Surah 080 - 'ABASA (HE FROWNED) - سورة عبس

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 ...  عرض المزيد

Name This Surah takes its name from v.33. Al-i-Imran, like the names of many other surahs, is merely a name to distinguish it from other surahs and does not imply that the family of Imran has been discussed in it. The Period of Revelation This Surah consists of four discours ...  عرض المزيد

This Khutbah was recorded in Euless on 05/05/2017. In this khutabah Ustadh Nouman recounts the story behind Surah ‘Abasa, a Mekki surah that was revealed as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was speaking to one of the elites of Quraish. On this rare occasion when one of the tribal leaders ...  عرض المزيد

And We sent him (back as a Messenger at Nineveh) to a people hundred thousand strong, rather they were even more. (37:47)

Commentary

NUMBER 100,000: This verse from Sūrah al-Sāffāt speaks about the great Prophet, ...

This Khutbah was recorded in Malaysia on 9/2/2016. Allah dedicates strong ayat in Surat An-Nisaa to describing the fate of al-munafiqun (the hypocrites), angrily describing their deserved place in the lowest depths of Hell. However, as Nouman Ali Khan explains, Allah’s anger is n ...  عرض المزيد

Nuh was called as a Prophet to his people, sharing the universal message of Tawhid: believe in One True God (Allah), and follow the guidance He has given. He called upon his people to give up their idol-worship and embrace goodness. Nuh preached this message patiently and kind ...