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Al-Qaria or The Calamity [1] (Arabic: القارعة, al-Qāriʻah, also known as The Striking), [2] is the 101st chapter of the Quran, with 11 āyāt or verses. This chapter takes its name from its first word "qariah", [3] referring to the Quranic view of the end time and [[Islamic eschatology|eschatology]'" has been translated as calamity, striking, catastrophe and clatterer. [4]
Al-Ghāshiyah (Arabic: الغاشية, "The Overwhelming", "The Pall") is the 88th chapter of the Qur'an, with 26 ayat or verses. The surah's topics are Paradise , Hell and the miracle of the creation of all things by God.
The Unicode symbols for a Quran verse, including U+06DD (), [Note 2] and U+08E2 (). The first āyah in the Quran from a chronological order is Read [O Muhammad!] in the name of your Lord who created from surah Al-Alaq. The first āyah from a traditional order is In the name of God, the Compassionate Merciful One from surah Al-Fatiha.
A few commentators disagree with this account, claiming that the first revelation was the beginning of surat al-Muddaththir or surat al-Fatiha, but theirs is a minority position. Moreover, the term إِنْسَان insān , which is translated "man, human", appears 65 times in the Qur'an, meaning "humanity".
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina. Alī ibn Ahmad al-Wāhidī (d. 468/1075), is the earliest scholar of the branch of the Qur'anic sciences known as Asbāb al-Nuzūl.
An-Nasr translates to English as both "the victory" and "the help or assistance". It is the second-shortest surah after Al-Kawthar. Surah 112 (al-Ikhlāṣ) actually has fewer words in Arabic than Surah An-Nasr, yet it has four verses. [5]
Al-Hujurat (Arabic: الحُجُرات, al-ḥujurāt meaning: The Chambers) is the 49th chapter of the Quran with 18 verses ().The chapter contains etiquette and norms to be observed in the Muslim community, including the proper conduct towards the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, an injunction against acting on news without verification, a call for peace and reconciliation, as well as injunctions ...
Left-side of a Double-page Opening of the Qur'an from Terengganu with beginning of the chapter Al-Baqara. End of the 18th or 19th century. Asian Civilisations Museum. Al-Baqarah (Arabic: الْبَقَرَة, ’al-baqarah; lit. "The Heifer" or "The Cow"), also spelled as Al-Baqara, is the second and longest chapter of the Quran. [1]