It is derived from the word inshaqqat in the first verse. Inshaqqat is infinitive which means to split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of the splitting asunder of the heavens.

The Surah is so designated after the word al buruj appearing in the first verse.

The Surah taken its name from the word at-tariq in its first verse.

The Surah takes its name from the word al-A`la in the very first verse.

The Surah takes its name from the word al-ghishiyah in the first verse.

The Surah is so designated after the word wal-fajr with which it opens.

The Surah has been so named after the word al balad in the first verse.

The Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens.

The Surah takes its name from the word wal-lail with which it opens.

The Surah takes its name Ad-Duha from the very first word.

The Surah is so designated after the first sentence.