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Al-'ALAQ (The Clot)

The Surah is so entitled after the word `alaq in the second verse.

Al-DUHA (Morning Bright)

The Surah takes its name Al-ḌUHA from the very first word.

ALAM-NASHRAH (Consolation)

The Surah is so designated after the first sentence.

Al-SHAMS (The Sun)

The Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens.

AL-LAIL (Night)

The Surah takes its name from the wordwal-lail with which it opens.

AL-BALAD ([This] Countryside)

The Surah has been so named after the wordal balad in the first verse.

AL- GHASHIYAH (The Pall)

The Surah takes its name from the word al-ghishiyah in the first verse.

Al-TARIQ (The Nightcomer)

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

AL-FAJR (Daybreak)

The Surah is so designated after the wordwal-fajr with which it opens.

AL-INSHIQAQ (SplittingOpen)

Period of Revelation This too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed at Mecca. The internal evidence of its subject matter indicates that persecution of the Muslims had not yet started; however, the message of the Qur'an was being openly repudiated at Mecca and the people were refusing to acknowledge that Resurrection would ever take place when they would have to appear before their God to render an account of their deeds.

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