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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.
The Maqraʼ are often used as practical sections for revision when memorizing the Quran. [ 6 ] The most commonly memorized Juz' is Juzʼ Amma , the 30th Juz', containing chapters ( Surahs ) 78 through 114, with most of the shortest chapters of the Quran.
Al-Kawthar (Arabic: الكوثر, lit. 'Abundance') [1] is the 108th chapter of the Quran.It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses: [2] We have given thee abundance [3]
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."
Compared to other later surahs, the surahs of the First Meccan Period employ more rhymes despite their shorter length. [11] They rank from being very short, a paragraph of less than five verses (for example surah 97, 103, 105, 108 and 111) to being organized in clusters of two (surahs 81, 91), three (surahs 82, 84, 86, 90, 92) or four verses ...
The Quran, [c] also romanized Qur'an or Koran, [d] is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God ().It is organized in 114 chapters (surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses ().
A Medinan surah (Arabic: سورة مدنية, romanized: Surah Madaniyah) of the Quran is one that was revealed at Medina after Muhammad's hijrah from Mecca. They are the latest 28 Suwar . The community was larger and more developed, in contrast to its minority position in Mecca.
[15] [16] Al-Fil is a Meccan sura [17] and Meccan suras are chronologically earlier suras that were revealed to Muhammad at Mecca before the hijrah to Medina in 622 CE. They are typically shorter, with relatively short ayat, and mostly come near the end of the Qur'an's 114 surahs. [citation needed] Most of the surahs containing muqatta'at are ...