This Meccan sûrah takes its name from verse 38 which talks about conducting affairs by mutual consultation as one of the qualities of the true believers. It is narrated from Our Beloved Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (Razi Allahu Anhu) that whoever recites Surah Ash Shura will be raised on the Day of Reckoning with a face as bright as the full moon and he will be told: 'You are from those who used to recite ash-Shura.
