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Ayat al-Kursi is regarded as the greatest verse of Quran according to the hadith. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The verse is regarded as one of the most powerful in the Quran because when it is recited, the greatness of God is believed to be confirmed.
The major scholars of Islam agree however that this is one of the earliest surahs to be revealed at Makkah. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Muhammad Asad (2 July 1900 – 20 February 1992) [ 26 ] a Jewish-born Austro-Hungarian journalist, traveler, writer, linguist , political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar , said: [ 27 ]
Al-Furqan (Arabic: اَلْفُرْقَانْ, ’al-furqān; meaning: The Criterion) is the 25th chapter of the Qur'an, with 77 verses ().The name Al-Furqan, [1] or "The Criterion", refers to the Qur'an itself as the decisive factor between good and evil.
(These ten Ayat are) four from the beginning, Ayat Al-Kursi , the following two Ayat and the last three Ayat." Verse 255 is " The Throne Verse " ( آية الكرسي ʾāyatu-l-kursī ). It is the most famous verse of the Quran and is widely memorized and displayed in the Islamic world due to its emphatic description of God's omnipotence in Islam.
The Sword Verse (Arabic: آية السيف, romanized: ayat as-sayf) is the fifth verse of the ninth surah of the Quran [1] [2] (also written as 9:5). It is a Quranic verse widely cited by critics of Islam to suggest the faith promotes violence against pagans (polytheists, mushrikun) by isolating the portion of the verse "kill the polytheists wherever you find them, capture them".
Al-Falaq is a brief five ayat (verse) surah, asking God for protection from evil: [2] Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, [3] [o 1] From the evil of His creation [p 1] And from the evil of darkness when it settles [q 1] And from the evil of the blowers in knots [5] [r 1] And from the evil of an envier when he envies. [3] [9]
They are typically shorter, with relatively short ayat, and mostly come near the end of the Qur'an's 114 surahs. Most of the surahs containing muqatta'at are Meccan. Henceforth apart from traditions, [clarification needed] this surah qualifies to be Meccan typically.
Az-Zumar (Arabic: الزمر, ’az-zumar; meaning: "The Troops, The Throngs") is the 39th chapter of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. It contains 75 verses ( ayat ). This surah derives its name from the Arabic word zumar (troops) that occurs in verses 71 and 73.