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A''' Sūrah''' (سورة‎, or ''sura'') is a chapter of the [[Qur'an]]. Of all the 114 surahs, 86 were revealed at [[Mecca]] (the earlier [[:Category:Meccan Surah|Meccan surahs]]), and the remaining 28 were revealed at [[Medina]] after [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Islamic Lunar Calendar|hijra]] from Mecca (the later [[:Category:Medinan Surah|Medinan surahs]]).<ref>Zarkashi, B.: Al-burhan fi 'ulum al-Qur’an, Cairo, 1958,Vol. 1, pp. 193-194</ref><ref>Allamah Abu 'Abd Allah al-Zanjani - [{{Reference archive|1=http://tanzil.net/pub/ebooks/History-of-Quran.pdf|2=2011-05-13}} The History of the Quran] - Al-Tawheed Vol. 4, No. 3; Vol. 5, No. 1, 2, & 3</ref>
A''' Sūrah''' (سورة‎, or ''sura'') is a chapter of the [[Qur'an]]. According to the traditional understanding, of all the 114 surahs, 86 were "revealed" to Muhammad at [[Mecca]] (the earlier [[:Category:Meccan Surah|Meccan surahs]]), and the remaining 28 were "revealed" to him at [[Medina]] after [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] [[Islamic Lunar Calendar|hijra]] from Mecca (the later [[:Category:Medinan Surah|Medinan surahs]]).<ref>Zarkashi, B.: Al-burhan fi 'ulum al-Qur’an, Cairo, 1958,Vol. 1, pp. 193-194</ref><ref>Allamah Abu 'Abd Allah al-Zanjani - [{{Reference archive|1=http://tanzil.net/pub/ebooks/History-of-Quran.pdf|2=2011-05-13}} The History of the Quran] - Al-Tawheed Vol. 4, No. 3; Vol. 5, No. 1, 2, & 3</ref>


Similarly, ''āyah''  (آية, plural آيات ''āyāt'') is the [[Arabic]] word usually used to refer to one of the 6236  verses (6348 including all the ''Bismillahs'') of the Qur'an.
Similar to surah the word ''āyah''  (آية, plural آيات ''āyāt'') is usually  untranslated from [[Arabic]] when discussing in English or other languages one of the 6236  verses (6348 including all the ''Bismillahs'') of the Qur'an.
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Understanding the Qur'an]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Understanding the Qur'an''


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A Sūrah (سورة‎, or sura) is a chapter of the Qur'an. According to the traditional understanding, of all the 114 surahs, 86 were "revealed" to Muhammad at Mecca (the earlier Meccan surahs), and the remaining 28 were "revealed" to him at Medina after Muhammad's hijra from Mecca (the later Medinan surahs).[1][2]

Similar to surah the word āyah (آية, plural آيات āyāt) is usually untranslated from Arabic when discussing in English or other languages one of the 6236 verses (6348 including all the Bismillahs) of the Qur'an.

References

  1. Zarkashi, B.: Al-burhan fi 'ulum al-Qur’an, Cairo, 1958,Vol. 1, pp. 193-194
  2. Allamah Abu 'Abd Allah al-Zanjani - The History of the Quran - Al-Tawheed Vol. 4, No. 3; Vol. 5, No. 1, 2, & 3