Yā Sīn[1] (also Yaseen; Arabic: يٰسٓ‎, yāsīn; the letters 'Yāʼ' and 'Sīn') is the 36th sūrah of the Quran. It has 83 verses (āyāt). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain that verse 12 is from the Medinan period.[2] While the surah begins in Juz 22, most of it is in Juz 23.
The surah begins with the eponymous (muqatta'at) Arabic letters: يس (yā sīn).[3] The meaning of the letters Ya Sin, while being primarily unknown, is debated amongst Muslim religious academics. One of the interpretations is "O human being!" referring to Muhammad since the verses that follow are translated as "By the Qur´an, full of Wisdom, Thou art indeed one of the messengers".[4] Tafsir al-Ja...