It appears from the theme of the Surah that it was revealed at the beginning of the third stage when in spite of persecutions and opposition, migration to Habash had not yet taken place. That is why the story of "Ashab-i-Kahf" (the Sleepers of the Cave) has been related to comfort ...
40. Surah Al Mu'min (The Believer), also known as Surah Al Ghafir (The Forgiver) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an
Inshallah, Arabic-language expression meaning literally “if God wills.” The widely used expression derives from the Qurʾān, where it frequently occurs in combination with statements about the future. In the 18th surah (chapter), Al-Kahf (The Cave),
these are very different from those of the Madani Surahs. A little study of it rather shown that it is not only a Makki Surah but it was revealed during the earliest period at Makkah, which began just after the revelation of the first seven verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir. As for vv ...
57. Surah Al Hadid (The Iron) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an
We have already briefly referred to the conditions of that period in the introduction to Surah Al-Kahf. Here we shall give rather fuller details of the same conditions, which will be helpful in grasping the meaning of this Surah and the other Surahs of the period. When the chiefs of the...
Imam Ahmad, Abu Daud, Nasai, Ibn Majah and Tabarani have related on the authority of Hadrat Ma'qil bin Yasar that the Holy Prophet said:"Surah Ya Sin is the heart of the Qur'an."This is similar to describing the Surah Al Fatiha has theUmm al Qur'an(the essence or core of the ...
23. Surah Al Muminoon (The Believers) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an
38. Surah Saad Name The Surah takes its name from the alphabetic letterSuadwith which it begins. Period of Revelation As will be explained below, according to some traditions this Surah was sent down in the period when the Holy Prophet had started calling the people openly to Islam in Makkah...
39. Surah Az Zumar (The Troops) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an