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Imran in Islam is regarded as the father of Mary. This chapter is named after the family of Imran, which includes Imran, Saint Anne (wife of Imran), Mary, and Jesus ; 3-4 4: An-Nisa: ٱلنِّسَاء an-Nisāʾ: The Women: 176 (24) Madinah: 92: 100: Whole Surah [6] Unity of the human race and the mutual obligations of men and women towards ...
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 ...
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]
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 ().
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]
According to his system Sura 21: “The Prophets,” – 21st of 114 surahs in the Qur'an – is renumbered '65'. His chronology further divided the surahs into two periods: The Meccan (in three phases), and the Medina. The Nöldeke Chronology of the Qur'an: Four groups of the 114 Surahs: Group 1.
Following are some of the stylistic and subject characteristics of Medinan Surahs: Mention of 'Jihad' and detailing on its rulings. [citation needed] Details of Islamic jurisprudence [4] and legal system [5] as well as laws governing family, money transaction, international law and acts of worship. Mention of 'Munafiq' and dealing with hypocrites.
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 ...