Name
The Surah takes its name from verse 224 in which the word Ash-Shu`araa' occurs.
Period of Revelation
The subject matter and the style show, and the traditions confirm, that it was revealed during the middle Makkan period. According to Ibn Abbas, Surah Ta Ha was revealed first, then Surah Al Waqiah, and then Surah Ash-Shu'araa.(Ruh-ul-Ma'ani, Vol. xx, p ... 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
Jun 2019
Lessons from the Quran - Ramadhan Reflections 2019 [Day 30]
<p>And We sent him (back as a Messenger at Nineveh) to a people <strong>hundred</strong> <strong>thousand</strong> strong, rather they were even more. (37:47)</p>
<p>Commentary</p>
<p><strong>NUMBER 100,000:</strong> This verse from Sūrah al-Sāffāt speaks about the great Prophet, ... Show More
4m 22s
Jul 2023
The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 1)
Ibn Taymiyyah is known as the “Sheikh of Islam” to his admirers, and to his detractors, one of the most significant antecedents of modern Salafi Jihadism. Simultaneously a genius scholar, brutal warrior and unflinching polemicist, he is one of the most important pioneers of a mil ... Show More
52m 46s