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Al-Wāqiʻa [1] (Arabic: الواقعة; "The Inevitable" [2] or "The Event" [3]) is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Muslims believe it was revealed in Mecca (see Meccan surah), specifically around 7 years before the Hijrah (622), the migration of Muhammad to Medina. [4] The total number of verses in this surah is 96. It mainly discusses ...
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]
English: The Quran (/kɔːrˈɑːn/) kor-AHN; Arabic: القرآن al-Qurʾān, literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God .
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.
196-197 The Quran is attested as God's Word by the former Scriptures; 198-203 The hearts of the Quraish are hardened by the Quran; 204 The Quraish scorn Muhammad's threats; 205-207 God's mercy deepens the condemnation of impenitent infidels; 208-209 God never destroys a people without first warning them; 210-212 The Devil did not assist in ...
In Islam, a houri (/ ˈ h ʊər r i / or / ˈ h aʊ ə r i /; [1] Arabic: حُـورِيَّـة ,حُورِيّ, romanized: ḥūriyy, ḥūrīya, lit. 'maiden') [Note 1] or hoor al ayn in plural form, refers to maiden women with beautiful eyes who live alongside the Muslim faithful in paradise.
The Hilali–Khan, Noble Quran has been given a seal of approval from both the University of Medina and the Saudi Dar al-Ifta. [5] It is also the most widely disseminated Quran in most Islamic bookstores and Sunni mosques throughout the English-speaking world. [5] It is available in Airport musallahs. [8]
Some surahs have fewer than fifty ayah, while others, such as surah 20, "Ta-Ha", have well over 100 verses. [14] These surahs do not necessarily have distinct features, as the surahs of the first and third Meccan periods do, but instead display a blend of features from both earlier and later Meccan surahs.