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The Reason for the Naming of the Surahs of the Noble Qur'an

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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. From the questions of the sister as well, Honorable Shaykh, she says: Do the surahs in the Noble Qur'an have a reason for their revelation? And why were the surahs given these names? For example, al-Baqarah because the cow is mentioned in it, and al-An'am because the cattle are mentioned in it?

Answer:
They were given these names so that some of them would be distinguished from others. Some of their names were transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), such as Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Ali 'Imran; it was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he named them thus. Others were named by the Companions using a name taken from something mentioned in the surah, such as Surat Ya Sin, Surat al-Saffat, Surat al-Naml, and Surat al-'Ankabut, because these things are mentioned in them. The naming of the surahs is either based on divine authority (taqdiri) or on independent reasoning (ijtihad), and they were named so that some of them would be distinguished from others. Yes.
Source أسماء سور القرآن — alfawzan.live

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