Quran Sage

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 1 Number of verses: 19   This is the first Chapter revealed to The Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), it contains two parts  The first part consists of first revelation sent down to the Prophet. The second part starting verse 9, when the prophet began to perform the Islamic way prayer in the precincts of the Kaaba and his uncle Abu Jahl tried to prevent him from prayers with threats. Theme: The beginning of revelation, the power of knowledge, h

Within strenuous is ease.

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 25 Number of verses: 5   Theme: The immense blessing of Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree), the revelation of the Qur’an, and the mercy of Allah. Subjects: Revelation · Worship · Divine Mercy · Angels · Power of Prayer Summary:Surah Al-Qadr is a short but profoundly powerful surah revealed in Mecca. It honors the night when the Qur’an was first sent down, marking a turning point in human history: “Indeed, We sent it [the Qur’an] dow

Revelation place: Medina Revelation order: 100 Number of verses: 8   Theme: The arrival of clear evidence through the Prophet, the division between believers and rejecters, and the path to salvation. Subjects: Revelation · Prophethood · People of the Book · Accountability · Reward & Punishment Summary:Surah Al-Bayyinah, revealed in Medina, addresses both the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) and the polytheists. It clarifies that they would not have remained divided if

Revelation place: Medina Revelation order: 93 Number of verses: 8   Theme: The great earthquake of the Day of Judgment, human accountability, and the exposure of all deeds. Subjects: Resurrection · Judgment Day · Accountability · Deeds · Divine Justice Summary:Surah Az-Zalzalah delivers a vivid and powerful image of the Day of Judgment, focusing on the final earthquake that will shake the entire world: “When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake, and the earth disch

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 14 Number of verses: 11   Theme: Human ingratitude, the power of worldly attachment, and the certainty of resurrection and reckoning. Subjects: Human Nature · Ingratitude · Accountability · Judgment Day · Warning Summary:Surah Al-‘Ādiyāt opens with a dramatic and powerful oath: “By the chargers, panting, and striking sparks of fire, and raiding at dawn, stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust, arriving thereby in the center collectively.

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 30 Number of verses: 11   Theme: The overwhelming Day of Judgment, the weighing of deeds, and the eternal fate of souls. Subjects: Resurrection · Judgment Day · Accountability · Heaven & Hell · Warning Summary:Surah Al-Qāri‘ah is a short, powerful surah that shakes the heart with its opening: “The Striking Calamity what is the Striking Calamity? And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?” (101:1–3) The repetition...

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 8 Number of verses: 8 Theme: The distraction of worldly competition, the reality of death, and the certainty of accountability. Subjects: Materialism · Distraction · Death · Resurrection · Accountability Summary:Surah At-Takāthur strikes directly at human obsession with wealth, status, and numbers: “Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you until you visit the graves.” (102:1–2) The word “Takāthur” refers to the rivalry in amassin

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 13 Number of verses: 3 The Holy Quran (Period 609-632 CE) can only be in Arabic. · Texts in Red & Blue are Quranic Scripture Translation · Texts Between (Brackets are Quranic Interpretation Notes by the Translator). · Texts Between <Is the Arabic pronunciation of the Quran>. · The Holy Quran is the only revealed by God book that exists today unchanged and preserved in its original revealed language.

I do not worship, what you worship.

Revelation place: Medina Revelation order:114 Number of verses: 3   Theme: The victory of Islam, the spread of faith, and the Prophet’s preparation for departure through worship and repentance. Subjects: Victory · Prophethood · Gratitude · Worship · Legacy · Repentance Summary: Surah An-Naṣr is often called “the Surah of Farewell” because it was revealed shortly before the Prophet Muhammad passed away. “When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest, and you see the peop

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 6 Number of verses: 5   Theme: Condemnation of Abu Lahab and his wife, their arrogance and hostility toward the Prophet, and the certainty of divine justice. Subjects: Opposition to Prophethood · Divine Justice · Arrogance · Accountability · History Summary:Surah Al-Masad was revealed as a direct response to Abu Lahab one of the Prophet’s  most vicious opponents and his own uncle. When the Prophet first stood on Mount Ṣafā to call his

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 22 Number of verses: 4   Theme: Absolute Oneness of Allah (Tawḥīd), His uniqueness, and His self-sufficiency.Subjects: Tawḥīd · Theology · Divine Attributes · Creed · Foundation of Faith Summary:Surah Al-Ikhlāṣ is one of the most important chapters in the Qur’an, encapsulating the core of Islamic belief in one short passage. “Say, He is Allah, One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equiv

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 20 Number of verses: 5   Theme: Seeking refuge in Allah from external harms — darkness, envy, sorcery, and hidden evils. Subjects: Protection · Supplication · Evil Forces · Envy · Faith in Allah Summary:Surah Al-Falaq is one of the two “Muʿawwidhatayn” (the two chapters of seeking refuge) along with Surah 114. It is a powerful supplication revealed to teach believers how to seek protection in Allah alone from all kinds of external har

Revelation place: Mecca Revelation order: 21 Number of verses: 6   Subjects: Protection · Supplication · Shayṭān · Human Nature · Faith in Allah Summary: Surah An-Nās is the second of the Muʿawwidhatayn (Chapters of Refuge), alongside Surah Al-Falaq. While Al-Falaq focuses on external harms, this surah addresses internal dangers particularly the whisperings that corrupt the heart. “Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind.’” (11

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