Al-Mulk (Arabic: الملك, lit.
'the Dominion', 'the Kingdom') is the first chapter of the Qayyūm al-Asmā[1] comprising 42 verses just as the rest of the chapters of the book.
In the Qayyūm al-Asmā, Surah Al-Mulk is the only chapter that does not begin with a verse from Surah Yusuf.
[3] According to some Bahā'ī sources, Al-Mulk was revealed to Bab during his encounter with the young Shaykhī Mullā Ḥusayn Bushrū'ī in his house in Shiraz.
This occurred on the evening of the 5th Jumada Al-Awwal 1260 in the Islamic calendar, or May 22nd 1844 in the Gregorian calendar.