Surah 087 - AL-A'LA (THE MOST HIGH) - سورة ال...

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

"Al-ʿAlaq" is an early Meccan chapter. The first five verses are considered by most to be the first verses of the Quran to be revealed; the remaining verses were revealed later in the Meccan period when opposition to the revelation arose among the leaders of the Quraysh. This ini ...  Show more

(87:1) Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, (87:2) Who created all things and fashioned them in good proportion; (87:3) Who determined and guided them, (87:4) Who brought forth the pasture, (87:5) and then made it into a blackish straw. (87:6) We shall make you recite ...

Name This Surah is named AL-FATIHAH because of its subject-matter. Fatihah is that which opens a subject or a book or any other thing. In other words, Al-Fatihah is a sort of preface. Period of Revelation It is one of the very earliest Revelations to the Holy Prophet. As a matter ...  Show more

Surah Al-Ala (The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest) by Abdullah Ali Jabir