Surah Duha is the ninety-third surah of the Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and consists of 11 verses. The theme of Surah Duha is comfort and reassurance for believers who are going through difficulties in their lives. Allah tells the Prophet Muhammad that He has not forgotten or forsaken him, and that He will…
Surah Tahrim is the 66th surah of the Quran. It was revealed in Medina and consists of 12 verses. The surah takes its name from the word “tahrim” in verse 8, which means “prohibition”. Surah Tahrim addresses the issue of hypocrisy and backbiting. In verse 2, Allah says that He knows the secrets of the…
Surah Qamar is the 54th chapter of the Quran. It was revealed in Medina and is named after the surah’s subject matter, the moon. The surah has 55 verses and is the second longest surah in the Quran after Surah al-Baqarah. The surah opens with a description of the splitting of the moon. Surah Qamar…
Surah Anfal is the eighth surah of the Quran. It was revealed in Medina after the Battle of Badr. The surah has 176 verses and is named after the eighth verse, which refers to the spoils of war. The main themes of the surah are war and its ethics, as well as trust in God….
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…
This surah takes its name from verse 15 in which the word Saba has occurred, which implies it is the Surah in which mention has been made of Saba ( i.e the Sabaeans). Sural Al-Saba is the 34th Surah of the Quran comprising of 6 rukus, 54 verses, 884 words, and 3594 letters. It is…