Central Theme and Relation with Previous Sūrah This sūrah along with Sūrah Dhuhaa, the previous sūrah, form a dual pair. It begins after Sūrah Dhuhaa without any prior introduction, and the subject ra...
Relationship with Preceding and Succeeding Sūrahs In the previous pair of sūrahs ---Fil and Quraysh---it has been explained that the tribe of Quraysh has been blessed with the favours of peace and sus...
Central Theme The very name of this sūrah reveals its central theme. It is called Ikhlaas which is precisely what the sūrah is all about. Ikhlaas means to profess faith in God's being or his attribute...
Central Theme In the preceding Sūrah 1 , it has been pointed out that the revelation of the Qur’ān was a great blessing and favour of the Almighty. The fact that it was safeguarded in written form to...
Central Theme: In this s ū rah the reality that a day will definitely come when every deed done by man shall be brought to light, has been highlighted. All his labours would be exposed and nothing wou...
Central Theme: Sūrah Takasur forms a dual pair with Sūrah Qaariah, the preceding Sūrah. There is no essential difference between the topics discussed in the two. In Sūrah Qaariah, it has been pointed...
Central Theme The basic teaching of this sūrah is that the Day of Judgement about which man is being prewarned is destined to come. No one has any prior knowledge about its arrival which will be as su...