Surah Nahl
Surah Nahl (سورة النَّحل) is the 16th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The surah gets its name, Nahl, meaning honeybee, from one of the…
Surah Ahzab
Surah Ahzab is the 33rd surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina. It is named Ahzab because two of its verses refer to the Battle of Ahzab, aka the…
Surah Muhammad
Surah Muhammad is the 47th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina. The reason it is called surah Muhammad is that it mentions the Prophet’s name in…
Surah Yusuf
Surah Yusuf, also called Ahsan al-Qasas (The best of stories), is the 12th surah of the Quran, revealed in Mecca, with 111 verses. The entire surah Yusuf, with the exception of the last few…
Surah Hashr
Surah Hashr is the 59th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina. Hashr means banishment. The surah gets its name from the second verse that speaks…
Surah Sajdah
Surah Sajdah, also known as Alif Lām Mīm Sajdah and Alif Lām Mīm Tanzīl is the 32nd surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The reason it is called…
Surah Hujurat
Surah Hujurat is the 49th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina. Hujurat is the plural of ḥujrah (حُجرَة), which means rooms. It gets its name…
Surah Luqman
Surah Luqman is the 31st surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. Luqman is the name of a pious man whom Allah had given him wisdom. The reason this…
Surah Ibrahim
Surah Ibrahim (سورة ابراهيم) is the 14th surah of the Quran that Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the city of Mecca. The reason it is called surah Ibrahim is that several verses of it…
Surah Yunus
Surah Yunus (سُورةُ يونُس), meaning Jonah, is the tenth surah in the Noble Quran. The reason it is called Yunus is that a brief mention of the story of Jonah is made in one of its verses.…
Surah Tawbah
Surah Tawbah meaning repentance is the 9th surah of the Quran with 129 verses revealed in the city of Medina. It is also called Bara’at, meaning repudiation, as the very first word that the…
Pregnancy in the Quran
Article written by Dr. Radiyah Shameli
One of the life-changing stages in a woman’s life is pregnancy and the birth of a child. Throughout the nine months, a world of wonders and…