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List of chapters in the Quran. The Quran is divided into 114 surahs (chapters), and 6,236 ayahs (verses). Chapters are arranged broadly in descending order of length. For a preliminary discussion about the chronological order of chapters, see Surah . Each surah except the ninth ( At-Tawba) is preceded by a formula known as the basmalla or ...
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 ( Allah ). It is organized in 114 chapters ( surah, pl. suwer) which consist of individual verses ( ayat ). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic ...
t. e. A surah ( / ˈsʊərə /; [ 1] Arabic: سُورَة, romanized : sūrah; pl. سُوَر, suwar) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. Its plural form in Arabic is suwar. [ 2][ 3] There are 114 suwar in the Quran, each divided into verses ( Arabic: آيات, romanized : āyāt, lit. 'signs'). The suwar are of unequal length ...
Al-Nas or Mankind ( Arabic: ٱلنَّاس, romanized : an-nās) is the 114th and last chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an. It is a short six- verse invocation . The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" ( al-nas ), which recurs throughout the chapter.
This surah and the 114th (and last) surah in the Qur'an, an-Nās, are collectively referred to as al-Mu'awwidhatayn, "the Refuges", as both begin with "I seek refuge"; an-Nās tells to seek God for refuge from the evil from within, while al-Falaq tells to seek God for refuge from the evil from outside, so reading both of them would protect a person from his own mischief and the mischief of others.
Kural translations by language. v. t. e. Following is a list of English translations of the Quran. The first translations were created in the 17th and 19th centuries by non-Muslims, but the majority of existing translations have been produced in the 20th and 21st centuries. The earliest known English translation is The Alcoran (1649) which is ...
Maryam[ 1] ( Arabic: مريم, Maryam; Arabic synonym of ' Mary ') is the 19th chapter ( sūrah) of the Qur'an with 98 verses ( āyāt ). The 114 chapters in the Quran are roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of Jesus ( ʿIsa, عیسی ), and the Virgin Mary in Christian belief.
The Quran was canonized only after Muhammad's death in 632 CE. According to Islamic tradition the third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (r. 23/644–35 AH/655 CE) established the canonical Qur'an, reportedly starting the process in 644 CE, [ 6] and completing the work around 650 CE (the exact date was not recorded by early Arab annalists). [ 7]