Author: Saniyasnain Khan
Publisher: Goodword books
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 165
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185063958
Description
This book attempts to convey the essence of the Qur'an by presenting the contents of each of its seraphs in condensed form. The focus throughout the book is on the spirit of the Qur'an, on its message and its teachings and on the lessons that should be derived from it for our daily life.
The Qur'an, which comprises 114 chapters, began to be revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibrill in AD 610 while the Prophet was sitting in seclusion in the cave of Hira, near Makkah. The entire revelation was completed over a period of 23 years, and the last passage of the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet while was addressing a gather at Mount Arafat after performing his last Hajj in AD 632.
Being the true word of Allah in human language, the Qur'an is the eternal book of instruction for the whole of mankind. It provides correct and understandable answers to all the questions which arise in an inquisitive mind, such as why Allah has placed humanity on earth? What is his scheme of things in creating such a vast universe? How should we lead our lives? What will happen to us after death?
It presents the key to successful human existence, both in this life and in the life to come.
Although the book is primarily intended for the general reader who is interested in studying the Qur'an, it will also be found a useful tool for da'wah.
Contents
Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
2. Al-Baqarah (The Heifer)
3. Al-'Imran (The House of 'Imran)
4. An-Nisa' (The Women)
5. Al-Ma'idah (The Table)
6. Al-An'am (The Cattle)
7. Al-A'raf (The Heights)
8. Al-Anfal (The Spoils)
9. At-Tawbah (Repentance)
10. Yunus (Jonah)
11. Hud
12. Yusuf (Joseph)
13. Ar-Ra'd (Thunder)
14. Ibrahim (Abraham)
15. Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)
16. An-Nahl (The Bee)
17. Al-Isra' (The Night Journey)
18. Al-Kahf (The Cave)
19. Maryam (Mary)
20. Ta Ha
21. Al-Anbiya' (The Prophets)
22. Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
23. Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
24. An-Nur (Light)
25. Al-Furqan (The Criterion)
26. Ash-Shu'ara' (The Poets)
27. An-Naml (The Ant)
28. Al-Qasas (The Story)
29. Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)
30. Ar-Rum (The Romans)
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah (Prostration)
33. Al-Ahzab (The Confederates)
34. Saba (Sheba)
35. Al-Fatir (The Creator)
36. Ya Sin
37. As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks)
38. Sad
39. Az-Zumar (The Throngs)
40. Al-Mu'min (The Believer)
41. Fussilat (Revelations Well Expounded)
42. Ash-Shurd (Counsel)
43. Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold)
44. Ad-Dukhan (Smoke)
45. Al-Jathiyah (The Kneeling Down)
46. Al-Ahqaf (The Sand Dunes)
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath (Victory)
49. Al-Hujurat (The Chambers)
50. Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat (The Winds)
52. At-Tur (The Mountain Sinai)
53. An-Najm (The Star)
54. Al-Qamar (The Moon)
55. Ar-Rahman (The Merciful)
56. Al-Waqi'ah (That Which Must Come to Pass)
57. Al-Hadid (Iron)
58. Al-Mujadilah (She Who Pleaded)
59. Al-Hashr (The Gathering)
60. Al-Mumtahanah (The Examined One)
61. As-Saff (The Ranks)
62. Al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation on Friday)
63. Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites)
64. At-Taghabun (Mutual Loss and Gain)
65. At-Talaq (Divorce)
66. At-Tahrim (The Prohibition)
67. Al-Mulk (Sovereignty)
68. Al-Qalam (The Pen)
69. Al-Haqqah (The Impending Reality)
70. Al-Ma'arij (The Stairways)
71. Nuh (Noah)
72. Al-Jinn (The Jinn)
73. Al-Muzzammil (The Mantled One)
74. Al-Muddaththir (The Clocked One)
75. Al-Qiyamah (Resurrection)
76. Al-Insan (Man)
77. Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth)
78. An-Naba (The Tidings)
79. An-Nazi'at (The Snatchers)
80. 'Abasa (He Frowned)
81. At-Takwir (Shrouding in Darkness)
82. Al-Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder)
83. Al-Mutaffifin (Those Who Give Short Measures)
84. Al-Inshiqaq (The Splitting Apart)
85. Al-Buruj (The Constellations)
86. At-Tariq (The Star)
87. Al-A'la (The Most High)
88. Al-Ghashiyah (The Calamity)
89. Al-Fajr (The Dawn)
90. Al-Balad (The City)
91. Ash-Shams (The Sun)
92. Al-Layl (The Night)
93. Ad-Duha (The Morning Light)
94. Ash-Sharh (Solace)
95. At-Tin (The Fig)
96. Al-Alaq (The Germ-Cell)
97. Al-Qadr (The Night of Power)
98. Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Proof)
99. Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)
100. Al-Adiyat (The War Horses)
101. Al-Qari'ah (The Crushing Catastrophe)
102. At-Takathur (Greed for More and More)
103. Al-'Asr (The Time)
104. Al-Humazah (The Slanderer)
105. Al-Fil (The Elephant)
106. Quraysh
107. Al-Maun (Neighbourly Assistance)
108. Al-Kawthar (Good in Abundance)
109. Al-Kafirun (Those Who Reject Faith)
110. An-Nasr (Succour)
111. Al-Masad (Fibre)
112. Al-Ikhlas (Oneness)
113. Al-Falaq (Daybreak)
114. An-Nas (Humankind)
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