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103. Surah Al Asr (The Declining Day, The Time) Name The Surah takes its name from the word al-`asr occurring in the first verse. Period of Revelation Although Mujahid, Qatadah and Muqatil regard it as a Madani Surah, yet a great majority of the commentators opine…

104. Surah Al Humaza (The One Who Slanders) Name The Surah takes its name from the word humazah occurring in the first verse. Period of Revelation All commentators are agreed that it is a Makki Surah; a study of its subject matter and style shows that…

105. Surah Al Fil (The Elephant) Name The Surah derives its name from the word ashab al fil in the very first verse. Period of Revelation This is unanimously a Makki Surah; and if it is studied against its historical background it appears that it must…

106. Surah Quraish Name The Surah has been so entitled after the word Quraish in the very first verse. Period of Revelation Although Dahhak and Kalbi regard it as a Madani Surah, yet a great majority of the commentators are agreed that it is Makki, and…

107. Surah Al Ma'un (The Small Kindnesses) Name The Surah has been so designated after the word al-ma`un occurring at the end of the last verse. Period of Revelation Ibn Marduyah has cited Ibn Abbas (may Allah bless them both) as saying that this Surah is…

108. Surah Al Kauthar (The Abundance) Name The Surah has been so designated after the word al-kauthar occurring in the first verse. Period of Revelation Ibn Marduyah has cited Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas, Hadrat Abdullah bin az-Zubair and Hadrat Aishah as saying that this Surah is…

109. Surah Al Kafirun (The Disbelievers) Name The Surah takes its name from the word al-kafirun occurring in the first verse. Period of Revelation Hadrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Hadrat Hasan Basri and Ikrimah, say that this Surah, is Makki, while Hadrat Abdullah bin Zubair says that…

110. Surah An Nasr (The Help) Name The Surah takes its name from the word nasr occurring in the first verse. Period of Revelation Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas states that this is the last Surah of the Quran to be revealed, i. e. no complete Surah…

111. Surah Al Lahab (The Flame) Name The Surah takes its name from the word Lahab in the first verse. Period of Revelation Although the commentators have not disputed its being a Makki Surah, yet it is difficult to determine in which phase of the life…

112. Surah Al Ikhlas (The Purity) Name Al-Ikhlas is not merely the name of this Surah but also the title of its contents, for it deals exclusively with Tauhid. The other Surahs of the Quran generally have been designated after a word occurring in them, but…