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NameThe Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens.Period of RevelationThe subject matter and the style show that this Surah too was revealed in the earliest period at Makkah at a stage…

NameThe Surah takes its name from the sentence Dhalika yaum-ut taghabun of verse 9, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the word at taghabun has occurred.Period of RevelationMuqatil and Kalbi say that it was partly revealed…

NameThe Surah takes its name from the word wal-lail with which it opens.Period of RevelationIts subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah Ash-Shams that each Surah seems to be an explanation of the other. It is…

NameAt-Talaq is not only the name of this Surah but also the title of its subject matter, for it contains commandments about Talaq (divorce) itself. Hadrat `Abdullah bin Mas`ud has described it as Surah an-Nisa al-qusra also, i.e. the shorter…

NameThe Surah takes its name Ad-Duha from the very first word.Period of RevelationIts subject matter clearly indicates that it belongs to the earliest period at Makkah. Traditions also show that the revelations were suspended for a time,…

NameThe Surah derived its name from the words lima tuharrimu of the very first verse. This too is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the…

NameThe Surah takes its name al-Mulk from the very first sentence.Period of RevelationIt could not be known from any authentic tradition when this Surah was revealed, but the subject matter and the style indicate that it is…

NameThe Surah is so designated after the first sentence.Period of RevelationIts subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah Ad-Duha that both these Surah seem to have been revealed in about the same period under…

NameThis Surah is called Nun as well as Al-Qalam, the words with which it begins.Period of RevelationThis too is one of the earliest surahs to be revealed at Makkah, but its subject matter shows that it was sent…

NameThe Surah has been so named after the very first word at-tin.Period of RevelationAccording to Qatadah, this Surah is Madani. Two different views have been reported from Ibn Abbas: first that it is a Makki Surah,…

 69. Surah Al Haaqqa (The Inevitable)NameThe Surah takes its name from the word al-Haaqqah with which it opens.Period of RevelationThis too is one of the earliest surahs to be revealed at Makkah. Its subject matter shows that…

NameThe Surah is so entitled after the word `alaq in the second verse.Period of RevelationThis Surah has two parts: the first part consists of vv. 1-5, and the second of vv. 6-19. About the first part a…