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  2. Ash-Shams - Wikipedia

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    Ash-Shams (Arabic: الشمس, "The Sun") is the 91st surah of the Qur'an, with 15 ayat or verses. It opens with a series of solemn oaths sworn on various astronomical phenomena, the first of which, "by the sun", gives the sura its name, then on the human soul itself.

  3. List of characters and names mentioned in the Quran

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    The baqarah (Arabic: بَقَرْة, cow) of the Israelites [3]; The dhiʾb (Arabic: ذِئب, wolf) that Jacob feared could attack Joseph, and who was blamed for his disappearance [22] [23]

  4. List of chapters in the Quran - Wikipedia

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    (Al-Lahab) ٱلْمَسَد al-Masad: The Plaited Rope, The Palm Fibre, The Twisted Strands: 5 (1/3) Makkah: 6: 3: v. 5 [6] Allah cursing Abu Lahab and his wife, who was Muhammad's uncle and at the time of the revelation of this verse, Muhammad's brother in law, due to his hostility towards Islam and Muhammad. [6] 112: Al-Ikhlas ...

  5. Sun and moon letters - Wikipedia

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    The names stem from how the definite article interacts with "the Sun" and "the Moon" in Arabic and Maltese. In Arabic, al-shams becomes ash-shams (assimilating the lām), while al-qamar remains unchanged. Similarly, in Maltese, "the Sun" is ix-xemx (with assimilation) and "the Moon" is il-qamar (without assimilation). This reflects the ...

  6. Surah - Wikipedia

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    The word surah was used at the time of Muhammad as a term with the meaning of a portion or a set of verses of the Qur'an. This is evidenced by the appearance of the word surah in multiple locations in the Quran such as verse : "a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful."

  7. Al-Shams - Wikipedia

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    Al-Shams is the Arabic word for "the sun" (الشمس) and may refer to: Ash-Shams, the 91st Sura of the Quran; Shamash, the Semitic Sun god; Ain Shams University, a university located in Cairo, Egypt; Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan Heights (Migdal Shemesh in Hebrew) Al-Shams (newspaper), a Libyan newspaper in Arabic

  8. Shams - Wikipedia

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    Shams (deity), a solar deity in the ancient South Arabian religion; Shams (name), a list of people with the name; Shams al-Ma'arif, a 13th-century Arabic book; Ain Shams University, a university located in Cairo, Egypt; Ash-Shams, the 91st surah of the Quran; Shams, a kind of decorative pillow; The Shams, an all-female folk pop trio from New York

  9. Ash-Sharh - Wikipedia

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    Al-Inshirāḥ (Arabic: الانشراح, "Solace" or "Comfort"), or ash-Sharḥ (Arabic: الشرح, "The Opening-Up of the Breast") [1] is the ninety-fourth chapter of the Qur'an, with eight ayat or verses. Because of its subject matter, length, style, and placement in the Qur'an, this sura is often coupled with Surah ad-Dhuha (Sura 93). They ...