Quran Recitation

1. Surah Al Fatihah (The Opening) 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... The post 1. Al Fatihah (The Opening) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Juzu `Amma Part 30 of the Quran Recitation of Juzuu `Amma by Hafiz Shams & Asad Juzu Amma is the most commonly recited and memorized portion of the Quran. It contains thirty-seven surahs, all of... The post Youth Presentation: Juzu `Amma Part 30 of the Quran Youth Recitation first appeared on Islampodcasts .

1. Surah Al Fatihah (The Opening) 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... The post 1. Al Fatihah (The Opening) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

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... The post 2. Surah Al Baqarah (The Cow) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

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... The post 3. Surah Al i Imran (The Family of Imran) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Period of Revelation This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions during the period ranging probably between the end of A.H. 3 and the end of A.H. 4 or the beginning of... The post 4. Surah An Nisa (The Women) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Sarah takes its’ name from verse 112 in which the word mai’dah occurs. Like the names of many other surahs, this name has no special relation to the subject of the Surah but has... The post 5. Surah Al Maidah (The Table Spread) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 136, 138 and 139 in which some superstitious beliefs of the idolatrous Arabs concerning the lawfulness of some cattle (an`am) and the unlawfulness of some others have... The post 6. Surah Al Anaam (The Cattle) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in which mention of A’araf occurs. Period of Revelation A study of its contents clearly shows that the period of its revelation is about the same... The post 7. Surah Al Aaraf (The Heights) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name The Surah takes its name Al-Anfal (The Bounties) from the first verse. The Period of Revelation It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and kufr.... The post 8. Surah Al Anfal (The Spoils of War) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah is known by two names — At-Taubah and Al-Bara’at. It is called At-Taubah because it enunciates the nature of taubah (repentance) and mentions the conditions of its acceptance.(vv. 102. 118). The second name Bara’at... The post 9. Surah At Taubah (The Repentance) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name The Surah takes its name from V. 98, in which there is a reference to Prophet Yunus (Jonah). The name, as usual, is symbolical and does not indicate that the Surah deals with the... The post 10. Surah Yunus (Jonah) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah has been named after Prophet Hud whose story has been related in vv. 50-60. Period of Revelation If we consider its theme deeply, we come to the conclusion that it was revealed... The post 11. Surah Hud first appeared on Islampodcasts .

When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet’s residence at Makkah, when the Quraish were considering the question of killing... The post 12. Surah Yusuf (Joseph) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from the word (ar-Ra’ad) (thunder) that occurs in v. 13. It is merely the symbolic name of the Surah and does not in any way mean that the Surah... The post 13. Surah Ar Ra’ad (The Thunder) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name The Surah takes its name from v. 35 in which mention has been made of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham). But it does not mean that it contains the life story of Prophet Abraham. The name is merely... The post 14. Surah Ibrahim (Abraham) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from v. 80. Period of Revelation It is clear from its topics and style that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of Surah Ibrahim,... The post 15. Surah Al Hijr (The Rocky Tract) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name The name, An-Nahl, of this Surah has been taken from v. 68. This is merely to distinguish it from other Surahs. Period of Revelation The following internal evidence shows that this Surah was revealed... The post 16. Surah An Nahl (The Honey Bee) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name (Bani Israil) from v. 4. But this name is merely a distinctive appellation like the names of many other surahs and not a descriptive title, and does not mean... The post 17. Surah Al Isra (The Night Journey), also known as Surah Bani Israil (The Children of Israel) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from v. 9 in which the word (al-kahf) occurs. Period of Revelation This is the first of those Surahs which were sent down in the third stage of Prophethood... The post 18. Surah Al Kahf (The Cave) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name It takes its name from v. 16. Period of Revelation It was revealed before the Migration to Habash. We learn from authentic Traditions that Hadrat Ja’afar recited vv. 1-40 of this Surah in the... The post 19. Surah Maryam (Mary) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from its “first word “Ta Ha.” This name, like the names of many other Surahs, is merely symbolic. Period of Revelation The period of its revelation is the same... The post 20. Surah Ta Ha first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiyaa because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiyaa (Prophets). Nevertheless, it is a symbolic name and not a title.... The post 21. Surah Al Anbiyaa (The Prophets) first appeared on Islampodcasts .

Name This Surah takes its name from v. 27. Period of Revelation As this Surah contains the characteristics of both the Makki and the Madani Surahs, the commentators have differed as to its period of... The post 22. Surah Al Hajj (The Hajj) first appeared on Islampodcasts .