43. Surah al-Zukhruf | سورة الزخرف

There are nights when the body is exhausted, yet the heart refuses to rest. The mind wanders through fears, regrets, unanswered prayers, and worries about tomorrow. Sleep feels close, but peace feels far away. This guided Islamic sleep duaa is an invitation to lay every burden be ... Show More

This is a raw and emotional duaa for those the world moved on from. For the oppressed. For the imprisoned. For the forgotten. For the families waiting outside the walls. For the mothers, wives, fathers, and children carrying a pain most people will never see. This recording remem ... Show More

Dua Arafah in English — a deeply emotional Islamic supplication inspired by the spirit and themes of the famous Dua Arafah traditionally recited on the Day of Arafah. This recitation is intended for English-speaking Muslims, reverts to Islam, and anyone longing to reconnect with ... Show More

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 this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic ... Show More

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 this Surah also was sent down in the same period in which the Surahs Al-M ... Show More

Name The name is derived from the word was saaffat with which the Surah begins. Period of Revelation The subject matter and the style show that this Surah probably was sent down in the middle of the Makkan period, or perhaps in the last stage of the middle Makkan period. The ... Show More

<p>(43:1) Ha'. Mim. (43:2) By the Clear Book; (43:3) verily We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you may understand. (43:4) Indeed it is transcribed in the Original Book with Us; sublime and full of wisdom. (43:5) Should We divert this Good Counsel from you because you are a peo ... Show More

Name The surah takes its name, Al-Mu'minun, from the first verse. Period of Revelation. Both its style and theme indicate that it was revealed during the middle stage of Prophethood at Makkah. Reading between the lines, one feels that a bitter conflict had begun between the, ... Show More

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 136, 138 and 139 in which some superstitious beliefs of the idolatrous Arabs concerning the lawfulness of some cattle (an`am) and the unlawfulness of some others have been refuted. Period of Revelation According to a tradition of Ibn A ... Show More

Name The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiyaa because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiyaa (Prophets). Nevertheless, it is a symbolic name and not a title. Period of Revelation Both the subject matter and the styl ... Show More

In this episode of a Deeper Look: Surah An-Najm, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan sheds light on a word only used once in the Quran, used to describe the heinous beliefs held by disbelievers. Allah uses this term to describe those who believed that angels were daughters of Allah, a belief ... Show More

Name The 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 Revelation Muqatil and Kalbi say that it was partly revealed at Makkah and partly at Madinah. Hadr ... Show More

<p>(41:1) Ha'. Mim. (41:2) This is a revelation from the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, (41:3) a Book whose verses have been well-expounded; an Arabic Qur'an for those who have knowledge, (41:4) one bearing good news and warning. Yet most of them turned away and are not w ... Show More