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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".
Egyptian Standard Chronological Order [2] [3] [4] Nöldeke's Chronological Order [2] Muqatta'at (isolated letters) [5] Title refers to Main theme(s) Juz' 1: Al-Fatihah: ٱلْفَاتِحَة al-Fātiḥah al-Ḥamd: The Opening, the Opening of the Divine Writ, The Essence of the Divine Writ, The Surah of Praise, The Foundation of the Qur'an, and
Most Juz' are named after the first word of the first verse of the Juz'. [5] Each Juz' is divided into two Hizb (lit. "two groups", plural: Aḥzāb). Therefore, there are 60 Hizbs in the Quran. Each Hizb is subdivided into four quarters called Maqraʼ (lit. "reading"), making eight quarters per Juz'. There are 240 Maqraʼs in the Quran.
[10] [11] Surat Al-Fajr is a Meccan sura [12] and meccan suras are chronologically earlier suras that were revealed to Muhammad at Mecca before the hijrah to Medina in 622 CE. They are typically shorter, with relatively short ayat, and mostly come near the end of the Qur'an's 114 surahs. Most of the surahs containing muqatta'at are Meccan.
1-2 God is one and self-existent; 3-4 The Quran to be believed; 5-6 God omniscient; 7 Plain and obscure verses of the Quran; 8-9 The prayer of those versed in Quranic mystery; 10-12 The punishment of Pharaoh a warning to infidels; 13 The victory at the Battle of Badr alluded to; 14-18 The faithful, their character and reward; 19-20 Islam the ...
Surat al-Muddaththir is structured thematically and chronologically. Containing 56 total verses, this surah was most likely revealed on at least two occasions and compiled retroactively. Verses 1-30 and 32-56 are composed of short, poetic lines which maintain rhyme structure and the Arabic rhetorical device of parallel construction.
2-4 The day, whose space is fifty thousand years, will surely come; 5-9 Muhammad to bear the insults of the infidels patiently, because judgment is near; 10-18 Riches, family, and friends will not save the wicked from hell; 19-24 The wicked are niggardly in health, but full of complaint when evil befalleth; 25-35 The character of true believers
The focus of this sura, once broken down into its many elements, can be seen as emphasizing principles of moderation. [2] The sura uses the mustard seed analogy to emphasize the degree to which God maintains his purview over man's actions, possibly emphasizing the fact that any evil or good deed no matter how small is recorded and will be brought out by Allah in the Day of Judgement. [3]