Short Surahs of The Holy Quran – (English/Arabic/Roman) – (PB)

“Islam is the first and final religion of humanity. Islam is pure in concept and simple to understand and easy to follow. Islam is the living religion and the Holy Qur’an is the speaking message. The Holy Qur’an incorporates all divine messages revealed to the prophets through the ages.
The intent and purpose of this booklet is to bring out the Divine Messages enshrined in some short surahs in a simple language with an easy flow of reading. I hope that this will generate enormous enthusiasm among our brothers to study the Divine Messages deeply.
The surahs covered in this book, except An-Nasr and the Ayatul Kursi (of Al-Baqarah), are among the sixty surahs revealed in Makkah within the initial five years of the prophetic mission of Muhammad (PBUH). During this period, despite their belief in Allah (SWT), the people of Makkah were indulged in idolatry and were adamant in their polytheism. When prophet Muhammad (PBUH) proclaimed, “”There is no God except Allah”” they turned hostile and branded the believers as anti-establishment.
Moreover, the Muslims were a very few in number and yet to take the shape of an Islamic society. It was at this hostile social environment to the concept of monotheism that these surahs were revealed. That is why, these surahs hardly deal with the rules and regulations for a social life, but speak’ about the monotheism, Allah and His attributes, Day of Judgement, scenes of Hereafter, purity of faith and righteous conduct, lessons derived from the historical accounts, etc. The messages in these surahs address every human mind transcending national, racial and other barriers and hence have a universal appeal.
Understanding these chapters will anchor our belief in monotheism and strengthen our faith in Islam. This will certainly help us understand what we recite and save our prayers from becoming a ritual.
Janab A. Naseem of M/s Islamic Book Service encouraged me to undertake this sublime endeavour. I pray for Allah’s abundant mercy to one and all who contributed in a small measure or great, directly or indirectly and caused this booklet reach your knowledge-seeking eyes. I fervently pray to Allah (SWT) for the acceptance of this humble effort keeping me in the learning process and continue to seek His pardon for all my shortcomings. All praise belong to Allah (SWT) the ultimate source of all knowledge.
N. Nazeer-ud-Deen
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