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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 surah are of unequal length; the shortest surah has only three verses, while the longest contains 286 verses. [4] The Qur'an consists of one short introductory chapter (Q1) , eight very long chapters, making up one-third of the Qur'an ( Q2 ‒ 9 ); 19 mid-length chapters, making up another one-third (Q10‒28); and 86 short and very short ...
It is organized in 114 chapters (surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses . Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature, [11] [12] [13] and has significantly influenced the Arabic language. It is the object of a modern field of academic research known as Quranic studies.
Distribution of Surahs by Juz', with the length of the bar corresponding to a Surah being proportionate to the number of letters of the Surahs in the Juz' divided by the total number of letters in the Juz'. Most Juz' are named after the first word of the first verse of the Juz'. [5]
Meccan surahs are typically shorter than Medinan surahs, with relatively short verses , and mostly come near the end of the Qur'an. (As a general rule, the chapters of the Qur'an are ordered from longest to shortest.) Most of the chapters containing Muqatta'at are Meccan, Except 2, 3 and 13. [2]
Q:114 has more emphasis on seeking protection with God, in comparison to the previous chapter which had more emphasis on seeking protection against evil, so there is a reciprocity between these two chapters; al-Falaq mentions Lord once, and many evils, whereas al-Nas mentions one Evil (waswāsa/whisperings from shaytan), and mentions God many ...
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Al-Asr (Arabic: العصر, romanized: al-ʻaṣr, The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time) is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’ān, the Muslim holy book. It contains three āyāt or verses. Surat al-‘Asr is the third shortest chapter after Al-Kawthar and Al-Nasr , being shorter than Al-Nasr by only two words in the 3rd verse.