This sixty-six verse chapter was revealed in Mecca and thus discusses basic Islamic concepts. It deals with the Hereafter and presents us with an invitation to accept the Oneness of God. The name comes from the winds that scatter dust mentioned in the first verse. The verses of this chapter have been described short pithy sentences that teach us to free o ... Show More
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 51: Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) English Translation
<p>(51:1) By the winds which scatter dust, (51:2) which carry clouds laden with water, (51:3) which then smoothly speed along, (51:4) and execute the great task of apportioning (rainfall): (51:5) surely what you are being warned against is true, (51:6) and the Judgement shall dou ... Show More
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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
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Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 81: Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) English Translation
<p>(81:1) When the sun shall be folded up, (81:2) when the stars shall scatter away, (81:3) when the mountains shall be set in motion, (81:4) when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, (81:5) when the savage beasts shall be brought together, (81:6) when the seas shal ... Show More
1m 45s
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 6: Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle) English Translation
(6:1) All praise is for Allah alone, Who created the heavens and the earth, and brought into being light and darkness, and yet those who have rejected the call of the Truth ascribe others to be equals to their Lord. (6:2) He it is Who has created you out of clay, and then decreed ... Show More
38m 19s
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 52: Surah At-Tur (The Mount) English Translation
<p>(52:1) By the Mount, (52:2) and the Book inscribed (52:3) on fine parchment; (52:4) by the much-frequented House, (52:5) by the elevated canopy; (52:6) and by the swelling sea: (52:7) verily your Lord's chastisement shall come to pass, (52:8) none can avert that. (52:9) (It sh ... Show More
4m 35s
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 85: Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars) English Translation
<p>(85:1) By the heaven with its impregnable castles; (85:2) by the Promised Day, (85:3) and by the witness and what is witnessed: (85:4) the people of the pit were destroyed (85:5) with fire abounding in fuel, (85:6) while they sat around it, (85:7) and were witnessing what they ... Show More
1m 39s
Aug 2022
Quran Chapter 84: Surah Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering) English Translation
<p>(84:1) When the sky is rent asunder (84:2) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; (84:3) and when the earth is stretched out (84:4) and casts out what is within it and is emptied, (84:5) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should. (84 ... Show More
1m 42s