- 28 May 2021, 23:01
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Sūrah al-Dukhan is the 44th surah of the Holy Qur’an. It gets is name
from the 10th verse which speaks about affliction of disbelievers with a divine
punishment (smoke).
It has 59 verses. It begins with disjoined letters (al-muqatta'a) of Ha-Mim; thus, it has been considered among hawamim surahs.
Surah al-Dukhan mentions that the Qur'an was revealed in the night of al-Qadr and
warns disbelievers who doubt the Qur'an.
In this surah, the stories of Prophet Musa (A), Israelites and the followers of Pharaoh are mentioned.
According to a hadith from the Prophet (a), whoever recites Surah al-Dukhan on the
eve of Friday, his sins will be forgiven.
Also, it is narrated from Imam Sadiq (A) that whoever recites Surah al-Dukhan in
his obligatory and recommended prayers, God will resurrect him together with
believers, will place him in the shadow of His mercy, will be easy on him in reckoning
his deeds and they will give his record of deeds to his right hand.
In Mafatih al-jinan, recitation of Surah al-Dukhan is mentioned among recommended practices on the eve of Ramadan 23rd (one of the nights of al-Qadr).
from the 10th verse which speaks about affliction of disbelievers with a divine
punishment (smoke).
It has 59 verses. It begins with disjoined letters (al-muqatta'a) of Ha-Mim; thus, it has been considered among hawamim surahs.
Surah al-Dukhan mentions that the Qur'an was revealed in the night of al-Qadr and
warns disbelievers who doubt the Qur'an.
In this surah, the stories of Prophet Musa (A), Israelites and the followers of Pharaoh are mentioned.
According to a hadith from the Prophet (a), whoever recites Surah al-Dukhan on the
eve of Friday, his sins will be forgiven.
Also, it is narrated from Imam Sadiq (A) that whoever recites Surah al-Dukhan in
his obligatory and recommended prayers, God will resurrect him together with
believers, will place him in the shadow of His mercy, will be easy on him in reckoning
his deeds and they will give his record of deeds to his right hand.
In Mafatih al-jinan, recitation of Surah al-Dukhan is mentioned among recommended practices on the eve of Ramadan 23rd (one of the nights of al-Qadr).
- By Fatema.Khimji