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  2. Ahruf - Wikipedia

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    The word aḥruf is the plural of paucity of the Arabic word ḥarf, which has multiple meanings. [7] It can refer to the letters that form a word, and the aspects, borders or sides of an object. [7] [8] For this reason, Yasin Dutton suggests the Quran is being described as "linguistically seven-sided".

  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. Muqattaʿat - Wikipedia

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    The mysterious letters [1] (muqaṭṭaʿāt, Arabic: حُرُوف مُقَطَّعَات ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿāt, "disjoined letters" or "disconnected letters" [2]) are combinations of between one and five Arabic letters that appear at the beginning of 29 out of the 114 chapters of the Quran just after the Bismillāh Islamic phrase. [3]

  5. Ten recitations - Wikipedia

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    The Quran was revealed in seven ahruf or letters, and the letters are not only in writing, but also in pronunciation, meaning, vowel, endowment signs, and brevity, and due to the different accents and dialects of the Arabs to whom the Quran was revealed.

  6. List of chapters in the Quran - Wikipedia

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    7 (1/3) Makkah: 17: 7: v. 7 [6] The meaning of true worship through sincere devotion and helping those in need. [10] The first three verses from Mecca ; the rest from Medina; 108: Al-Kawthar: ٱلْكَوْثَر al-Kawthar: Abundance, Plenty, Good in Abundance: 3 (1/3) Makkah: 15: 5: v. 1 [6] Spiritual riches through devotion and sacrifice.

  7. Al-A'raf - Wikipedia

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    The Quran says that Aaron was entrusted the leadership of Israel while Moses was up on Mount Sinai (Arabic: طُـور سِـيـنـاء, tur sina’) for a period of forty days . [13] Q19:50 adds that Aaron tried his best to stop the worship of the Golden Calf. Further parts of the story are to be found in Quran 7:150.

  8. Uthmanic codex - Wikipedia

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    Secondly: The Uthman Quran has a special way of distributing the Quran so that it can accommodate all the frequent Quranic readings. Third: Uthman ibn Affan gathered all the people on one of the seven Ahruf on which the Quran was revealed, which is the letter on which most of the Quran was revealed and written down.

  9. Al-Fatiha - Wikipedia

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    7: No. of words: 25 or 29 [a] No. of letters: 113 or 139 [b ... However, both Sunnis and Shia believe Al-Fatiha to be one of the greatest surahs in the Quran, ...