Understanding Dependence (Tawakkul) Upon Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)

Muslims were once characterized as daring, creative, able to defeat any formidable enemy, and made huge strides in opening new lands to Islam. They were undaunted by challenges, refusing to give up, back down or…

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Seerah 26: The Battle of Badr

The Battle of Badr is the most important battle in the history of Islam, for through it, Allah (swt) glorified Islam and Muslims and humiliated Kufr and those who follow it. Badr was the day…

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5. Surah Al Maidah (The Table Spread)

Name This Sarah takes its’ name from verse 112 in which the word mai’dah occurs. Like the names of many other surahs, this name has no special relation to the subject of the Surah but has…

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3. Surah Al i Imran (The Family of Imran)

Name This Surah takes its name from v. 33. Al-i-Imran, like the names of many other surahs, is merely a name to distinguish it from other surahs and does not imply that the family of…

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4. Surah An Nisa (The Women)

Period of Revelation This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions during the period ranging probably between the end of A.H. 3 and the end of A.H. 4 or the beginning of…

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42. Surah Ash Shura (The Consultation)

Name It is derived frog the sentence, wa amru-hum shura baina hum, of verse 38, implying thereby that it is a Surah in which the word shura has occurred. Period of Revelation Although it could not be known…

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43. Surah Az Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold)

Name It is derived from the word zukhruf-an which occurs in verse 33 of this Surah. Period of Revelation It could not be known from any authentic tradition, but a study of its subject matter shows that…

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44. Surah Ad Dukhan (The Smoke)

Name The Surah takes its name from the word dukhan which occurs in verse 10. Period of Revelation Its period of revelation also could not be determined from any authentic tradition, but the internal evidence of the…

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45. Surah At Jathiya (The Kneeling)

Name It is derived from the sentence wa tartt kullu ummat- in jathiyat-un of verse 28, implying thereby that it is the Surah in which the word jathiyah has occurred. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of…

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46. Surah Al Ahqaf (The Wind Curved Sand Dunes)

 46. Surah Al Ahqaf (The Wind Curved Sand Dunes) Name It is derived from the sentence idh andhara qauma-hu bil Ahqaf-i of verse 21. Period of Revelation It is determined by an historical event that has been…

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