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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.

AL-QALAM

This Surah is calledNun as well asAl-Qalam, the words with which it begins.

AL-MULK(Sovereignty)

The Surah takes its nameal-Mulk from the very first sentence.

Al-Talaq(Divorce)

At-Talaqisnotonlythenameofthis Surahbutalsothetitleofitssubjectmatter,forit contains commandmentsaboutTalaq(divorce)itself. `Abdullahbin Mas'udhas describeditasSurah an-Nisa al-qusraalso,i.e.theshorter Surah an-Nisa.

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-Saff (Battle Array)

The Surah derives its name from the sentenceyuqatiluna fi sabil-i- hlsaff-an of verse 4; thereby implying that it is a Surah in which the wordsaff occurred.

AL-MUMTAHINAH (Examining Her)

In verse 10 of this Surah it has been enjoined that the women who emigrate to dar al-Islam (the Islamic State) and claim to be Muslims, should be examined hence the title Al-Mumtahinah. The word is pronounced both as mumtahinah and as mumtahanah, the meaning according to the first pronunciation being "the Surah which examines", and according to the second, and "the woman who is examined."

AL-HASHR (Banishment)

The Surah derives its name from the mention of the wordal-hashr in verse thereby implying that it is the Surah in which the wordal-hashr has occurred.

AL-WAQI`

The Surah takes its name from the wordal-waqi`ah of the very first verse.

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