Which Surah starts with "By the Fig and the Olive"?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Islamic Religious Studies - 2025 Subject: Islamic Studies

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Which Surah starts with "By the Fig and the Olive"?

 

Answer Details

Surah Al-Tin (Surah 95) opens with the oath: "Wat-tini waz-zaytun" - "By the fig and the olive." The surah takes its name directly from this opening verse, in which Allah swears by the fig (tin) and the olive (zaytun), followed by Mount Sinai and the secure city of Makkah.

The other surahs listed have different openings and themes. Al-Duha (Surah 93) begins with an oath by the morning brightness. Al-Fajr (Surah 89) begins with an oath by the dawn. Al-Layl (Surah 92) begins with an oath by the night as it covers.

A useful revision strategy for the short surahs of Juz' Amma is to memorise the opening verse of each surah, since many are named after their opening oaths or key images.

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