Tafsir

Surah 112. Al-Ikhlas Commentary Verse:1 Commentary Cause of Revelation Tirmidhi, Hakim and others have recorded that the pagans of Makkah asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم : “0 Muhammad! Tell us about the ancestry of your Lord.” So Allah revealed this Surah. Some…

Surah 113. Al-Falaq Commentary Verse:1 Commentary Preliminary Remarks This and the next Surah were revealed on the same occasion, and in the same event, as will be explained in the ’cause of revelation’. Hafiz Ibn-ul-Qayyim has, therefore, written their commentary together. He writes that their blessings…

Commentary Verse:1 Commentary Introductory Remarks This Surah, the second of the Mu'awwadhatain, constitutes an extension of its predecessor and is in a way complementary to it, in that in Surah Al-Falaq the believers were enjoined to seek refuge with Allah against the hardships and privations of…

100. Surah Al Adiyat (Those That Run) Name The Surah has been so entitled after the word al `adiyat with which it opens. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani Surah is disputed. Hadrat Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and…

101. Surah Al Qaria (The Disaster) Name The Surah takes its name from its first word al- qari`ah. This is not only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is devoted to Resurrection. Period of Revelation There is no dispute…

102. Surah At Takathur (The Mutual Rivalry) Name The Surah taken its name from the word at takathur in the first verse. Period of Revelation Abu Hayyan and Shaukani say that this Surah, according to all commentators, is Makki, and this same is the well known…

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…