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Al-'ASR (Eventide)

The Surah takes its name from the wordal-'asr occurring in the first verse.

Al-Takathur (Competition)

The Surah taken its name from the wordal- takathur in the first verse.

Al-Qari'ah (The Stunning [Blow])

The Surah takes its name from its first wordal- qari'ah. This is not only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is devoted to Resurrection.

Al-ZILZAL (The Earthquake)

It is derived from the wordzilzal in the first verse.

Al-QADR (Power)

The Surah has been so designated after the word al-qadr in the very first verse.

Transmission of the Qur'anic Revelation

The revelation contained in the Qur'an has been transmitted to us by numerous persons in two ways: orally and in written form.

Mahmoud Mustafa Ayoub

Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion. Mahmoud M. Ayoub is a Lebanese scholar and professor of religious and inter-faith studies.

Mustansir Mir

Mustansir Mir is University Professor of Islamic Studies at Youngstown State University. Originally from Pakistan, he has taught at colleges in Lahore, at the University of Michigan, and at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.

Jane Dammen McAuliffe

Jane Dammen McAuliffe was appointed Dean of the College at Georgetown University in 1999. She is also a tenured Professor in the Department of History and the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Ziyarah of Imam Ali Naqi Al-Hadi (pbuh)

Recitation of this ziyarah of holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh &hp)’s tenth infallible descendant Hazret Imam Ali Naqi bin Muhammad Al-Hadi (pbuh), who was born on 5th Rajab, is much rewarding. His holy shrine is housed in the holy city of Samra, Iraq.

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