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  2. List of chapters in the Quran - Wikipedia

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    List of chapters in the Quran. Al-Fatiha, the first surah in the Quran. The Quran is divided into 114 surahs (chapters), and 6,236 ayahs (verses). Chapters are arranged broadly in descending order of length. For a preliminary discussion about the chronological order of chapters, see Surah. Each surah except the ninth (At-Tawba) is preceded by a ...

  3. Quran - Wikipedia

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    The Quran, [c] also romanized Qur'an or Koran, [d] is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allāh). It is organized in 114 chapters (surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses (āyah). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic ...

  4. Surah - Wikipedia

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    A surah (/ ˈsʊərə /; [1] Arabic: سُورَة, romanized: sūrah; pl. سُوَر, suwar) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. Its plural form in Arabic is suwar. [2][3] There are 114 surah in the Quran, each divided into verses (Arabic: آيات, romanized: āyāt, lit. 'signs'). The suwar are of unequal length; the shortest ...

  5. Meccan surah - Wikipedia

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    Meccan surah. The Meccan surat are, according to the timing and contextual background of their revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl) within Islamic tradition, the chronologically earlier chapters (suwar, singular sūrah) of the Qur'an. The traditional chronological order attributed to Ibn Abbas became widely accepted following its adoption by the 1924 ...

  6. Juz' - Wikipedia

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    A juzʼ (Arabic: جُزْءْ; pl.: أَجْزَاءْ, ajzāʼ; [1] lit. 'part') is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. [2][3] It is also known as parah (Persian: پَارَه) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ajzāʼ in the Quran, also known as سِپَارَہ – sipārah ...

  7. Quranic timeline - Wikipedia

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    Post Muhammad. 633 CE The Qur'an was written down on the order of Abu Bakr in one book form. earlier than 645 -In 2015 the manuscript, which is held by the University of Birmingham was radiocarbon dated to between 568 and 645 CE (in the Islamic calendar, between 56 BH and 25 AH) 653 CE The Quran is canonized by Uthman ibn Affan [5]

  8. Category:Chapters in the Quran - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Chapters in the Quran" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Medinan surah - Wikipedia

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    Medinan surah. The Madni Surahs (Surah Madaniyah) or Madani chapters of the Quran are the latest 28 Surahs which, according to Islamic tradition, were revealed at Medina after Muhammad 's hijrah from Mecca. The community was larger and more developed, in contrast to its minority position in Mecca.