Surat Al-`Asr (Arabic: سورة العصر ) (The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time) is the 103rd sura of the Qur'an. It contains 3 ayat, and is believed to be an early Meccan sura (although a few commentators consider it Madinan.) It is said to have sparked the conversion of Amr ibn al-As after he recited it to the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylimah and he responded with a "sura" about the hyrax which Amr ibn al-As rejected as absurd. Its text (in Shakir's tra ...
Surat At-Takwir (Arabic: سورة التكوير ) (The Overthrowing) is the 81st sura of the Qur'an with 29 ayat.
The prohibition of female infanticide was revealed in ayat 8,9 of this Sura:
"And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned:(8) For what sin she was killed? (9)"
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Surat an-Nas (Arabic: سورة الناس ) (Mankind) is the 114th and last sura of the Qur'an. It is a brief 6-verse invocation, asking God for protection from Satan. It is a Makkan sura.
It and Surat al-Falaq are together termed the mu'awwidhatayn; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. There is a Sunnah tradition of reading it over the sick or before sleeping.
Its tex ...
Surat Ya-Seen (Arabic: سورة يس ) (Ya-Seen) is the 36th sura of the Qur'an with 83 ayat.
This Sura is memorized by many Muslims and is read by some people at religious ceremonies. The reason for this is because in one of the Hadith, the Prophet Muhammad stated, that if everything in the world had a heart, the Qur'an's heart would be Surat Ya-Seen, and so it is often referred to as 'The Heart of the Qur'an.'
It is often recited at funeral services and ceremonies in remembrance o ...
