90. Surah al-Balad | سورة البلد

This is a raw and emotional duaa for those the world moved on from. For the oppressed. For the imprisoned. For the forgotten. For the families waiting outside the walls. For the mothers, wives, fathers, and children carrying a pain most people will never see. This recording remem ...  Show more

Dua Arafah in English — a deeply emotional Islamic supplication inspired by the spirit and themes of the famous Dua Arafah traditionally recited on the Day of Arafah. This recitation is intended for English-speaking Muslims, reverts to Islam, and anyone longing to reconnect with ...  Show more

Name The Surah has been so named after the word al balad in the first verse. Period of Revelation Its subject matter and style resemble those of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah, but it contains a pointer which indicates that it was sent down in the period when the dis ...  Show more

Name It is derived from the sentence wa tartt kullu ummat- in jathiyat-un of verse 28, implying thereby that it is the Surah in which the word jathiyah has occurred. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic ...  Show more

Name The Surah takes its name from the sentence Dhalika yaum-ut taghabun of verse 9, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the word at taghabun has occurred. Period of Revelation Muqatil and Kalbi say that it was partly revealed at Makkah and partly at Madinah. Hadr ...  Show more

Name The Surah is so designated after the word wal-fajr with which it opens. Period of Revelation Its contents show that it was revealed at the stage when persecution of the new converts to Islam had begun in Makkah. On that very basis the people of Makkah have been warned o ...  Show more