Ar Fa

Mecca

Saba' (Sheba)

The Surah takes its name from verse 15 in which the word Saba has occurred which implies that it is the Sura in which mention has been made of Saba (i. e. the Sabeans).

Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

The Surah takes its name from verse 41 in which the word Ankabut (Spider) has occurred.

Mu'minun (Believers)

The surah takes its name Al-Mu'minun from the first verse.

Anbiya' (Prophets)

The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiya' because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiya' (Prophets). Nevertheless it is a symbolic name and not a title.

Yunus (Jonah)

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 story of Prophet Jonah.

Bani Israel (Children of Israel/The night journey)

This Surah takes its name (Bani Israil) from v. 4. But this name is merely a distinctive appellation like the names of many other surhas and not a descriptive title and does not mean that "Bani Isra'il" is the theme of this Surah

19. Maryam (Mary)

Name: It takes its name from v. 16.

Najaf City

Najaf is a city in central-south Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2013 was 1,000,000 people.It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shia Islam, the Shi'ite world's spiritual capital, and the center of Shi'ite political power in Iraq.

Eid al-Ghadir

He calls them, (on) the day of Ghadir, their Prophet in Khumm so hear (and heed) the Messenger"s call,

THE HIJRA CALENDAR

The Islamic calendar is reckoned from the time of migration (Hijra) of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be upon Him) from Mecca to Madina.

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