Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Qasas
No authentic hadith mentions a virtue specific to Surah Al-Qasas, but it is one of the Mathani given to the Prophet ﷺ in place of the Gospel, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’. More than half of it tells the story of Moses; it ends with the promise to the Prophet ﷺ that he would be returned to his city, and shows how Allah empowers the oppressed and destroys tyrants.
Its virtues at a glance
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One of the Mathani
It is one of the Mathani given to the Prophet ﷺ in place of the Gospel, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’, graded good: “… and I was given in place of the Gospel the Mathani…”
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The fullest account of Moses’ early life
It details what Surahs Ash-Shu’ara and An-Naml mention briefly about Moses’ early life up to his mission, making it the fullest surah on the subject; this detail serves to increase admonition and lessons.
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The promise of return to the Prophet ﷺ
It ends with Allah’s promise to His Messenger ﷺ, then driven out of Makkah, that He who ordained the Qur’an for him would return him to his city and give him victory over idolatry and its people.
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Allah empowers the oppressed
Its main aim is to show Allah’s way of empowering the oppressed believers and destroying the arrogant tyrants, as in the stories of Pharaoh and Qarun.
What the surah is about
- Praise of the Qur’an and the inability of the eloquent idolaters to produce a surah like it
- Pharaoh’s tyranny and corruption, and Allah’s promise to rescue the oppressed
- The birth of Moses, Allah’s care for him and the wisdom and knowledge given to him
- Moses’ flight to Madyan, his marriage, then his mission to Pharaoh with his brother Aaron
- Consoling the Prophet ﷺ: guidance is in Allah’s hands alone
- The story of Qarun, his oppression and pride in his wealth, and the end of arrogance
- The command to worship Allah alone and the prohibition of associating anything with Him
Main purpose: Allah’s way of empowering the oppressed believers and destroying the arrogant tyrants.
About Surah Al-Qasas
Al-Qasas is a Meccan surah, the 28th in the order of the Qur’an and the 49th in the order of revelation, revealed after An-Naml and before Al-Isra; it has eighty-eight verses. It has no other known name, which comes from the verse “When he came to him and related to him the story (al-qasas)”. It is reported that the verse “He who ordained the Qur’an for you will surely return you to a place of return” was revealed at Al-Juhfah on the road of the Hijrah to console the Prophet ﷺ, and that “You cannot guide whom you love” concerns Abu Talib.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Qasas Listen to Al-Qasas by other reciters
Detailed study in Arabic
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
- التعريف بسورة القصص
- فضائل سورة القصص
- موضوعات سورة القصص
- مقاصد سورة القصص
- تلخيص سورة القصص
- ترى أن السورة الكريمة قد اهتمت بأمور من أهمها ما يأتى
- الأحاديث الواردة في الفضل ودرجتها
Virtues of other surahs
All 114 surahs- Virtues of Surah Al-Kahf A light between two Fridays and protection from the Dajjal
- Virtues of Surah Al-Mulk Intercedes for its reciter and protects from the grave’s punishment
- Virtues of Surah Ya-Sin Whoever recites it at night seeking Allah’s Face is forgiven
- Virtues of Surah Al-Baqarah Satan flees the house where it is recited; it is the peak of the Qur’an
- Virtues of Surah Al-Fatihah The greatest surah of the Qur’an, without which there is no prayer
- Virtues of Surah Al-Ikhlas It equals a third of the Qur’an; loving it earns Allah’s love
- Virtues of Surah Al-Waqi’ah One of the surahs that greyed the Prophet ﷺ; he recited it at Fajr
- Virtues of Surah Ar-Rahman Recited by the Prophet ﷺ to the jinn, who responded better than people
- Ayat al-Kursi The greatest verse in the Book of Allah, a guard against Satan