Ar Fa

book of allah

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-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- MUJADALAH (The pleading woman)

This Surah is entitled Al Mujadalah as well as Al Mujadilah, the title being derived from the word tujadiluka of the very first verse. As at the outset mention has been made of the woman who pleaded with the Holy Prophet (upon whom be Allah's peace) the case of zihar pronounced by her husband and urged him to suggest a way out of the difficult situation in order to save her and, her children's life from ruin, and Allah has described her pleading by the word "mujadalah", the Surah came to be known by this very title. If it is read as "mujadalah",it would mean "pleading and arguing", and if it is read as "mujadilah", it would mean "the woman who pleaded and argued."

AL-WAQI`

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

Qaf

The Surah derives its name from the initial letter Qaf, thereby implying that it is the Surah which opens with the alphabetic letter Qaf.

Zariyat(Winnowing[winds])

It is derived from the very first word wa al-dhariyat, which implies that it is a Surah which begins with the word al-dhariyat.

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