Surah 078 - AN-NABA (THE TIDINGS) - سورة النب...

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 ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

The chapter was revealed in Mecca and deals with the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. The chapter both opens and closes with the mention of the Quran. The disbelievers in Mecca are warned and Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, is reassured thr ...  Show more

Surah An-Naba (The Tidings, The Announcement) by Abdullah Ali Jabir 

An-Naba'  ٱلنَّبَأ
an-Nabaʾ  The Great News, The Announcement, The Tiding 40 (1 1/2) Makkah

The Resurrection is a forty-verse chapter revealed in Mecca. Most Meccan chapters deal exclusively with the fundamentals of faith, and this one concentrates particularly on the Day of Resurrection and humankind’s habit of denying its inevitability. The name of the chapter is take ...  Show more