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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 surah talks about the very same battle. It is said that after this battle people realized the Muslims never lost because Allah was on their side and then many people joined Islam. [7] According to Tafsir ibn Kathir, this surah is equal to 1/4 of the Quran. This was the last surah to be revealed, only a few months before Muhammad's death. [5]
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."
The first twenty verses discuss the wonders of the worldly creation (the earth, plants, the peace of night, the mountains and rain); the final twenty verses are about the eternal wonders and horrors of the next world, with the raging sinner (the Arabic triliteral root TGY "taagheena" is used) being punished starkly opposed with the rewarding of dutiful believers in paradise. [3]
Yunus [Quran 10:1] An-Nur [Quran 24:1] Glad tidings of Muhammad's domination 4: Al-Furqan [Quran 25:1] Al-Ahzab [Quran 33:1] Arguments on the prophethood of Muhammad and the requirements of faith in him 5: Saba [Quran 34:1] Al-Hujraat [Quran 49:1] Arguments on monotheism and the requirements of faith in it 6: Qaf [Quran 50:1] At-Tahrim [Quran 66:1]
The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed (1734) was the first scholarly translation of the Quran and was the most widely available English translation for 200 years and is still in print. George Sale based this two-volume translation on the Latin translation by Louis Maracci (1698). [ 1 ]
The Quran also inspired Islamic arts and specifically the so-called Quranic arts of calligraphy and illumination. [16] The Quran is never decorated with figurative images, but many Qurans have been highly decorated with decorative patterns in the margins of the page, or between the lines or at the start of suras.
10-12 For the infidels is hell-fire, but for believers Paradise; 13-16 God is Creator and Sovereign Ruler of the universe; 17-20 Pharaoh and Thamud examples to warn those who reject the Quran; 21 The glorious Quran is kept in the Preserved Table [4] The surah opens with an oath by a heaven full of stars: by the sky containing great stars.