the…