- A
surah (/ˈsʊərə/; Arabic: سُورَة, romanized:
sūrah; pl. سُوَر, suwar) is an
Arabic word
meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. Its
plural form in
Arabic is...
- A
Medinan surah (Arabic: سورة مدنية, romanized:
Surah Madaniyah) of the
Quran is one that was
revealed at
Medina after Muhammad's
hijrah from Mecca. They...
- The
Quran is
divided into 114
surahs (chapters), and 6236 (excluding "Bismillah") or 6348 (including Bismillah")
ayahs (verses).
Chapters are arranged...
- of the
surah is the view of Ibn Abbas,
among others, that Al-Fatiha is a
Meccan surah,
although some
believe that it is
either a
Medinan surah or was...
- قريش, "Chapter Quraysh") is the 106th
chapter (
surah) of the Qur'an
consisting of 4 ayat or verses. The
surah takes its name from the word "Quraysh" in the...
-
Maryam (Arabic: مريم, Maryam;
Arabic cognate of 'Mary') is the 19th
chapter (
sūrah) of the Qur'an with 98
verses (āyāt). The 114
chapters in the
Quran are...
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Unity and al-Tawhid (Arabic: التوحيد, "Monotheism"), is the 112th
chapter (
sūrah) of the Quran.
According to
George Sale, this
chapter is held in particular...
- Hud (Arabic: هود, Hūd) is the 11th
chapter (
Surah) of the
Quran and has 123
verses (ayat). It
relates in part to the
prophet Hud.
Regarding the timing...
- A
Meccan surah is,
according to the
timing and
contextual background of
their revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl)
within Islamic tradition, a chronologically...
- (Arabic: بني إسرائيل, lit. 'The
Children of Israel'), is the 17th
chapter (
sūrah) of the Quran, with 111
verses (āyāt). The word Isra'
refers to the Night...
