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Fatihah

This Surah is named Al-Fatiha because of its subject-matter. Fatihah is that which opens a subject or a book or any other thing. In other words, Al-Fatihah is a sort of preface.

Baqara

Why the name AL-BAQARAH? AL-BAQARAH (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73).

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

Al-Kahf (The Cave)

This Surah takes its name from v. 9 in which the word (al-kahf) occurs.

A'raf (Heights)

This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in which mention of A'araf occurs.

19. Maryam (Mary)

Name: It takes its name from v. 16.

Some Ways for Waiving the Remaining Time of Occulation (Part 3)

Below are some of the things we can do to seek the pleasure of Allah and His Hujja (AS) so that Allah may decide to waive the remaining time of occultation.

Some Ways for Waiving the Remaining Time of Occulation (Part 2)

Below are some of the things we can do to seek the pleasure of Allah and His Hujja (AS) so that Allah may decide to waive the remaining time of occultation.

Some Ways for Waiving the Remaining Time of Occulation (Part 1)

Below are some of the things we can do to seek the pleasure of Allah and His Hujja (AS) so that Allah may decide to waive the remaining time of occultation. There are many traditions that support each item below, but here we only quote a few:

The Badaa and its significance (Part 2)

"Why had not there been a township (among those We decreed to destroy) whose people would accept faith so that their faith should have profited them, except for the People of Jonah (Yunus)?

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