Ar Fa

Mecca

al-KAUTHAR

The Surah has been so designated after the word al-kauthar occurring in the first verse.

Al-QADR (Power)

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

Al-'ADIYAT (The Chargers)

The Surah has been so entitled after the wordal 'adiyat with which it opens.

AL-BALAD ([This] Countryside)

The Surah has been so named after the wordal balad in the first verse.

AL- GHASHIYAH (The Pall)

The Surah takes its name from the word al-ghishiyah in the first verse.

AL-BURUJ (Constellations)

The Surah is so designated after the wordal buruj appearing in the first verse.

Al-TAKWIR

It is derived from the word kuwwirat in the first verse .Kuwwirat is passive voice from takwir in the past tense, and means "that which is folded up", thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the "folding up" has been mentioned:

Al- NAZI'AT

Itis derivedfromthewordwan-nazi`atwithwhichthe Surah opens.

NUH

"Nuh" is the name of this Surah as well as the title of its subject matter, for in it, from beginning to the end, the story of the Prophet Noah has been related.

AL-HAAQQAH

The Surah takes its name from the wordal-Haaqqah with which it opens.

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