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Folio from the Blue Quran with the fragment of the chapter Al-Baqara. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. Left-side of a Double-page Opening of the Qur'an from Terengganu with beginning of the chapter Al-Baqara.
The author deliberately used spelling which mimicks Arabic pronunciation even if those words have been taken up into mainstream Afrikaans with a different spelling or pronunciation. It is a literal translation, but the text reads like normal, idiomatic Afrikaans, with a few errors. The word "surah" was translated "hoofstuk" (meaning "chapter").
The 30 juz' (plural ajzāʼ) can be used to read through the entire Quran in a month. A juz' is sometimes further divided into two ḥizb (plural aḥzāb), and each hizb subdivided into four rubʻ al-ahzab. The Quran is also divided into seven approximately equal parts, manzil (plural manāzil), for it to be recited in a week. [16]
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]
The revelation of God's word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light. [6] 15: Al-Hijr: ٱلْحِجْر al-Ḥijr: The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City: 99 (6) Makkah: 54: 57: Alif Lam Ra: v. 80 [6] God's guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [6] 14 16 ...
Double-page with the beginning of the chapter Al Imran. Text page written in gold thuluth script outlined in black, with the chapter heading overlayed in red ink. From the Qur'an commissioned by the future sultan Baibars in 1304.
30-31 Muhammad’s wives, if incontinent, to be doubly punished, but if faithful, to be doubly rewarded; 32 33 34 They are exhorted to modest behaviour and piety; 35 Blessings promised to faithful men and women; 36-40 Revelations touching the Zainab divorce story; 41-43 The blessedness of true believers; 44-47 Muhammad a witness and preacher of ...
For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil. [1]The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772): [1]