Surah Bani Israel contains 111 verses, and it is widely known makki’ Surat. However, some are of the opinion that verses 26, 32, 33, 57, and 58 of it were originally revealed in Medina.
This Surah has been named as ‘Subhan’ for its first word; it has also been named Surah ‘Isra’ for the sake of referring to the adventure of ascension of the Prophet (S), and has also been named ‘Surah Bani ‘Isra’il’ for recounting of the story of Bani-Israel. This Surah starts with ‘Glorification of Allah’ and ends up with Praising and worshipping Him.
