AyaSeerah

Whole-surah review

Surah summaries (English)

The whole surah in one read, in English — what it is, when it came down, and what it asks of you.

  • Its name, period of revelation and subject matter, drawn from classical and cited.
  • Then our own themes in order, key takeaways and the messages to carry.
  • Every mention of the Prophet ﷺ carries the salutation, in text and in voice.
Order

Phase 01 — Ḥirāʾ and the first call

c. 13–11 BH · Makkah

Phase 02 — Going public — and the persecution

c. 10–8 BH · Makkah

Phase 03 — The boycott and the Year of Sorrow

c. 7–5 BH · Shiʿb Abī Ṭālib, Makkah

Phase 04 — Ṭāʾif, al-Isrāʾ and the final Makkan years

c. 5–1 BH · Ṭāʾif, Makkah, Minā

Phase 05 — Hijrah and the building of Madinah

1–5 AH · Madinah

Phase 06 — Conquest, completion and farewell

6–11 AH · Ḥudaybiyah, Makkah, ʿArafah