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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 ...
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.
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]
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.
A possible idiom, Surah Al-Qamar 54:1–2 also mentioned in Imru' al-Qais poems, [230] was understood as the physical disintegration and supported by hadiths [231] despite the Quran itself denies miracles, in the traditional sense. [232] [233] The Quran is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature.
The Tafsir al-Qummi (Arabic: تفسیر القمي), also known as Tafsir Qomi (Persian: تفسیر قمی), is a Shi'i commentary on the Quran by Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Qummi (died 919). It is based on the method of quoting hadiths from the Imams .
Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation. Translated by Ahmed Ali. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. ISBN 9780691073293; The Clarion Call of the Eternal Quran. Translated by Muhammad Khalilur Rahman. Dhaka: 1991. The Glorious Qur'an. Translated by Ahmad Zidan and Mrs. Dina Zidan. Zidan,1993. ISBN 978-0951811504; A Simple Translation of ...