Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
Sura Group I 37
Subgroup A 37
Q 93 al-duha The Bright Morning 37
Q 94 al-sharh The Widening 44
Q 97 al-qadr Determination 49
Q 108 al-kawthar Abundance 56
Q 105 al-fil The Elephant 60
Q 106 Quraysh Quraysh 64
Subgroup B 67
Q 102 al-takathur The Striving for More 67
Q 107 al-ma 'un Assistance 73
Q 111 al-masad The Palm Fiber 77
Q 104 al-humaza The Backbiter 81
Subgroup C 87
Q 103 al-'asr The Afternoon 87
Q 99 al-zalzala The Quake 89
Q 100 al-'adiyat The Runners 94
Q 101 al-qari 'a The Smiting 101
Q 95 al-tin The Fig Tree 105
Sura Group II 113
Subgroup A 113
Q 89 al-fajr The Dawn 113
Q 91 al-shams The Sun 124
Q 92 al-layl The Night 130
Q 90 al-balad The Town 137
Subgroup B 147
Q 87 al-a 'la The Highest 147
Q 96 al- 'alaq The Clot 154
Subgroup C 164
Q 82 al-infitav The Splitting 164
Q 81 al-takwir The Rolling Up 171
Q 84 al-inshiqaq The Rending 183
Q 86 al-tariq The Night Appearer 191
Q 85 al-bururj The Constellations 196
Sura Group III 207
Subgroup A 207
Q 73 al-muzzammil The Enrobed 207
Q 74 al-muddaththir The Cloaked 215
Q 80 'abasa He Frowned 227
Q 79 al-nazi 'at The Pullers 237
Subgroup B 251
Q 75 al-qiyama The Resurrection 251
Q 70 al-ma 'arij The Step Ladder 261
Q 78 al-naba ' The Tidings 274
Q 88 al-ghashiya The Covering 289
Subgroup C 295
Q 83 al-mutaffifin The Skimpers 295
Q 77 al-mursalat Those Sent Out 305
Sura Group IV 321
Subgroup A 321
Q 51 al-dhariyat The Whirling 321
Q 69 al-haqqa The Arriving 337
Q 68 al-qalam The Pen 349
Subgroup B 362
Q 55 al-rahman The Merciful 362
Q 56 al-waqi 'a The Occurring 384
Q 53 al-najm The Star 399
Q 52 al-tur The Mount 426
Appendix: Secondary Additions to the Early Meccan Suras 443
Bibliography 447
Index of Citations 469
Index of the Suras in the Traditional Sequence 473
Subject Index 475
