Name
It is derived from the word wan-nazi`at with which the Surah opens.
Period of Revelation
According to Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas, this Surah was sent down after Surah An-Naba. Its subject matter also testifies that it belongs to the earliest period at Makkah.
Theme and Subject Matter
Its theme is affirmation of Resurrection and the life hereafter; It a ... Show More
Dec 2016
Surah 002 - AL-BAQARAH (THE COW) - سورة البقرة
Name
Why the name Al-Baqarah?
Al-Baqarah (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73). It has not, however, been used as a title to indicate the subject of the Surah. It will, therefore, be as wrong to translate the name Al-Baqarah ... Show More
1h 48m
Jan 2021
79. Surah al-Naziat | سورة النازعات
Chapter 79 is titled The Extractors. It is named from the Arabic word in the first verse, naziat. This word is most often translated as angels, particularly the angels charged with extracting the souls from the dead. The Extractors is one of the short chapters, only 46 verses, fo ... Show More
4m 23s
Jan 2021
77. Surah al-Mursalat | سورة المرسلات
This chapter sits in the middle of five chapters, all thought to have been revealed in Mecca, in the earliest days of revelation. It is a fifty-verse chapter that takes its name from the first words of the first verse, ‘By the winds sent forth.’ It strings together a series of im ... Show More
4m 37s
Jan 2021
81. Surah al-Takweer | سورة التكوير
The chapter was revealed in Mecca. It emphasizes the fact that people will be confronted by their deeds on Judgement Day, asserts the truth of the Quran, and calls people to the right path. It opens with a powerful description of events on that Day, and the title of the chapter i ... Show More
2m 27s
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 77: Surah Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries) English Translation
<p>(77:1) By the (winds) sent forth in quick succession, (77:2) which then blow tempestuously (77:3) and raise (clouds) and scatter them around, (77:4) then winnow them thoroughly, (77:5) and then cast (Allah's) remembrance (in people's hearts), (77:6) to serve as an excuse or a ... Show More
3m 13s