242 results for “surah”
...n. Then he too withdrew. What happened next is recorded in Surah al-Fil (Chapter 105): Allah sent flocks of birds (Ababeel) ...
...mah — demonstrating through his life the Quranic promise of Surah ad-Duha: "Did He not find you an orphan and give you refuge...
... of prophetic succession that the Prophet ﷺ would complete. Surah al-Sharh (94:1-3) references this divine expansion: "Did We...
...ctly: "Did He not find you an orphan and give you refuge?" (Surah ad-Duha, 93:6). The Arabic yateem encompasses the entire co...
... embraced him three times, and revealed the first verses of Surah al-Alaq — the beginning of the twenty-three-year period of ...
...s. On the third release, Jibril recited the first verses of Surah al-Alaq (96:1-5): "Read in the name of your Lord who create...
...me trembling and asked Khadijah to cover him. The verses of Surah al-Muddaththir (Chapter 74) were then revealed: "O you who ...
Surah al-Fatiha — the Opening — holds a unique place in the Quran...
... divine command to "declare openly what you are commanded" (Surah al-Hijr, 15:94) eventually ended this secret period and ina...
...at you are commanded, and turn away from the polytheists." (Surah al-Hijr, 15:94) With this command, the period of careful se...
...cept one who is forced while his heart is secure in faith" (Surah al-Nahl, 16:106), establishing that verbal statements made ...
...e Islamic position on Jesus. He then recited the opening of Surah Maryam. The Negus and his bishops wept. He refused to retur...
.... Umar arrived at his sister's house to find them reciting Surah Ta-Ha with the companion Khabbab ibn al-Aratt. He struck Sa...
...mic position on Jesus ibn Maryam. He recited the opening of Surah Maryam. The Negus and his bishops wept. The Negus drew a li...
...his uncle until forbidden. The verse revealed in response — Surah al-Qasas 28:56 — spoke directly: 'You do not guide whom you...
...er, listened, and accepted Islam — an encounter recorded in Surah al-Ahqaf and Surah al-Jinn. The Year of Sorrow concluded wi...
...d, following the Year of Sorrow. The Quran references it in Surah al-Isra' (17:1): 'Glorified is He who took His servant by n...
...The Prophet ﷺ walked out past them, reciting the opening of Surah Ya-Sin — 'And We have covered them so that they do not see'...
...ourteen days. The most recorded encounter on route was with Suraqa ibn Malik, a skilled tracker who pursued them and whose h...
...e first mosque founded in Islam. The Quran references it in Surah al-Tawbah (9:108): 'A mosque founded on piety from the firs...
...by the two-unit prayer replacing dhuhr — was established in Surah al-Jumu'ah (62:9): 'O you who believe, when the call to pra...
...t to one of the highest moral categories in Islamic ethics. Surah al-Hashr (59:9) describes the Ansar as those who 'find in t...
Surah al-Baqarah — the Cow — is the longest surah in the Quran (2...
... be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram.' (Surah al-Baqarah, 2:144). The Prophet ﷺ turned mid-prayer; the co...
...g the month of Ramadan was revealed in Sha'ban 2 AH through Surah al-Baqarah (2:183-187). The opening verse establishes it wi...
...ally. The Quran specifies eight categories of recipients in Surah al-Tawbah (9:60): the poor, the needy, those employed to ad...
Ayat al-Kursi — verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah — is identified by the Prophet ﷺ himself as the ...
...eased after teaching ten Muslim children to read and write. Surah al-Anfal, revealed in the aftermath, frames the battle as a...
...Utbah ibn Abi Lahab, she was freed from that betrothal when Surah al-Masad was revealed condemning Abu Lahab — whose son Utba...
...lated in revenge — an act the Prophet ﷺ found devastating. Surah Al Imran (3:121-175) is the Quranic account of Uhud — among...
... mutilation of seventy Qurayshi dead, but the revelation of Surah al-Nahl (16:126) descended commanding restraint: 'If you pu...
... The Quran commended those who marched to Hamra al-Asad in Surah Al Imran (3:172-174): 'Those who responded to Allah and the...
...es, stored grain, weapons — passed to the Muslim community. Surah al-Hashr (59) is the Quran's direct commentary on the expul...
...liberately graduated four-stage Quranic process. Stage one (Surah al-Baqarah 2:219) reframed wine in terms of sin and benefit...
...hed the Prophet ﷺ through Zayd ibn Arqam. The revelation of Surah al-Munafiqun (63) confirmed the hypocrisy, condemned the st...
... lifted, he was smiling: 'Allah has declared you innocent.' Surah al-Nur (24:11-20) was revealed — clearing Aishah by name, c...
...across the Medinan period, with the three primary verses in Surah al-Ahzab and Surah al-Nur establishing a comprehensive fram...
...Abu Sufyan ordered withdrawal and the coalition dissolved. Surah al-Ahzab (33:9-27) is the Quranic account of the battle. It...
...n Medina would again break its covenant with the Prophet ﷺ. Surah al-Ahzab (33:26-27) is the Quranic account, describing the ...
...hters — a force made possible by two years of free growth. Surah al-Fath (48) was revealed in the aftermath of Hudaybiyyah, ...
...ct divine honors extended to any group in the entire Quran. Surah al-Fath (48:18): 'Allah was pleased with the believers when...
...rs and kinship, the prohibition of the unlawful. He recited Surah Maryam. The Negus wept and refused to hand over the Muslims...
...l conversion. The Umrah al-Qadiyyah fulfilled the vision of Surah al-Fath (48:27): 'You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Haram,...
... ﷺ entered Mecca bowing his head low in gratitude, reciting Surah al-Fath. Bilal called the adhan from the roof of the Kaaba ...
... Ansar wept. Hunayn's theological significance — encoded in Surah al-Tawbah's direct rebuke of the pride of numbers — is that...
... hadith literature. When the forgiveness came — recorded in Surah al-Tawbah (9:118) — it was with the language of divine merc...
...f Allah, or from Allah?' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'From Allah.' Surah al-Tawbah (9:118) recorded it: 'Until the earth was confini...
...ose who had warred against Allah and His Messenger before' (Surah al-Tawbah 9:107). The reference was to Abu Amir al-Rahib, a...
...of faith, and sent teachers with those who accepted Islam. Surah al-Nasr — revealed in this period — named what was happenin...
...ilgrims. Shortly after his departure, the opening verses of Surah al-Tawbah were revealed: a declaration that dissolved the r...
...When Jafar ibn Abi Talib spoke before his court and recited Surah Maryam, the Negus wept and drew a small line on the ground:...
...a ibn Abi Lahab, a son of Abu Lahab, before the Hijra. When Surah al-Masad was revealed condemning Abu Lahab by name, Abu Lah...
...vor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.' (Surah al-Ma'idah 5:3). Abu Bakr wept upon hearing it — the perfec...
Surah al-Ma'idah 5:3 contains one of the most theologically signi...
...smission and contextual argument. The most widely cited are Surah al-Ma'idah 5:3 — the Ikmal verse, revealed at Arafat during...
...hipped Allah — Allah is alive and does not die.' He recited Surah Al Imran 3:144: 'Muhammad is no more than a messenger; the ...
...expelled from the mercy of Allah. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:30): "And when your Lord said to the angels: '...
... in two passages of the Quran with remarkable concision. In Surah Maryam (19:56–57), Allah says: "And mention in the Book Idr...
...e for an extraordinary 950 years. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Nuh 71:5-6): "He said: 'My Lord, I have called my people ni...
...eople with clarity and sincerity, as recorded in the Quran (Surah Al-A'raf 7:65): "And to the 'Ad We sent their brother Hud. ...
...m if they rejected the truth. The Quran records his appeal (Surah Hud 11:61): "He said: 'O my people, worship Allah; you have...
...of Allah — a distinction mentioned explicitly in the Quran (Surah An-Nisa 4:125). He is also called Abu al-Anbiya — the fathe...
...would seek to violate them. This is described in the Quran (Surah Al-A'raf 7:80–81): "Indeed, you approach men with desire in...
...n records the profound conversation between father and son (Surah As-Saffat 37:102): "He said: 'O my son, indeed I have seen ...
...y husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is a strange thing" (Surah Hud 11:72). But Allah's will transcends all human limitatio...
...s the one sought for help against that which you describe" (Surah Yusuf 12:18). For years, Yaqub endured the grief of separa...
...ction — Allah describes his story as "the best of stories" (Surah Yusuf 12:3). An entire surah (Surah Yusuf, chapter 12) is d...
...due to his eloquence in debate. The Quran records his call (Surah Al-A'raf 7:85): "And to Madyan We sent their brother Shuaib...
...remembrance of Allah, and gratitude. The Quran praises him (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:83–84): "And recall Our servant Ayyub, when he...
... Quran, appearing in over seventy passages across dozens of surahs. He is one of the five great Messengers of firm resolve (U...
... immediately made a heartfelt supplication for his brother (Surah Ta-Ha 20:29–32): "And appoint for me a minister from my fam...
...twice in the Quran, grouped with other praised prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:85–86), Allah says: "And Ismail and Idris and...
...ing — struck Jalut and killed him. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:251): "So Dawud killed Jalut, and Allah gave h...
...t belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower" (Surah Sad 38:35). Among the extraordinary gifts given to Sulayma...
...to which they had fallen. The Quran records his mission in Surah As-Saffat (37:123–125): "And indeed, Ilyas was among the me...
...o passages of the Quran, affirming his rank and virtue. In Surah Al-An'am (6:85–87), Allah lists Alyasa among a series of ho...
... in an extraordinary supplication that the Quran preserves (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87): "And he called out within the darknesses:...
... Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account" (Surah Aal Imran 3:37). This encounter inspired Zakariyya to make ...
... name directly — a name not given to any person before him (Surah Maryam 19:7). Allah honored Yahya with one of the most com...
... described in the Quran in remarkable detail, and an entire surah is named after his mother (Surah Maryam, 19). Isa's birth ...
...Who taught by the pen — Taught man that which he knew not" (Surah Al-Alaq 96:1–5). The prophethood had begun. Over the next t...
...llah. He has given me the scripture and made me a prophet" (Surah Maryam 19:30). The opening word of his first utterance — "s...
...e have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims'" (Surah Aal Imran 3:52). The Arabic word for their self-description...
...eir hands have written and woe to them for what they earn" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:79). While this verse was revealed in the cont...
...Allah. And they speak untruth about Allah while they know" (Surah Aal Imran 3:78). The Arabic word for alteration used in the...
...er begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent" (Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1–4). The doctrine formalized at Nicaea contr...
...d hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous" (Surah Aal Imran 3:113–114). Ibn Abbas and other classical comment...
...ledge drawn from the original Injil's prophecy about Ahmad (Surah As-Saff 61:6). The signs he described — the location in the...
...ng the earliest extant Quranic texts, including verses from Surah Al-Isra and passages affirming Islamic theological position...
...ry. Allah sent angels to aid the believers, as mentioned in Surah Al-Anfal. Seventy prominent Qurayshi leaders were killed, i...
...et ﷺ himself was wounded. The Quran addressed the defeat in Surah Al-Imran, explaining it as a test and a lesson: victory com...
...e confederate camp and broke their resolve, as mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab. The coalition withdrew without achieving their ob...
...ast livestock. The Quran directly referenced this battle in Surah at-Tawbah, reminding the believers that their large numbers...
... stayed behind, and the Quran devotes extensive passages in Surah at-Tawbah to criticising their excuses and honouring the si...
... Caucasus mountain passes. Umar ibn al-Khattab commissioned Suraqah ibn Amr to lead a campaign through Azerbaijan and into t...
...h betrayal, imprisonment, and rise to power fills an entire surah.
... the Prophet about her husband, prompting the revelation of Surah al-Mujadilah.
...slam, the only individual condemned by name in the Quran in Surah al-Masad (111).
Wife of Abu Lahab and sister of Abu Sufyan, condemned in Surah al-Masad (111:4) as a 'carrier of firewood' for her active ...
...rejection of the Quran is directly addressed and rebuked in Surah al-Muddaththir (74:11-26).
The wife of the Egyptian minister al-Aziz who tried to seduce Prophet Yusuf AS and later acknowledged his innocence.
Mother of Prophet Isa AS, one of the four greatest women in Islamic history, the only woman named in the Quran.
The Queen of Saba who submitted to Sulayman AS and accepted Islam after witnessing his kingdom and wisdom.
The son of Nuh AS who refused to board the ark and was drowned — the Quran's most poignant example that family ties cannot save those who reject Allah.
The wife of Lut AS who betrayed him by informing his people of his guests and was destroyed with the people of Sodom.
...e family both Maryam and Isa AS descend, giving his name to Surah Ali Imran.
The minister of Sulayman AS who transported the throne of Bilqis in the blink of an eye through divine knowledge.
The wife of Prophet Nuh AS who disbelieved and was destroyed in the flood, a Quranic example of how proximity to a prophet does not guarantee salvation.
The mother of Prophet Musa AS who received divine revelation to place him in the river, and was reunited with him as his own wet nurse.
The sister of Musa AS who followed his basket on the Nile and orchestrated his return to their mother.
Daughter of Prophet Shuayb and wife of Prophet Musa AS, whose family sheltered Musa when he fled Egypt.
The full brother of Prophet Yusuf AS, son of Yaqub and Rachel, who was kept by Yusuf in Egypt as part of the plan to reunite their father's family.
...l) as king at the request of the Israelites, as narrated in Surah al-Baqarah.
...erful Meccan elder who was directly addressed in the Quran (Surah al-Muddaththir) for his arrogant rejection of the Quran aft...
The Abyssinian viceroy of Yemen who marched with elephants to destroy the Ka'bah and was destroyed by Allah's army of birds — in the year the Prophet ﷺ was born
...the iron barrier against Ya'juj and Ma'juj — as narrated in Surah al-Kahf.
The wise man honored in the Quran (Surah Luqman) for his counsel to his son — a model of tawحid, gra...
...d were caused to sleep by Allah for 309 years — narrated in Surah al-Kahf.
The destructive peoples sealed behind the iron barrier of Dhul-Qarnayn who will be released near the Day of Judgment as a major sign.
A righteous man whom Allah caused to die for 100 years and then resurrected as a sign, mentioned in the Quran and venerated by some Jews as the son of God — a c
The Egyptian minister who purchased Yusuf AS from the slave traders and gave him a position of trust in his household.
The dedicated companions of Prophet Isa AS who declared 'We are the helpers of Allah' — mentioned in the Quran as a model of full commitment to a prophet.
...r' (without legacy) after his sons' deaths were answered by Surah al-Kawthar.
...ding Islam. His repentance and forgiveness are mentioned in Surah al-Tawbah.
...e muadhdhin in Madinah alongside Bilal. He is referenced in Surah Abasa (80:1-10). The Prophet ﷺ appointed him as stand-in go...
...d as governor of Kufa under Uthman. Known as the subject of Surah al-Hujurat (49:6) — 'O you who believe! If a fasiq comes to...
...n al-Samit. His zihar divorce case led to the revelation of Surah al-Mujadila.
...he etiquette of handling the mushaf, the merits of specific surahs, and practical advice for memorization. This work has serv...
... and higher purposes. His unique approach of examining each surah's overarching themes makes this work distinctive among 20th...
...n contemporary English providing clear explanations of each surah's themes and key concepts.
By Various. A tafsir commentary on Surah Yusuf exploring themes of patience, trust in Allah, and div...
The Shariah-compliant alternative to conventional insurance: mutual cooperation, shared risk, and charitable pooling...
...ared risk, avoiding gharar and riba found in conventional insurance.
The Quran calls Surah Yusuf 'the best of stories,' tracing his journey from betra...
...ssing that brings growth, abundance, and goodness beyond measurable means.
...ses that every Muslim recites in every prayer, the greatest surah of the Quran.
...s of human development in the womb, the stages mentioned in Surah al-Muminun, and their correlation with modern embryology.
How scholars distinguish between surahs revealed in Mecca and Medina, their distinctive themes, st...
The mysterious letter combinations that open 29 surahs of the Quran, the various scholarly interpretations offere...
An overview of the longest surah in the Quran, its major themes including faith, law, and th...
The only surah that tells a complete narrative from beginning to end, the ...
The four narratives in Surah al-Kahf: the Sleepers of the Cave, the two men with gardens...
An overview of the short, powerful surahs that comprise the final juz, their themes of the Day of Ju...
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