Surah 068 - AL-QALAM (THE PEN) - سورة القلم

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

Verses 1-9, describe that God swears by pen and what writes that Muhammad is not mad. He has great rewards and high moral character. Verses 10-16 describe the characteristics of wicked person as the one who is fault finder, and who is hinderer of good, transgressor, sinful, the m ...  Show more

(68:1) Nun. By the pen and what the scribes write. (68:2) By your Lord's Grace, you are not afflicted with madness, (68:3) and surely yours shall be a never-ending reward, (68:4) and you are certainly on the most exalted standard of moral excellence. (68:5) So you will soon se ...

This chapter of the Quran was revealed in Mecca with the exception, many scholars believe, of the lengthy final verse. The subject matter of the first 19 verses indicates that it was revealed in the earliest part of the Prophet Muhammad’s mission while he was being prepared to sh ...  Show more

The chapter begins with the mention of God’s kingdom (‘mulk’ in Arabic) thereby giving it the name. Revealed in Mecca in the initial stages of opposition after Prophet Muhammad’s mission had just begun, the surah (chapter) challenges the disbelievers with declarations of God’s to ...  Show more