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Surah al-Fatihah (The Opening)

There are seven verses in this Surah (chapter) and it is said that this Surah is both ‘makki’ and ‘madani’ ie. it was revealed in both Makkah and Madinah.

A Young Couple’s Hajj Experience

Performing Hajj at a young age and for the first time is an amazing experience. Young Muslims are curious to know what it is like to perform Hajj. They want to know about the challenges and the special moments people experience while performing the Hajj rituals. We will know all these things and more through reading the story of a young married couple’s Hajj experience.

Quranic Outlook Regarding the "Heart"

Perhaps I need not explain here that in the language of literature and mysticism the term heart does not mean the organ situated in the left side of the human body, which pumps blood into the blood vessels.

Al-Takathur (Competition)

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

Surah Al-Mutaffifin (The Cheatsor: Cheating)

It is derived from the very first verse; Wayl-ul-lil mutaffifin.

AL-JUMU`A (Friday)

It is derived from the sentenceidha nudiya-lis-salat-imin-yaum-il- Jumu'ati of verse 9. Although in this Surah injunctions about the Friday congregational Prayer also have been given, yet "Jumu'ah" is not the title of its subject-matter as a whole, but this name too, like the names of other Surahs, is only a symbolic title.

AL-QAMAR (The Moon)

The Surah takes its name from the very first verseWan shaqq al-Qamar, thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the word al-Qamar has occurred.

The Prophet of Islam And Arabia (Part 2)

Short Life History of Hadrat Fatima Masoumah (A.S.)

The name of this divine lady was Fatima and her nickname was Masoumah. Her father was Imam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.), the seventh Imam of the Shi"ites and her mother was amed Najma Khatun who was also the mother of Imam Reza (A.S.), the eighth Shi"ite Imam.

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