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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.
This sura is considered the summary of whole Quran by almost all notable classical and modern Islamic scholars including Imam Shafi, Ibn Kathir, Israr Ahmed and Farhat Hashmi. Ibn Kathir, a traditional exegete, holds that this sura is a warning to believers not to waste time or they could be humiliated or even ruined. [10]
An-Naml [1] (Arabic: النمل, romanized: ’an-naml, lit. 'The Ant [2] [3] ') is the 27th chapter of the Qur'an with 93 verses (). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615-619).
Muhammad (Arabic: محمد, muḥammad; "Chapter of Muhammad") is the 47th chapter of the Quran with 38 verses . The title is derived from the direct mentioning of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 47:2. [2] It also has the name of Al-Qitāl (Arabic: القتال), which translates to fighting due to the context of the sura. [3]
[2] [7] The pagans said that Muhammad was a "manifest sorcerer" and that he fabricated the Quran. [2] They also challenged Muhammad to immediately bring the punishment of God, if his claim was true. [2] They also demanded that Muhammad change the Quran to no longer condemn their practice of idolatry and using intercessors when worshipping God ...
Being the last chapter of the Quran, it is a kind of final response to the invocation that the reader of the Quran is implored to make to God in Quran 1 (Al-Fatihah). The response is that even though God has provided detailed guidance, the seeker of guidance must also pray to God that he remains free from the 'whisper' (waswāsa) of the Satan.
This surah urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God, who had protected them, for the sake of their own future. It is one of two suras containing 4 ayat; the other is Al-Ikhlas . It forms a pair with the preceding sura, al-Fil , reminding the Quraysh of the favors that Allah had bestowed upon them.
Al-Zalzalah (Arabic: الزلزلة, al-zalzalah, meaning: "The Earthquake") is the 99th chapter of the Qur'an, composed of 8 ayat or verses. Although it is usually classified as a Medinan surah, the period during which the surah was revealed is not unanimously agreed upon by Qur'anic exegetes.