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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 o
Al-Ma'idah (Arabic: ٱلْمَائدَة, romanized: al-Māʾidah; lit. 'The Table [Spread with Food]') is the fifth chapter of the Quran, containing 120 verses.. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation, it is a Medinan chapter, which means it is believed to have been revealed in Medina rather than Mecca.
Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف, romanized: Yūsuf, lit. 'Joseph') is the 12th chapter of the Quran and has 111 Ayahs (verses). [1] It is preceded by sūrah Hud and followed by Ar-Ra’d (The thunder).
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 translator of the Quran was Salman the Persian, who translated surat al-Fatiha into Persian during the seventh century. [244] Another translation of the Quran was completed in 884 in Alwar ( Sindh , India , now Pakistan ) by the orders of Abdullah bin Umar bin Abdul Aziz on the request of the Hindu Raja Mehruk.
Bifolium from the Nurse's Qur'an (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Kairouan, Zirid dynasty, 1020. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Al-An'am [1] (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْعَامْ, al-ʾanʿām; meaning: The Cattle) [2] is the sixth chapter of the Quran, with 165 verses ().
The Surah is named Al-Anfal (The Bounties) from the first ayat. The word utilized in the ayat is الْأَنفَالِ. The word أَنفَال alludes to what is given as an extra sum past what is required. [8] A very subtle perspective is covered in employing this word: the reward of undertaking jihad for God is permanently saved with God.
1-3 Praise to the Almighty, Allah, the Creator and Ruler of all things; 3-5 The perfection of the works of God, seen in the heavens, glorify him; 5 We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and have made them missiles with which to pelt the devils; and We have prepared for them the punishment of the raging fire