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2013-06-19 09:12:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

KIRIBATI, GONE IN 60 YEARS

 Kiribati consists of a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies. 

2013-06-19 08:31:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 36

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CHAPTER 35 FATIR

Name:
The word Fatir of the first very verse is the title given to this Surah, which simply means that it is a Surah in which the word Fatir has occurred. The other name is Al Malaika, which also occurs in the first verse.

Period of Revelation:
The internal evidence of the style shows that the period of the revelation of this Sarah is probably the middle Makkan period, and especially that part of it, when antagonism had grown quite strong and every sort of mischief was being adopted to frustrate the mission of the Holy Prophet.

Subject Matter and Theme:
The discourse is meant to warn and reprove the people of Makkah and their chiefs for their antagonistic attitude that they had then adopted towardsthe Holy Prophet's message of Tauhi... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 35

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CHAPTER 34 SABA

Name:
The Surah takes its name from verse 15 in which the word Saba has occurred, which implies that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of Saba (i. e. the Sabaeans).

Period of Revelation:
The exact period of its revelation is not known from any reliable tradition. However, the style shows that it is either the middle or the early Makkan period. If it is the middle period, it was probably its initial stage when the persecution had not yet become tyrannical and the Islamic movement was being suppressed only by resort to derision and ridicule, rumor mongering, false allegations and casting of evil suggestions in the people's minds.

Theme and Subject Matter:
The Surah deals with thoseobjections of the disbelievers, which t... more »

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۳۳۔ الاَحْزَاب

نام
آیت  ۲۰  کے فقرہ  یَحْسَبُونَ الْاَحْزَابَ لَمْ یَذْھَبُوْا  سے ماخوذ ہے۔

زمانۂ نزول
اس سورۃ کے مضامین تین اہم واقعات سے بحث کرتے ہیں۔ ایک غزوۂ اَحزاب جو شوال ۵ ھجری میں پیش آیا۔ دوسرے غزوۂ بنی قُرَیْظَہ جو ذالقعدہ ۵ ھجری میں پیش آیا۔تیسرے حضرت زینب سے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کا نکاح جو اسی سال ذالقعدہ میں ہوا۔ ان تاریخی واقعات سے سورۃ کا زمانۂ نزول ٹھیک متعیّن ہو جاتا ہے۔ 

تاریخی پس منظر
جنگِاُحْد (شوّال  ۳ ھ) میں نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کے مقرر کیے ہوئے تیر اندازوں کی غلطی سے لشکر اسلام کو جو شکست نصیب ہو گئی تھی اس کی وجہ سے مشرکین عرب ، یہود اور مُنافقین کی ہمّتیں بہت بڑھ گئی تھیں اور نہیں اُمید بندھ چلی تھی کہ وہ اسلام اور مسلمانوں کا قلع قمع کرنے میں کامیاب ہو جائیں گے۔ ان بڑھتے ہوئے حوصلوں کا اندازہ ان واقعات سے ہو سکتا ہے جو اُحْد کے بعد پہلے ہی سال م... more »

2013-06-19 08:17:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 34

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CHAPTER 33 AL-AHZAB

Name:
The Surah derives its name Al-Ahzab from verse 20.

Period of Revelation:
The Surah discusses three important events which are: the Battle of the Trench (or Al-Ahzab: the Clans), which took place in Shawwal, A. H. 5; the raid on Bani Quraizah, which was made in Dhil-Qa'dah, A. H. 5; and the Holy Prophet's marriage with Hadrat Zainab, which also was contracted in Dhil-Qa'dah, A. H. 5. These historical events accurately determine the period of the revelation of this Surah.

Historical Background:
The Islamic army's setback in the Battle of Uhud (A. H. 3) that resulted from the error of the archers appointed by the Holy Prophet so boosted up the morale of the Arab pagans and theJews and the hypocrites that they start... more »

2013-06-18 20:56:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Anti-G8 protestors break through the security fence surrounding the G8 Summit in the Lough Erne Golf Resort in County Fermanagh June 17, 2013. 
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People dressed as the leaders of the G8 countries take part in a photocall to raise awareness about the global hunger crisis in front of the Belfast City Hall, June 16, 2013. 
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A woman wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a demonstration in Belfast, against the upcoming G8 summit to be held near Enniskillen, June 15, 2013. 
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A mural is seen painted on a wall in Blackpool June 18, 2013. 
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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 33

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CHAPTER 32 AS-SAJDAH

Name:
The Surah has been entitled As-Sajdah after the theme of Sajdah (prostration) as expressed in verse 15.

Period of Revelation:
From the style of the Surah it appears that it was sent down during the middle Makkah period, more particularly in its initial stage, for one does not find in its background that severity of the persecution and tyranny which one finds in the Surahs sent down in the later stages.

Theme and Topics:
The main theme of the Surah is to remove the doubts of the people concerning Tauhid, the Hereafter and the Prophethood, and to invite them to all these three realities. The disbelievers of Makkah, when they talked of the Holy Prophet in private, said to one another,"This person is forging strange th... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 32

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CHAPTER 31 LUQMAN

Name:
The Surah has been named Luqman after Luqman the Sage, whose admonitions to his son have been related in vv. 12-19 of this Surah.

Period of Revelation:
A perusal of the subject matter shows that it was sent down in the period when persecution to suppress and thwart the invitation to Islam had begun and every sort of machination had started being employed for the purpose. This is borne out by vv. 14,15, in which the young converts to Islam have been told that although the rights of the parents are the uppermost after God, they should not listen to them if they prevented them from accepting Islam, or compelled them to revert to the creed of shirk and polytheism. The same thing has been said in SurahAl-Ankabut, which indicates that both t... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 31

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CHAPTER 30 AR-RUM

Name:
The Surah takes its name Ar-Rum from the second verse in which the words ghulibat-ir-Rum have occurred.

Period of Revelation:
The period of the revelation of this Surah is determined absolutely by the historical event that has been mentioned at the outset. It says: "The Romans have been vanquished in the neighboring land."In those days the Byzantine occupied territories adjacent to Arabia were Jordan, Syria and Palestine, and in these territories the Romans were completely overpowered by the Iranians in 615 A. D. Therefore, it can be said with absolute certainty that this Surah was sent down in the same year, and this was the year in which the migration to Habash took place.

HistoricalBackground:
The prediction made in... more »

2013-06-18 14:18:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ko'ssau silk tapestry depicting the arrival of a planetarium and celestial globe at the Summer palace of the Emperor of China, Ch'ien-Lung at Peking, September 1793, gifts from King George lll of England to the Emperor. 

The Emperor's poem in the corner reads:
 'Formerly Portugal presented tribute; Now England is paying homage. They have out-travelled Shu-hai and Heng-chang; My Ancestors' merit and virtue must have reached their distant shores. Though their tribute is commonplace, my heart approves sincerely. Curios and the boasted ingenuity of their devices I prize not. Though what they bring is meagre, yet, In my kindness to men from afar I make generous return, Wanting to preserve my prestige and power'.

Repro ID D9668 © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich,

2013-06-18 12:54:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

MONSOON FLOODS IN INDIA

The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India has risen to 70.

At least 45 people have died in Uttarakhand state.

At least 15 people were killed in flood-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh after floods in Saharanpur district.

In Himachal Pradesh, at least 10 people were killed in landslides in Kinnaur district.

2013-06-18 12:37:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

 International troops officially handover security detail in Afghanistan

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NO TRIAL, TRANSFER OR RELEASE: 
GUANTANAMO'S "INDEFINITE DETAINEES"
Complete list:http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/06/17/15/48/2VNpb.So.56.pdf

For the first time Washington has publicly disclosed the names of inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp classified as “indefinite detainees” - those who pose too great a threat to release but cannot be tried in court.

Two Afghan inmates on the list are deceased, one by suicide and the other killed by a heart attack behind bars.  

The 48 inmates were first identified in 2009 when the Obama administration first announced plans to close the prison camp by executive order. Authorities examining the cases, though, determined at that time 48 inmates who would be impossible to try in court because of a lack of evidence, or because the evidence was too tainted. They are ineligible for release, though,becau... more »

2013-06-18 11:55:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Sao Paulo demo

Thousands of students and people take part in a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil against a recent rise in public bus and subway fare from 3 to 3.20 reais (1.50 USD) and the use of public funds for international football tournaments.
AFP - Miguel Schincariol

2013-06-18 11:51:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Head to head

Artists perform during a show of the UniverSoul Circus at National Harbor, Maryland.
AFP - Mladen Antonov

2013-06-18 11:45:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Monsoon damage

An Indian man looks at damage to a road during heavy monsoon rains near Govindghat town in the Indian state of Uttrakhand.
AFP - Strdel

2013-06-18 11:38:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

MOM'S PCB EXPOSURE HARMS UNBORN BABY

Pregnant women with more exposure to common environmental contaminants carry fetuses that move more frequently and vigorously but sometimes without the heart rate accelerations that indicate the baby is doing well.

Since both fetal motor activity and heart rate provide insight into how a fetus is maturing, results showing that organochlorine chemicals like PCBs and pesticides affect those indicators are of concern.
“There is tremendous interest in how the prenatal period sets the stage for later child development,” says Janet A. DiPietro, professor of population, family, and reproductive health and associate dean for research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

“These results show that the developing fetus is susceptible to environmental exposures and that we can detect this by measuring fetalneuro... more »

2013-06-18 11:30:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 30

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CHAPTER 29 AL-`ANKABUT

Name:
The Surah takes its name from verse 41 in which the word `Ankabut (Spider) has occurred.

Period of Revelation:
Verses 56 to 60 clearly show that this Surah was sent down a little before the migration to Habash, and this is supported by the internal evidence of the subject matter as well. Some commentators have opined that since it mentions the hypocrites, and hypocrisy appeared in Madinah, the first ten verses of this Surah were revealed at Madinah and the rest of it at Makkah; whereas the people whose hypocrisy has been mentioned here are those who had adopted a hypocritical way of life because they were afraid of the oppression and extreme physical torture to which the Muslims were being subjected bythe disbelievers. Evidently, this kind ... more »

2013-06-18 11:25:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 29

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CHAPTER 28 AL-QASAS

Name:
The Surah takes its name from verse 25 in which the word Al-Qasas occurs. Lexically, qasas means to relate events in their proper sequence. Thus, from the view- point of the meaning too, this word can be a suitable title for this Surah, for in it the detailed story of the Prophet Moses has been related.

Period of Revelation:
As already mentioned in the introduction to Surah An Naml, according to Ibn Abbas and Jabir bin Zaid, Surahs Ash-Shu`araa', An-Naml and Al- Qasas were sent down one after the other. The language, the style and the theme also show that the period of the revelation of these three Surahs is nearly the same. Another reason for their lose resemblance is that the different partsof the Prophet Moses story as mentioned... more »

2013-06-18 11:20:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 28

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CHAPTER 27 AN-NAML

Name:
The Surah takes its name from the phrase wad-in-naml which occurs in verse 18, implying that it is a Surah in which the story of An-Naml (the Ant) has been related.

Period of Revelation:
The subject matter and the style bear full resemblance with the Surahs of the middle Makkan period and this is supported by traditions as well. According to Ibn Abbas and Jabir bin Zaid, "First the Surah Ash-Shu`araa' was sent down, then the Surah An Naml and then Al-Qasas."

Theme and Topics:
The Surah consists of two discourses, the first from the beginning of the Surah to the end of verse 58, and the second from verse 59 to the end of the Surah.

The theme of the first discourse isthat only those people can benefit from... more »

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SNOWDEN'S LIVE CHAT WITH GUARDIAN READERS

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 27

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CHAPTER 26 ASH-SHU`ARAA'

Name:
The Surah takes its name from verse 224 in which the word Ash-Shu`araa' occurs.

Period of Revelation:
The subject matter and the style show, and the traditions confirm, that it was revealed during the middle Makkan period. According to Ibn Abbas, Surah Ta Ha was revealed first, then Surah Al Waqiah, and then Surah Ash-Shu'araa.(Ruh-ul-Ma'ani, Vol. xx, p. 64). About Surah Ta Ha it is well known that it had been revealed before Hadrat Umar embraced Islam.

Subject Matter and Topics:
The background of the Surah is that the disbelievers of Makkah were persistently refusing, on one pretext or the other, to accept the message of Islam given by the Holy Prophet.Sometimes they would say that he did no... more »

2013-06-17 18:29:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 26

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CHAPTER 25 AL-FURQAN

Name:
The Surah takes its name "Al-Furqan" from the first verse. Though it is symbolic like the names of many other Surahs, it has a close relation to its subject matter.

Period of Revelation:
It appears from its style and subject matter that, like Surah Al- Mu'minun, it was also revealed during the third stage of Prophethood at Makkah. Ibn Jarir and Imam Razi have cited a tradition of Dahhak bin Muzahim that this Surah was revealed eight years before Surah An Nisa. This also confirms our opinion as to its period of revelation. (Ibn Jarir, Vol. XIX, pp. 28-30, and Tafsir Kabir, Vol. VI,p. 358).

Subject Matter and Topics:
The Surah deals with the doubts and objections that werebeing raised against the Qur'an, th... more »

2013-06-17 17:01:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

ELECTRIC SHOCK MAKES OTHERS LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE

People judged faces as more attractive after their brains were stimulated with a weak electrical current.

Researchers used a noninvasive technique to electrically stimulate a specific region deep inside the brain previously thought to be inaccessible. The stimulation, the scientists say, caused volunteers to judge faces as more attractive than before their brains were stimulated.

Scientists say the results suggest the tool used to deliver the electrical stimulation could be used to noninvasively manipulate deep regions of the brain—and perhaps serve as a new approach to study and treat a variety of deep-brain neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.
“This is very exciting because the primary means of inducing these kinds of deep-brain changes to date has been by administering drugtreat... more »

2013-06-17 16:32:00 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

A member of Oxfam lays flowers at fake gravestones to
mark the lives lost in Syria, in front of the City Hall in Belfast June 17, 2013.

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Sacred Valley of the Incas

A market in downtown Pisac
(Juergen Ritterbach/Getty)

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Sacred Valley of the Incas

The ancient saltpans of Salinas
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Sacred Valley of the Incas

Moray's concentric terraces
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The small Spanish town of Setenil de las Bodegas along the Rio Trejo has a split personality: many residents in the lower half continue to live in cave-like structures built into a gorge with large rock formations jutting out over the streets. The town’s perhaps equal claim to fame lies in its cafes’ use of locally cultivated chorizo, almonds and olives.

2013-06-17 16:15:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Scenic vineyards and hill towns in Italy

2013-06-17 16:11:43 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

LAKE BAIKAL SIBERIA

 “Most lakes are less than 20,000 years old – Baikal is at least 25 million years old. It’s a unique ecosystem that contains more than 1,000 animal species found nowhere else on Earth."

One of the world’s natural wonders, Lake Baikal is an immense, crescent-shaped chasm in the earth, nearly 640km long and up to 80km wide. Situated in Russia's great Siberian wilderness, its record-breaking size is matched only by its remoteness; the lake is roughly 3,200km west of the Pacific Ocean, 5,100km east of Moscow and 200km north of the Mongolian border.
Plunging downwards for more than a kilometre, Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, holding about 23,000 cubic kilometres of water – more than the five North American Great Lakes combined. More than 300 rivers flow into Lake Baikal, but only one – the Angara – flows out, eventually draininginto the Arcti... more »

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۲۴۔ النور

نام
پانچویں رکوع کی پہلی آیت اَللہُ نُوْرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْ ضِ سے ماخوذ ہے۔ 

زمانہ نزول
یہ امر متفق علیہ ہے کہ یہ سورت غزوہ بنی الْمُصْطَلِق  کے بعد نازل ہوئی ہے۔ خود قرآن کے بیان سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ اس کا نزول واقعہ اِفْک کے سلسلے میں ہوا ہے (جس کا ذکر تفصیل کے ساتھ دوسرے اور تیسرے رکوع میں آیا ہے ) اور وہ تمام معتبر روایات کی رو سے غزوہ بنی المطلق کے سفر میں پیش آیا تھا۔ لیکن اختلاف اس امر میں ہے کہ آیا یہ غزوہ 5ہجری میں غزوہ اَحزاب سے پہلے ہوا تھا یا 6 میں غزوہ احزاب کے بعد۔ اصل واقعہ کیا ہے ، اس کی تحقیق اس لیے ضروری ہے کہ پردے کے احکام قرآن مجید کی دو ہی سورتوں میں آۓ ہیں ، ایک یہ سورت، دوسری سورہ احزاب جس کا نزول بالاتفاق غزوہ احزاب کے موقع پر ہوا ہے۔ اب اگر غزوہ احزاب پہلے ہو تو اس کے معنی یہ ہی کہ پردے کے احکام کی ابتدا ان ہدایات سے ہوئی جو سورہ احزاب میں وارد ہوئی ہیں ، او... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 25
CHAPTER 24 AN-NUR

Name:
This Surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35.

Period of Revelation:
The consensus of opinion is that it was sent down after the Campaign against Bani al-Mustaliq and this is confirmed by vv. 11-20 that deal with the incident of the "Slander", which occurred during that Campaign. But there is a difference of opinion as to whether this Campaign took place in 5 A. H. before the Battle of the Trench or in 6 A. H. after it. It is important to decide this issue in order to determine whether this Surah was sent down earlier or Surah Al- Ahzab(XXXIII), which is the only other Surah containing the Commandments about the observance of purdah by women. Surah Al-Ahzab was admittedly sent down on the occasion of the Battle of the Trench. Now if this Battle occurred earlier, it would mean that the initial instructions... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 24

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CHAPTER 23 AL-MU'MINUN

Name:
The surah takes its name, Al-Mu'minun, from the first verse.

Period of Revelation.:
Both its style and theme indicate that it was revealed during the middle stage of Prophethood at Makkah. Reading between the lines, one feels that a bitter conflict had begun between the, Holy Prophet and the disbelievers of Makkah, though the persecution by them had not yet become tyrannical. It appears that the surah was sent down during the climax of the "Famine" in Makkah (vv. 75-76), which according to authentic traditions occurred during the middle stage of Prophethood. Moreover, according to a tradition related by 'Urwah bin Zubair, Hadarat Umar who had embraced Islam by that time, said,"This Surah was revealed in my pre... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 23

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CHAPTER 22 AL-HAJJ

Name:
This Surah takes its name from v. 27.

Period of Revelation:
As this Surah contains the characteristics of both the Makki and the Madani Surahs, the commentators have differed as to its period of revelation, but in the light of its style and themes we are of the opinion that a part of it (vv. 1-24) was sent down in the last stage of the Makki life of the Holy Prophet a little before migration and the rest (vv. 25-78) during the first stage of his Madani life. That is why this Surah combines the characteristics of both the Makki and the Madani Surahs.

The sudden change of the style from v. 25 shows that probably vv. 25-78 were sent down in the month of Zul-Hijjah in the very first year afterHijrah. This is indicated by vv. 25-41 ... more »

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QURAN 22

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ابو الاعلیٰ مودودی

CHAPTER 21 AL-ANBIYAA

Name:
The name of this Surah has not been taken from any verse but it has been called Al-Anbiyaa because it contains a continuous account of many Anbiyaa (Prophets). Nevertheless, it is a symbolic name and not a title.

Period of Revelation:
Both the subject matter and the style of the Surah indicate that it was sent down in the third stage of the life of the Holy Prophet at Makkah.(Sea Introduction to Chapter VI).

Subject and Topics:
This Surah discusses the conflict between the Holy Prophet and the chiefs of Makkah, which was rampant at the time of its Revelation and answers those objections and doubts which were being put forward concerning his Prophethood and the Doctrines of Tauhid and theHereafter. The chiefs of Makkah have al... more »

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