Sura 420116 224224465 2008-07-07T21:47:50Z Stevey7788 190887 + == {{for|other meanings|Sura (disambiguation)}} {{QuranRelated}} '''Sura''' (sometimes spelt "Surah" {{lang|ar|سورة}} ''{{ArabDIN|sūrah}}'', plural "Suwar" {{lang|ar|سور}}) is an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded by a fence or wall." The term is commonly used to mean a "chapter" of the [[Qur'an]], each of which is traditionally ordered roughly in order of decreasing length. Each Sura is named for a word or name mentioned in an [[ayah]] (section), of that 'Sura'. Some 'Sura' were surprising to Muslims at the time of their revelation; for example, the elevated status of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] - a believing woman and the mother of [[Jesus]] - which is mentioned in [[Sura 19]] ("Maryam/Mary"). ==List of Surah(s)== The [[114 (number)|114]] surahs are: # [[ Al-Fatiha ]] (The Opening), 7 ayats, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Baqara]] (The [[Cow]]), 286 ayat, 40 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-i-Imran]] (The Family of [[Imran (father of Maryam)|Imran]]), 200 ayat, 20 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[An-Nisa]] (The [[Women]]), 177 ayat, 24 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Ma'ida]] (The Table), 120 ayat, 16 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-An'am]] (The [[Cattle]]), 165 ayat, 20 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-A'raf]] (The Heights), 206 ayat, 24 rukus [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Anfal]] (The Spoils of War), 75 ayat, 10 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[At-Tawba]] (The Repentance), 129 ayat, 16 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Yunus (sura)|Yunus]] ([[Islamic view of Jonah|Jonah]]), 109 ayat, 11 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Hud (sura)|Hud]] ([[Hud (prophet)|Hud]]), 123 ayat, 10 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Yusuf (sura)|Yusuf]] ([[Islamic view of Joseph|Joseph]]), 111 ayat, 12 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ar-Ra'd]] (The [[Thunder]]), 43 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Ibrahim (sura)|Ibrahim]] ([[Islamic view of Abraham|Abraham]]), 52 ayat, 7 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Hijr]] ([[Meda'in Saleh|Al-Hijr]], The Stoneland, The Rock City), 99 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Nahl]] (The [[Honey Bee]]), 128 ayat, 16 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Isra]] ([[Isra]], The Night Journey, The [[Children of Israel]]), 111 ayat, 12 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Kahf]] (The Cave), 110 ayat, 12 rukus [[Makkan sura]] # [[Maryam (sura)|Maryam]] ([[Islamic view of the Virgin Mary|Mary]]), 98 ayat,6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ta-Ha]] (Ta-Ha), 135 ayat, 8 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Anbiya]] (The [[Prophets of Islam|Prophets]]), 112 ayat, 7 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Hajj]] (The Pilgrimage, The [[Hajj]]), 78 ayat, 10 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Muminun]] (The Believers), 118 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Noor]] (The Light), 64 ayat, 9 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Furqan]] (The Criterion, The Standard), 77 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ash-Shu'ara]] (The Poets), 227 ayat, 11 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Naml]] (The [[Ant]], The Ants), 93 ayat, 7 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qasas]] (The Stories), 88 ayat, 9 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ankabut]] (The [[Spider]]), 69 ayat, 7 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ar-Rum]] (The [[Roman Empire|Romans]], The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]]s), 60 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Luqman (sura)|Luqman]] ([[Luqman]]), 34 ayat, 4 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[As-Sajda]] (The Prostration, Worship, Adoration), 30 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ahzab]] (The Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces), 73 ayat, 9 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Saba (sura)|Saba]] (Saba, [[Sheba]]), 54 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Fatir]] (The Originator), 45 ayat, 5 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ya-Seen]] (Ya-seen), 83 ayat, 5 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[As-Saaffat]] (Those Who Set The Ranks, drawn Up In Ranks), 182 ayat, 5 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Sad (sura)|Sad]] (The Letter [[Tsade|Sad]]), 88 ayat, 5 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Az-Zumar]] (The Troops, Throngs), 75 ayat, 8 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ghafir]] (The Forgiver), 85 ayat, 9 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Fussilat]] (Explained In Detail), 54 ayat, 6 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ash-Shura]] (The [[Shura|Consultation]]), 53 ayat, 5 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Az-Zukhruf]] (The Ornaments Of Gold, Luxury), 89 ayat, 7 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ad-Dukhan]] (The Smoke), 59 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Jathiya]] (The Kneeling,Crouching), 37 ayat, 4 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ahqaf]] (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes), 35 ayat, 4 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Muhammad (sura)|Muhammad]] ([[Muhammad]]), 38 ayat, 4 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Fath]] (Victory, [[Conquest of Mecca|Conquest]]), 29 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Hujurat]] (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments), 18 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Qaf (sura)|Qaf]] (The Letter [[Qaf]]), 45 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Adh-Dhariyat]] (The Winnowing Winds), 60 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[At-Tur]] (The [[Tur|Mount]]), 49 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Najm]] (The Star), 62 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qamar]] (The [[Moon]]), 55 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ar-Rahman]] (The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving), 78 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Waqia]] (The Event), 96 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Hadid]] (The [[Iron]]), 29 ayat, 4 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Mujadila]] (She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman), 22 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Hashr]] (The Gathering,Exile, Banishment), 24 ayat, 3 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Mumtahina]] (She That Is To Be Examined, Examining Her), 13 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[As-Saff]] (The Ranks, Battle Array), 14 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Jumua|Al-Jumuah]] (The [[Jumu'ah|Congregation]], Friday), 11 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Munafiqoon]] (The Hypocrites), 11 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[At-Taghabun]] (The Mutual Disillusion, Haggling), 18 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[At-Talaq]] (The Divorce), 12 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[At-Tahrim]] (The Prohibition), 12 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Mulk]] (The Dominion, Sovereignty, Control), 30 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qalam]] (The Pen), 52 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Haaqqa]] (The Inevitable), 52 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Maarij]] (The Ascending Stairways), 44 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Nooh (sura)|Nooh]] ([[Islamic view of Noah|Noah]]), 28 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Jinn]] (The [[Genie|Jinn]] ,The [[Demons]]), 28 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Muzzammil]] (The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up), 20 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Muddaththir]] (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak), 56 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qiyama]] (The [[Islamic view of the Last Judgment|Day of Resurrection]], Rising Of The Dead), 40 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Insan]] (Man, Human), 31 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Mursalat]] (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth), 50 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Naba]] (The News, Tidings, The Announcement), 40 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Naziat]] (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers), 46 ayat, 2 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Abasa]] (He Frowned), 42 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[At-Takwir]] (The Overthrowing), 29 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Infitar]] (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart), 19 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Mutaffifin]] (Defrauding, The Cheats, Cheating), 36 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Inshiqaq]] (The Sundering, Splitting Open), 25 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Burooj]] (The Mansions Of The Stars, [[constellation|Constellations]]), 22 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[At-Tariq]] (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer), 17 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ala|Al-'Ala]] (The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest), 19 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ghashiya]] (The Overwhelming, The Pall), 26 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Fajr (sura)|Al-Fajr]] (The [[Dawn]]), 30 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Balad]] (The [[Makkah|City]], This Countryside), 20 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ash-Shams]] (The [[Sun]]), 15 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Lail]] (The [[Night]]), 21 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ad-Dhuha]] (The Forenoon, Morning Hours, Morning Bright), 11 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Ash-Sharh]] (Solace, Consolation, Relief), 8 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[At-Tin]] (The [[Fig]], The Figtree), 8 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Alaq]] (The [[Thrombus|Clot]], Recite), 19 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qadr]] (The (Night) of Decree, Power, Fate), 5 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Bayyina]] (The Clear Proof, Evidence), 8 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Az-Zalzala]] (The [[Earthquake]]), 8 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Madinan sura]] # [[Al-Adiyat]] (The Courser, The Chargers), 11 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Qaria]] (The Striking Hour, The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster), 11 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[At-Takathur]] (Rivalry In World Increase, Competition), 8 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Asr]] (The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch), 3 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Humaza]] (The Traducer, The Gossipmonger), 9 ayat, 1 rukus, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Fil]] (The [[Elephant]]), 5 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Quraysh (sura)|Quraysh]] ([[Quraish]]), 4 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ma'un]] (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen), 7 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Kawthar]] (Abundance, Plenty), 3 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Kafirun]] (The Disbelievers, The [[Kafir]]s), 6 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[An-Nasr]] (Succour, Divine Support, Victory), 3 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Masadd]] (The Palm Fibre), 5 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # [[Al-Ikhlas]] (The Fidelity), 4 ayat, 1 ruku, [[Makkan sura]] # 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