Surah 002 - AL-BAQARAH (THE COW) - سورة البقرة

Al-Quran

Dec 19, 2016108:02Religion & Spirituality

Name Why the name Al-Baqarah? Al-Baqarah (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73). It has not, however, been used as a title to indicate the subject of the Surah. It will,...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Al-Quran.

Surah 003 - ALI 'IMRAN (FAMILY OF IMRAN) - سورة آل عمران

Dec 19, 2016 - 60:18

Name This Surah takes its name from v.33. Al-i-Imran, like the names of many other surahs, is merely a na...

Surah 004 - AN-NISA (THE WOMEN) - سورة النساء

Dec 19, 2016 - 64:36

Period of Revelation This Surah comprises several discourses which were revealed on different occasions d...

Surah 005 - AL-MA'IDAH (THE TABLE SPREAD) - سورة المائدة

Dec 19, 2016 - 51:27

Name This Surah takes its' name from verse 112 in which the word mai'dah occurs. Like the names of many o...

Surah 006 - AL-AN'AM (THE CATTLE) - سورة الأنعام

Dec 19, 2016 - 50:14

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 136, 138 and 139 in which some superstitious beliefs of the idola...

Surah 007 - AL-A'RAF (THE HEIGHTS) - سورة الأعراف

Dec 19, 2016 - 58:40

Name This Surah takes its name from vv. 46-47 in which mention of A'araf occurs. Period of Revelation A s...

Surah 008 - AL-ANFAL (THE SPOILS OF WAR) - سورة الأنفال

Dec 19, 2016 - 21:48

Name The Surah takes its name Al-Anfal (The Bounties) from the first verse. The Period of Revelation It w...

Surah 009 - AT-TAWBAH (THE REPENTANCE) - سورة التوبة

Dec 19, 2016 - 43:11

Name This Surah is known by two names -- At-Taubah and Al-Bara'at. It is called At-Taubah because it enun...

Surah 010 - YUNUS (JONAH) - سورة يونس

Dec 19, 2016 - 30:39

Name The Surah takes its name from V. 98, in which there is a reference to Prophet Yunus (Jonah). The nam...