1. Highlights: a) Main Topics, b) Listening: Recitation & Translation, c) Elucidation 2. Structure: a) Meaning b) Statistics c) Reading 3. Message: Introduces the Central Theme of the Surah 4. References: Internet Sources 5. Quiz: Test the Knowledge About the Surah Thank you

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Surah Learning Outlines: HIGHLIGHTS STRUCTURE MESSAGE REFERENCES QUIZ
09th Ramadan, 1441 (2nd May, 2020)
Al Quran
Total Surah
114
Total Makkiyah
86 (75.4%)
Total Madniyah
28 (24.6%)
Al Quran (Chapter 15): Surah Al Hijr (‫)الحجر‬
Dr. Jameel G. JargarAl Quran Learning

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Name taken from Verse 80 where there is a mention of “Al-Hijr”. But It does not
mean that this name is actual topic discussed in the whole Surah. While there are
diversified topics discussed in it.
Allah(‫)ﷻ‬ has given Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬) ) Seven Of The Often
Repeated (Verses) Saba Minul Misani.
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Highlights Main Topics
Ref
Creation, Adam (AS), Angel Prostration, Iblis/Devil Refusal
Angels came To Ibrahim (AS) with tidings of Isaac (AS) and
Punishment to Lut (AS)’s people, Lut (AS)’s people Destroyed

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Qira'at
by Sheikh Abdul Rahman As-Sudais
Click Here
(Duration 00:9:30)
Translation in Urdu
Click Here
(Duration 00:25:17)
Translation in English
Click Here
(Duration 00:18:56)
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Highlights Listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM9WdCI
Yoq8&list=PL081466B83241D2C5&index=15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUoE1S9uABg&list=
PL0QogTHgGHMXdN8Z_0HFoDfpSLQYFNaiZ&index=15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=favt3yF8LOk&list=PL
LBKMWWGdNUUTsEawCNnEPkHAoZfsVn9N&index=13

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15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Highlights Elucidation
Tafsir in Urdu
by Ibn e Kaseer
Click Here
(Duration 01:12:02)
Surah Quiz
See Slides 12-13
Surah Al Hijr v. 15:9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-
MGHBACfs&list=PLtbtLwUBNoYASZApedqcPhToOuE1XNNhW&index=37

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1 Name ‫الحجر‬
(Al Hijr)
2
English
Meaning
The City of Stone /
The Rock
3
Urdu
Meaning
‫شہر‬ ‫پتھرکا‬
(Patthar ka shaher)
4 Origin, Year Makkah, 3 - 1 BH [before hijri] (619 - 621 AD)
5 Context
Divine guidance, and people's response. Allah(‫')ﷻ‬s warns those who
deny this message and as a reminder of these warnings, we have here
the stories of Prophet Lut (AS)'s people, Thamud and other groups.
Ref.: 1
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Structure Meaning
Ref.: 2

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6
Ayat (verses) 99
Kalimat (words) 657
Huroof (letters) 2882
Ref.: 1, 3 & pg. 16-17
Al Quran
Total Ayat: 6236
Al Quran
Total Kalimat: 77797
Al Quran
Total Huroof: 330709
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Structure Statistics

7. 7
6
Ruku
(sections)
6
i.e. 218th - 223th out of 558
Sajdah Tilawat
(prostration)
Wahy order
(revelation)
54th
7
Hurooful
Muqatta’at
(secret letters)
‫الر‬ [Alif Lām Rā]
9th out of 29
Ref.: 4, 5, 6 & pg. 18
Ref.: 8
Ref.: 7
Al Quran
Total Muqattat: 29
Al Quran
Total Ruku: 558
Al Quran
Total Sajdah: 14
Ref.: 9
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Structure Statistics
Al Quran
Total Surah: 114

8. 8
8 Manzil (Portion) / 7 3rd (includes: Surah 10 to Surah 16) i.e. 3 / 7
9 Juz (Part) / 30
14th (Alīf-Lām-Rā’/Rubamā, 15:1-99 & 16:1-128)
i.e. 14 / 30
10 Hizb (Group) / 60
27th (15:1-99 & 16:1-50)
i.e. 27 / 60
Answer: Please follow mentioned points 8, 9 and 10 respectively.
Question: How to Read Al Quran in 7, 30 and 60 days?
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Structure Reading

9.  Qur'an is the Book of Allah(‫.)ﷻ‬ He revealed it and He
will guard it.
 Allah(‫)ﷻ‬ knows everything in the universe. He is the
Creator of all.
 The creation of human being is from a very humble stuff,
but Allah(‫)ﷻ‬ honored him and asked angels to bow down
to Adam. Satan's response.
Allah(‫)ﷻ‬ is very forgiving, but His punishment is also
severe.
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Ref.: 2
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Message

10. Prophet Lut (AS) and Prophet Shu'aib (AS)'s people.
The People of Hijr and what happened to them.
 Qur'an and Surah al-Fatihah are special gifts of Allah(‫.)ﷻ‬
Allah(‫)ﷻ‬ will take care of those who ridicule His message.
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Ref.: 2
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Message

11. Learning One Ayat of Al Quran & Implementing in your Life is Better than Praying 100 Rakats (Nawaafil) of Salaat.
(Ibn Majah,Chapter 16, Hadith 219) 11
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2. Who will Iblees not be able to lead astray?
Answer: The chosen, guided slaves of Allah.
1. What were the man & Jinn made from, as mentioned in Surah Al-Hijr?
Answer: Man made from Dried (sounding) clay or altered mud and Jinn made
from Smokeless flame of fire.
Explanation: Surah 15:verse 26-27
ٍ‫ون‬ُ‫ن‬ْ‫س‬َّ‫م‬ ٍ‫إ‬َ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ٍ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ص‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ص‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ َ‫ان‬َ‫س‬‫ن‬ِ ْ‫اْل‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ْ‫د‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬-15:26
(And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.)
ِ‫وم‬ُ‫م‬َّ‫س‬‫ال‬ ِ‫ار‬َّ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ُ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ق‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ َّ‫ان‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫و‬-15:27
(And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.)
Explanation: Surah 15:verse 39-40
َ‫ي‬ِ‫و‬ْ‫غ‬ُ َ‫َل‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫ض‬ ْ‫ر‬َ ْ‫اَل‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ھ‬َ‫ل‬ َّ‫َن‬‫ن‬ِ‫ي‬َ‫ز‬ُ َ‫َل‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫غ‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ِ‫ب‬ ِ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ِين‬‫ع‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ج‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ھ‬َّ‫ن‬-15:39
([Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make
[disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all)
َ‫ين‬ ِ‫ص‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫خ‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬ُ‫ھ‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫ب‬ِ‫ع‬ َّ‫َّل‬ِ‫إ‬-15:40
(Except, among them, Your chosen servants.")
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Quiz

13. ALLAH (‫)ﷻ‬ Wants From Us is Progress Not Perfection , so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
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3. What was the punishment of the people of sodomy (the people of
Lut (as)?
Answer: An awful cry overtook them and the cities were turned
upside down and rained on them stones of baked clay.
Explanation: Surah 15:verse 73-74
َ‫ين‬ِ‫ق‬ ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ش‬ُ‫م‬ ُ‫ة‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ي‬َّ‫ص‬‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬ُ‫ھ‬ْ‫ت‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫خ‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ف‬-15:73
(So the shriek seized them at sunrise.)
ِ‫م‬ ً‫ة‬َ‫ار‬َ‫ج‬ ِ‫ح‬ ْ‫م‬ِ‫ھ‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫ط‬ْ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ھ‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫ف‬‫ا‬َ‫س‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ھ‬َ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬َ‫ف‬ٍ‫ل‬‫ي‬ ِ‫ج‬ِ‫س‬ ‫ن‬-15:74
(And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them
stones of hard clay.)
15. Surah Al Hijr (‫:)الحجر‬ Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
4. What is meant by certainty in Surat Al-Hijr?
Answer: Death.
Explanation: Surah 15:verse 99
ُ‫ين‬ِ‫ق‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ي‬ِ‫ت‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ي‬ ٰ‫ى‬َّ‫ت‬َ‫ح‬ َ‫َّك‬‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ْ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َ‫و‬-15:99
(And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

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Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles site of Abduldaem Al-Kaheel

15. 15
Ref: Islamic Quotes: Nouman Ali Khan Collection

16. Explanation About Total number of Ayat (verses) in Al Quran (Click Here)
Scholars have different opinions about the number of the Quranic verses.
But this conflict is just about “numerating” the verses.
Here are some points about the difference:
a) Some scholars numerated the long sentences as 2 or 3 verses, while some others regarded
them as 1 whole verse.
b) Besides, Shafii scholars regarded “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” as a part of each sura and
didn’t numerate them. But the Hanafi scholarsregarded each “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim”
as specific verses, so counted them.
c) It’s the same about the hurooful muqattaa (some secret letters which are written in the
beginning of some suras like ”Ya sin, ha mim”.) Some scholars numerated them as specific
verses, while the others not.
The number of the verses according to Scholars:
Ibn-i Abbas (RA): 6616
Nafi (RA): 6217
Shayba (RA): 6214
Scholars of Egypt (RA): 6226
Zamahshari (RA) (the genius Eloquence Scholar of the Arabic language and literature): 6666.
Bediuzzaman, mujaddid (the reformer) of the 13 century, also has the opinion of 6666 verses.
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17. Ibn-i Huzeyme (one of the big imams) made the following explanations on “6666” issue while
handling the “Quran’s miracle of number” topic
of his book titled “An Nasih wa’l Mansuh”:
1) 1000 verses about Promising (wa’ad)
2) 1000 about Threat (wa’id)
3) 1000 Command (amr) verses
4) 1000 Forbiddance (nahy) verses
5) 1000 Information and Story verses
6) 1000 Warning and Example verses
7) 500 verses about Ruling
8) 100 verses about Invocation and Glorification
9) 66 “nasih and mansuh” ("the Abrogating and Abrogated") verses
Totally there are 6666 verses in the Quran
(1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+500+100+66 = 6666)
Consequently, the expression “Quran has 6666 verses.” is based on the mentioned points.
But Today, All Accepting the Opinion of Al Kufa that Al Quran Consist of 6236 verses.
(6236 verses followed in the present discussion )
Total number of verses in Al Quran is 6236 with the “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” not
included except for Surah Al Fatihah.
With “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” included the total number of Quranic Verses are
112 + 6236 = 6348. 17

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Explanation About number of Ruku in Al Quran (Click Here)
 There are 540 Ruku in Al Quran. (Click Here)
 This subdivision is not part of original revelation but adopted later-on to facilitate
completion of Al Quran on the 27th night of Ramadan (i.e. on Laylatul Qadr).
 The Ruku of The Holy Quran was not to be found in the time of Nabi Muhammad (‫,)ﷺ‬ nor
in the time of the Sahaaba (RA). Around 4 AH the Ulema of Bukhara, Russia divided the
entire Quran into 540 Ruku for Taraaweeh purposes.
 The Equation is as Follows:
 When devising these Ruku the Ulema made sure that Ruku contained Ayat of the
same topic and theme; because the Hafiz goes into Ruku after reciting it in one
Raka'at of Taraaweeh Salaah.
 After further study found that Al Quran has Actual 558 Ruku. (Click Here)
(558 Ruku followed in the present discussion)
1 Ruku per Raka'at x 20 Raka'at = 20 Ruku per Night of Ramadan x 27 Nights of Ramadan = 540 Ruku
Scholars after the Prophet Muhammad (‫)ﷺ‬ have done additional division of the
Qur’an (i.e. Manzil, Juz and Hizb) for the convenience of reading/memorization
(recitation) of the whole Qur’an mentioned on page no. 8.

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Dua
ۖ ‫ا‬َّ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ْ‫َّل‬‫ب‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ُ‫ل‬‫ي‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫مِن‬ َ‫د‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬‫ِي‬‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫ْر‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ ُ‫ع‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫ذ‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫و‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫ع‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬َّ‫س‬‫ال‬ َ‫نت‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ك‬َّ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ُ‫م‬‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬-2:127
("Our Lord, accept [this duty] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”)
Ameen
The Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬) ) said,
ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬َّ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫آن‬ ْ‫ر‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫م‬َّ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.“
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5027, In-book reference:Book 66, Hadith 49
USC-MSA web (English)reference: Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 545 (deprecatednumberingscheme)
Al-Hijr or Mada'in Saleh
Al Madinah Region,
Al-Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
The name al-Hijr refers probably
to the same area where Thamud
used to live in the northwestern
part of Arabia.