Ar Fa

quranic surah

Repentance (Tawba)

This Surah is known by two names Al-Tawba and Al-Bara'a. It is called Al-Tawba because it enunciates the nature of tawba (repentance) and mentions the conditions of its acceptance (vv. 102. 118). The second name Bara'a (Release) is taken from the first word of the Surah.

Ta-ha

This Surah takes its name from its "first word "Ta Ha". This name like the names of many other Surahs is merely symbolic.

Ra'd(Thunder)

This Surah takes its name from the word "al-Ra'ad" (thunder) that occurs in v. 13. It is merely the symbolic name of the Surah and does not in any way mean that the Sura deals with the scientific problems connected with thunder.

Nisaa (women)

This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions during the period ranging probably between the end of A. H. 3 and the end of A. H. 4 or the beginning of A. H. 5.

Nahl(Bees)

The name An-Nahl of this Surah has been taken from v. 68. This is merely to distinguish it from other Surahs.

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.

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