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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Ar-Rum - Wikipedia

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    Ar-Rum (Arabic: الروم, romanized: ’ar-rūm, lit. 'The Romans') is the 30th chapter of the Quran, consisting of 60 verses ().The term Rūm originated in the word Roman, and during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, it referred to the Eastern Roman Empire; the title is also sometimes translated as "The Greeks" or "The Byzantines".

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of tafsir works - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of tafsir works. Tafsir is a body of commentary and explication, aimed at explaining the meanings of the Qur'an , the central religious text of Islam . Tafsir can broadly be categorized by its affiliated Islamic schools and branches and the era it was published, classic or modern.

  7. Al-Hadid - Wikipedia

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    Bibliothèque nationale de France. Al-Ḥadīd (English: Iron; Arabic: الحديد) is the 57th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 29 verses. [2] The chapter takes its name from that word which appears in the 25th verse. [3] This is an Al-Musabbihat surah because it begins with the glorification of Allah.

  8. Tanzil - Wikipedia

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    The Quran refers to its original source as the “mother of the book” (umm al-kitab) which is located in the presence of Allah (God).[3] [4] The Quran itself also calls this a “well-guarded tablet” (lawh mahfuz) [5] a “concealed book” (kitab maknun).

  9. Maryam (surah) - Wikipedia

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    Maryam[1] (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 roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of Jesus (ʿIsa, عیسی), and the Virgin Mary in Christian belief. It recounts the events leading up to ...