Quran Chapter 28: Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories...

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

(2:1) Alif, Lam, Mim. (2:2) This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious, (2:3) for those who believe in the existence of that which is beyond the reach of perception, who establish Prayer and spend out of what We have provided them, (2:4) wh ...  Show more

The chapter was revealed in Mecca. While the Prophet was speaking to some pagan notables, hoping to convert them, a blind Muslim man came up to learn from him, but in his eagerness to attract them to Islam, the Prophet frowned at him. The Prophet was reproached by God. In the sec ...  Show more

This thirty-six verse chapter is towards the end of the Quran where the chapters are short and were predominantly revealed in Mecca. At the beginning, when the Muslim community was small in number and suffered terribly at the hands of the Meccan elite, the chapters and verses ser ...  Show more

# 250 - Haman Hangs - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, At Esther’s second banquet (Esther 6:14–7:10), the queen unveils her identity, exposes “this wicked Haman,” and the king orders Haman hung on the very gallows he built for Mordecai. This gripping episo ...  Show more

Why is it so important to take responsibility for your actions and not blame others? What can Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS) teach us about father-son relationships? How did Allah send us guidance not just through the prophets but their individual stories? What causes the heart to ...  Show more