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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Ahqaf

Surah Al-Ahqaf โ€” Makki, 35 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

46. Surah Al-Ahqaf (ุงู„ุฃุญู‚ุงู)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 35

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

The last of the Ha-Mim series, revealed shortly before the Hijrah. It recalls the people of Ad in the sand-dunes (al-Ahqaf) destroyed by the wind they thought was rain-cloud, records the jinn who heard the Quran and believed, and enjoins kindness to parents with the prayer of the grateful forty-year-old.

Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.

Read the full tafseer

The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ€” the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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