Total Audios: 64
Name At-Tawbah Classification Madina Other names Baraah ("Repudiation") Position Juz 10 to 11 Hizb no. 19 to 21 No. of Rukus 16 No. of verses 129 No. of Sajdahs none
This Surah is known by two names -- At-Tawbah and Al-Baraat. It is called At-Tawbah because it enunciates the nature of taubah (repentance) and mentions the conditions of its acceptance.(vv. 102. 118). The second name Bara'at (Release) is taken from the first word of the Surah.
This is the only Surah of the Quran to which Bismillah is not prefixed. Though the commentators have given different reasons for this, the correct one that which has been given by Imam Razi: namely,this is because the Holy Prophet himself did not dictate it at the beginning of the Surah. Therefore the Companions did not prefix it and their successors followed them., This is a further proof of the fact that utmost care has been taken to keep the Quran intact so that it should remain in its complete and original form.
In continuation of Surah Al-Anfal, this Surah also deals with the problems of peace and war and bases the theme on the Tabuk Expedition.