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NameThe Surah takes its name from the phrase wad-in-naml which occurs in verse 18, implying that it is a Surah in which the story of An-Naml (the Ant) has been related.Period of RevelationThe subject matter and the…

NameThe Surah takes its name from verse 25 in which the word Al-Qasas occurs. Lexically, qasas means to relate events in their proper sequence. Thus, from the viewpoint of the meaning too, this word can be a…

NameThe Surah takes its name from verse 41 in which the word Ankabut (Spider) has occurred.Period of RevelationVerses 56 to 60 clearly show that this Surah was sent down a little before the migration to Habash, and…

NameThe Surah takes its name Ar-Rum from the second verse in which the words ghulibat-ir-Rum have occurred.Period of RevelationThe period of the revelation of this Surah is determined absolutely by the historical event that has been mentioned…

NameThe Surah has been named Luqman after Luqman the Sage, whose admonitions to his son have been related in vv. 12-19 of this Surah.Period of RevelationA perusal of the subject matter shows that it was…

NameThe Surah has been entitled As-Sajdah after the theme of Sajdah (prostration) as expressed in verse 15.Period of RevelationFrom the style of the Surah it appears that it was sent down during the middle Makkah period, more…

NameThe Surah derives its name Al-Ahzab from verse 20.Period of RevelationThe Surah discusses three important events which are: the Battle of the Trench (or Al-Ahzab: the Clans), which took place in Shawwal, A. H. 5; the raid on…

NameThe Surah takes its name from verse 15 in which the word Saba has occurred, which implies that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of Saba (i. e. the Sabaeans).Period of RevelationThe exact…

NameThe word Fatir of the first very verse is the title given to this Surah, which simply means that it is a Surah in which the word Fatir has occurred. The other name is Al Malaika, which also occurs in…

NameThe Surah takes its name from the two letters of the alphabet with which it begins.Period of RevelationA study of the style shows that it was either sent down during the last stage of the…

NameThe name is derived from the word was saaffat with which the Surah begins.Period of RevelationThe subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period, or…

NameThe Surah takes its name from the alphabetic letter Suad with which it begins.Period of RevelationAs will be explained below, according to some traditions this Surah was sent down in the period when the Holy Prophet had…