The translation of some of the Surah names are off

[mustafa0x]

Seems that Pickthall's translation of the names are used, and they have a few issues. Most prominently:

64. At-Taghabun — THE MUTUAL DISILLUSION
65. At-Takwir — THE OVERTHROWING

Likewise, the following translations are somewhat questionable:

37. As-Saffat — THOSE WHO SET THE RANKS
38. Fussilat — EXPLAINED IN DETAIL
39. Al-Jathiyah — THE CROUCHING
40. Al-Mutaffifin — THE DEFRAUDING
41. Ash-Sharh — THE RELIEF
42. Al-Mujadila — THE PLEADING WOMAN
43. Al-Mumtahanah — SHE THAT IS TO BE EXAMINED
44. As-Saf — THE RANKS
45. Al-Humazah — THE TRADUCER (very archaic)

I assume that Sahih Intl's translations are better, but that has to be looked into.

On a somewhat related note, "Al-Anbya" should be spelled "Al-Anbiya'".

[naveed-ahmad]

@mustafa0x what about Clear Quran? Got this data few months ago but somehow forget to update the translations.

please ignore the unrelated stuff

۩ ◙ ☼ 1. The Opening (Al-Fâtiḥah) 23 ۩ ◙ ☼ 2. The Cow (Al-Baqarah) 24 ۩ ◙ ☼ 3. The Family of ’Imrân (Âli-’Imrân) 47 ۩ ◙ ☼ 4. Women (An-Nisâ') 61 ۩ ◙ ☼ 5. The Spread Table (Al-Mâ'idah) 75 ۩ ◙ ☼ 6. Cattle (Al-An’âm) 86 ۩ ◙ ☼ 7. The Heights (Al-A’râf) 98 ۩ ◙ ☼ 8. Spoils of War (Al-Anfâl) 111 ۩ ◙ ☼ 9. Repentance (At-Tawbah) 117 ۩ ◙ ☼ 10. Jonah (Yûnus) 127 ۩ ◙ ☼ 11. Hûd (Hûd) 134 ۩ ◙ ☼ 12. Joseph (Yûsuf) 142 ۩ ◙ ☼ 13. Thunder (Ar-Ra’d) 149 ۩ ◙ ☼ 14. Abraham (Ibrâhîm) 153 ۩ ◙ ☼ 15. The Stone Valley (Al-Ḥijr) 157 ۩ ◙ ☼ 16. Bees (An-Naḥl) 160 ۩ ◙ ☼ 17. The Night Journey (Al-Isrâ') 168 ۩ ◙ ☼ 18. The Cave (Al-Kahf) 175 ۩ ◙ ☼ 19. Mary (Mariam) 182 ۩ ◙ ☼ 20. Ṭâ-Hâ (Ṭâ-Hâ) 187 ۩ ◙ ☼ 21. The Prophets (Al-Anbiyâ') 193 ۩ ◙ ☼ 22. The Pilgrimage (Al-Ḥajj) 198 ۩ ◙ ☼ 23. The Believers (Al-Mu'minûn) 203 ۩ ◙ ☼ 24. The Light (An-Nûr) 208 ۩ ◙ ☼ 25. The Standard (Al-Furqân) 214 ۩ ◙ ☼ 26. The Poets (Ash-Shu’arâ') 219 ۩ ◙ ☼ 27. The Ants (An-Naml) 225 ۩ ◙ ☼ 28. The Whole Story (Al-Qaṣaṣ) 230 ۩ ◙ ☼ 29. The Spider (Al-’Ankabût) 236 ۩ ◙ ☼ 30. The Romans (Ar-Rûm) 240 ۩ ◙ ☼ 31. Luqmân (Luqmân) 244 ۩ ◙ ☼ 32. The Prostration (As-Sajdah) 247 ۩ ◙ ☼ 33. The Enemy Alliance (Al-Aḥzâb) 249 ۩ ◙ ☼ 34. Sheba (Saba') 255 ۩ ◙ ☼ 35. The Originator (Fâṭir) 259 ۩ ◙ ☼ 36. Yâ-Sĩn (Yâ-Sĩn) 263 ۩ ◙ ☼ 37. Those ˹Angels˺ Lined up in Ranks (Aṣ-Ṣâffât) 267 ۩ ◙ ☼ 38. Ṣãd (Ṣãd) 271 ۩ ◙ ☼ 39. The ˹Successive˺ Groups (Az-Zumar) 275 ۩ ◙ ☼ 40. The Forgiver (Ghâfir) 280 ۩ ◙ ☼ 41. ˹Verses˺ Perfectly Explained (Fuṣṣilat) 285 ۩ ◙ ☼ 42. Consultation (Ash-Shûra) 289 ۩ ◙ ☼ 43. Ornaments (Az-Zukhruf) 293 ۩ ◙ ☼ 44. The Haze (Ad-Dukhân) 297 ۩ ◙ ☼ 45. The Kneeling (Al-Jâthiyah) 299 ۩ ◙ ☼ 46. The Sand-Hills (Al-Aḥqâf) 302 ۩ ◙ ☼ 47. Muḥammad (Muḥammad) 305 ۩ ◙ ☼ 48. The Triumph (Al-Fatḥ) 308 ۩ ◙ ☼ 49. The Private Quarters (Al-Ḥujurât) 311 ۩ ◙ ☼ 50. Qãf (Qãf) 313 ۩ ◙ ☼ 51. Scattering Winds (Aⱬ-Ⱬâriyât) 315 ۩ ◙ ☼ 52. Mount Ṭûr (Aṭ-Ṭûr) 318 ۩ ◙ ☼ 53. The Stars (An-Najm) 320 ۩ ◙ ☼ 54. The Moon (Al-Qamar) 322 ۩ ◙ ☼ 55. The Most Compassionate (Ar-Raḥmân) 324 ۩ ◙ ☼ 56. The Inevitable Event (Al-Wâqi’ah) 326 ۩ ◙ ☼ 57. Iron (Al-Ḥadîd) 328 ۩ ◙ ☼ 58. The Pleading Woman (Al-Mujâdilah) 331 ۩ ◙ ☼ 59. The Banishment (Al-Ḥashr) 334 ۩ ◙ ☼ 60. The Test of Faith (Al-Mumtaḥanah) 336 ۩ ◙ ☼ 61. The ˹Solid˺ Ranks (Aṣ-Ṣaff) 338 ۩ ◙ ☼ 62. Friday Congregation (Al-Jumu’ah) 340 ۩ ◙ ☼ 63. The Hypocrites (Al-Munâfiqûn) 341 ۩ ◙ ☼ 64. Mutual Loss and Gain (At-Taghâbun) 342 ۩ ◙ ☼ 65. Divorce (Aṭ-Ṭalâq) 344 ۩ ◙ ☼ 66. The Prohibition (At-Taḥrîm) 346 ۩ ◙ ☼ 67. All Authority (Al-Mulk) 348 ۩ ◙ ☼ 68. The Pen (Al-Qalam) 350 ۩ ◙ ☼ 69. The Inevitable Hour (Al-Ḥâqqah) 352 ۩ ◙ ☼ 70. Pathways of ˹Heavenly˺ Ascent (Al-Ma’ârij) 354 ۩ ◙ ☼ 71. Noah (Nûḥ) 356 ۩ ◙ ☼ 72. The Jinn (Al-Jinn) 358 ۩ ◙ ☼ 73. The Wrapped One (Al-Muzzammil) 360 ۩ ◙ ☼ 74. The One Covered up (Al-Muddaththir) 361 ۩ ◙ ☼ 75. The ˹Rising for˺ Judgment (Al-Qiyamah) 363 ۩ ◙ ☼ 76. Humans (Al-Insân) 364 ۩ ◙ ☼ 77. Those ˹Winds˺ Sent Forth (Al-Mursalât) 366 ۩ ◙ ☼ 78. The Momentous News (An-Naba') 368 ۩ ◙ ☼ 79. Those ˹Angels˺ Stripping out ˹Souls˺ (An-Nâzi’ât) 370 ۩ ◙ ☼ 80. He Frowned (’Abasa) 372 ۩ ◙ ☼ 81. Putting out ˹the Sun˺ (At-Takwîr) 373 ۩ ◙ ☼ 82. The ˹Sky˺ Splitting Open (Al-Infiṭâr) 374 ۩ ◙ ☼ 83. Defrauders (Al-Muṭaffifîn) 375 ۩ ◙ ☼ 84. The ˹Sky˺ Bursting Open (Al-Inshiqâq) 376 ۩ ◙ ☼ 85. Constellations (Al-Burûj) 377 ۩ ◙ ☼ 86. The Nightly Star (Aṭ-Ṭâriq) 378 ۩ ◙ ☼ 87. The Most High (Al-A’la) 379 ۩ ◙ ☼ 88. The Overwhelming Event (Al-Ghâshiyah) 380 ۩ ◙ ☼ 89. Dawn (Al-Fajr) 381 ۩ ◙ ☼ 90. The City (Al-Balad) 382 ۩ ◙ ☼ 91. The Sun (Ash-Shams) 383 ۩ ◙ ☼ 92. The Night (Al-Layl) 384 ۩ ◙ ☼ 93. The Morning Sunlight (Aḍ-Ḍuḥa) 385 ۩ ◙ ☼ 94. Uplifting the Heart (Ash-Sharḥ) 386 ۩ ◙ ☼ 95. The Fig (At-Tîn) 387 ۩ ◙ ☼ 96. The Clinging Clot ˹of Blood˺ (Al-’Alaq) 388 ۩ ◙ ☼ 97. The Night of Glory (Al-Qadr) 389 ۩ ◙ ☼ 98. The Clear Proof (Al-Bayyinah) 390 ۩ ◙ ☼ 99. The ˹Ultimate˺ Quake (Az-Zalzalah) 391 ۩ ◙ ☼ 100. The Galloping ˹Horses˺ (Al-’Ȃdiyât) 392 ۩ ◙ ☼ 101. The Striking Disaster (Al-Qâri’ah) 393 ۩ ◙ ☼ 102. Competition for More ˹Gains˺ (At-Takâthur) 394 ۩ ◙ ☼ 103. The ˹Passage of˺ Time (Al-’Aṣr) 395 ۩ ◙ ☼ 104. The Backbiters (Al-Humazah) 396 ۩ ◙ ☼ 105. The Elephant (Al-Fîl) 397 ۩ ◙ ☼ 106. ˹The People of˺ Quraysh (Quraysh) 398 ۩ ◙ ☼ 107. ˹Simplest˺ Aid (Al-Mâ’ûn) 399 ۩ ◙ ☼ 108. Abundant Goodness (Al-Kawthar) 400 ۩ ◙ ☼ 109. The Disbelievers (Al-Kâfirûn) 401 ۩ ◙ ☼ 110. The ˹Ultimate˺ Help (An-Naṣr) 402 ۩ ◙ ☼ 111. The Palm-Fibre Rope (Al-Masad) 403 ۩ ◙ ☼ 112. Purity of Faith (Al-Ikhlâṣ) 404 ۩ ◙ ☼ 113. The Daybreak (Al-Falaq) 405 ۩ ◙ ☼ 114. Humankind (An-Nâs) 406

[mustafa0x]

Mostly better, but hopefully something even more clear and concise can be found. A lot of the context added to the translation is unneeded and even questionable. E.g. The ˹Ultimate˺ Help, The Night of Glory, and Friday Congregation.

[Trial799]

What about these from Abd Al-Haleem's translation?

1. The Opening (Al-Fatiha) 3
2. The Cow (Al-Baqara) 4
3. The Family of Tmran (Al-'Imran) 34
4. Women (Al-Nisa') 50
5. The Feast (Al-Ma'ida) 67
6. Livestock (Al-An'am) 80
7. The Heights (Al-A'raf) 94
8. Battle Gains (Al-Anfal) no
9. Repentance (Al-Tawba) 116
10. Jonah (Yunus) 128
11. Hud (Hud) 136
12. Joseph ( Yusuf) 145
13. Thunder (Al-Ra'd) 153
14. Abraham (Ibrahim) 158
15. Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr) 162
16. The Bee (Al-Nahl) 166
17. The Night Journey (Al-Isra') 175
18. The Cave (Al-Kahf) 183
19. Mary (Mary am) 191
20. Ta Ha (Ta Ha) 196
21. The Prophets (Al-Anbiya') 203
22. The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj) 209
23. The Believers (Al-Muminun) 215
24. Light (Al-Nur) 220
25. The Differentiator {Al-Furqan) 227
26. The Poets (Al-Shu ara) 232
27. The Ants (Al-Naml) 239
28. The Story (Al-Qasas) 245
29. The Spider {Al-'Ankabut) 252
30. The Byzantines (Al-Rum) 257
31. Luqman (Luqman) 261
32. Bowing down in Worship (Al-Sajda) 264
33. The Joint Forces (Al-Ahzab) 266
34. Sheba {Saba") 172
35. The Creator (Fatir) 277
36. Ya Sin (Ya Sin) 281
37. Ranged in Rows (Al-Saffat) 285
38. 5W (>SW) 290
39. The Throngs (Al-Zumar) 295
40. The Forgiver (Ghafir) 301
41. [Verses] Made Distinct (Fussilat) 307
42. Consultation (Al-Shura) 311
43. Ornaments of Gold (Al-Zukhruf) 316
44. Smoke (Al-Dukhan) 321
45. Kneeling (Al-Jathiya) 324
46. The Sand Dunes (Al-Ahqaf) 327
47. Muhammad (Muhammad) 331
48. Triumph (Al-Fath) 334
49. The Private Rooms (Al-Hujurat) 338
50. £«/ (£«/) 340
51. Scattering [Winds] (Al-Dhariyat) 343
52. The Mountain (Al-Tur) 345
53. The Star (Al-Najm) 347
54. The Moon (Al-Qamar) 350
55. The Lord of Mercy (Al-Rahman) 353
56. That which is Coming (Al-Waqi'a) 356
57. Iron (Al-Hadid) 359
58. The Dispute (Al-Mujadala) 362 Contents vii
59. The Gathering [of Forces] (Al-Hashr) 365
60. Women Tested (Al-Mumtahana) 368
61. Solid Lines (Al-Sajf) 370
62. The Day of Congregation (Al-Jumu'a) 372
63. The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqun) 374
64. Mutual Neglect (Al-Taghabun) 376
65. Divorce (Al-Talaq) 378
66. Prohibition (Al-Tahrim) 380
67. Control (Al-Mulk) 382
68. The Pen (Al-Qalam) 384
69. The Inevitable Hour (Al-Haqqa) 387
70. The Ways of Ascent {Al-Ma'arij) 389
71. Noah (Null) 391
72. The Jinn (Al-jfinn) 393
73. Enfolded (Al-Muzzammil) 395
74. Wrapped in his Cloak (Al-Muddaththir) 397
75. The Resurrection (Al-Qiyamd) 399
76. Man (Al-Insan) 401
77. [Winds] Sent Forth (Al-Mursalat) 403
78. The Announcement (Al-Naba') 405
79. The Forceful Chargers (Al-Nazi'at) 407
80. He Frowned ('Abasa) 409
81. Shrouded in Darkness (Al-Takwir) 411
82. Torn Apart (Al-Infitar) 412
83. Those who Give Short Measure (Al-Mutaffifin) 413
84. Ripped Apart (Al-Inshiqaq) 415
85. The Towering Constellations (Al-Buruj) \b
86. The Night-Comer (Al-Tariq) 417
87. The Most High (Al-A'la) 418
88. The Overwhelming Event (Al-Ghashiya) 419
89. Daybreak (Al-Fajr) 420
90. The City (Al-Balad) 422
91. The Sun (Al-Shams) 423
92. The Night (Al-Layl) 424
93. The Morning Brightness (Al-Duha) 425
94. Relief {Al-Sharh) 426
95. The Fig (Al-Tin) 427
96. The Clinging Form (Al-'Alaq) 428
97. The Night of Glory (Al-Qadr) 429
98. Clear Evidence (Al-Bayyina) 430
99. The Earthquake {Al-Zalzala) 431
100. The Charging Steeds {Al-'Adiyat) 432
101. The Crashing Blow (Al-Qari'a) 433
102. Striving for More (Al-Takathur) 434
103. The Declining Day (Al-'Asr) 435
104. The Backbiter (Al-Humaza) 436
105. The Elephant (Al-Fil) 437
106. Quraysh (Quraysh) 438
107. Common Kindnesses (Al-Maun) 439
108. Abundance (Al-Kawthar) 440
109. The Disbelievers (Al-Kafirun) 441
110. Help (Al-Nasr) 442
111. Palm Fibre (Al-Masad) 443
112. Purity [of Faith] (Al-Ikhlas) 444
113. Daybreak (Al-Falaq) 445
114. People (Al-Nas) 446

[mrtugicom]

Al-Qur'an doesnt come in a clear number, but Rasulullah (Peace Be Upon Him) sequence the Al-Qur'an so carefully. So later, we could write them and number them, even name them.

So, Muslimin names the surah differently, but often they keep deep and related meaning of the content in the name they choose. Or just pick the first ayah as name, which also ofter has deep meaning (maybe thats why it put as first), and helps to remember the whole surah to refer.

So I suggest we provide them all the names, even better with available explaination. And we choose the majority used name as default name. Even better if the app could adapt to user region to pick the default name.

So its up to the user to expand and see other names, that will keep muslimin educated.