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Al-Fatiha, the first surah in the Quran. The Quran is divided into 114 surahs (chapters), and 6236 (excluding "Bismillah") or 6348 (including Bismillah") ayahs (verses). Chapters are arranged broadly in descending order of length. For a preliminary discussion about the chronological order of chapters, see Surah.
Q:114 has more emphasis on seeking protection with God, in comparison to the previous chapter which had more emphasis on seeking protection against evil, so there is a reciprocity between these two chapters; al-Falaq mentions Lord once, and many evils, whereas al-Nas mentions one Evil (waswāsa/whisperings from shaytan), and mentions God many ...
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."
It is organized in 114 chapters (surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses . Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature, [11] [12] [13] and has significantly influenced the Arabic language. It is the object of a modern field of academic research known as Quranic studies.
People of a township in Surah Ya-Sin [61] People of Yathrib [ 32 ] or Medina [ 73 ] [ 80 ] Qawm Lūṭ ( Arabic : قَوْم لُوْط , Folk of Lot, the people of Sodom and Gomorrah) [ 8 ]
Distribution of Surahs by Juz', with the length of the bar corresponding to a Surah being proportionate to the number of letters of the Surahs in the Juz' divided by the total number of letters in the Juz'. Most Juz' are named after the first word of the first verse of the Juz'. [5]
Out of all 114 Surahs of the Quran this is the only one to which Bismillah is not prefixed. [4] Among the explanations put forward for his not doing so, the most commonly accepted according to Unal is that, like the Islamic salutation, Peace be upon you , the expression, In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate conveys ...
Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (Arabic: في ظِلالِ القرآن, romanized: Fī Ẓilāl al-Qurʾān, lit. 'In the Shade of the Qur'an') is a highly influential commentary of the Qur'an, written during 1951-1965 by the Egyptian revolutionary Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966), a leader within the Muslim Brotherhood.