Sura

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Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" سورة sūrah, plural "Suwar" سوار) is an 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, which are traditionally ordered in roughly reverse order of length. Each sura is named after a word or name, mentioned in an ayah in that 'Sura', which surprised or was unusual for the Muslims at the time of 'Revelation'. For example, the elevated status of Mary - considered to be a Jewess or the mother of a Christian Jesus at the time of the 'Revelation' - mentioned in Sura 19 "Maryam/Mary". Each sura is divided into ayat.

[edit] List of Suras

The 114 suras are:

Al-Fatiha (The Opening), 7 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Baqara (The Cow), 286 ayat, Madinan sura
Al Imran (The Family of Imran (father of Moses)), 200 ayat, Madinan sura
An-Nisa (The Women), 176 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-Ma'ida (The Table), 120 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-An'am (The Cattle), 165 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-A'raf (The Heights), 206 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), 75 ayat, Madinan sura
At-Tawba (The Repentance), 129 ayat, Madinan sura
Yunus (Jonah), 109 ayat, Makkan sura
Hud (Hud), 123 ayat, Makkan sura
Yusuf (Joseph), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), 43 ayat, Makkan sura
Ibrahim (Abraham), 52 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr, The Stoneland, The Rock City), 99 ayat, Makkan sura
An-Nahl (The Bee), 128 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Isra (Isra, The Night Journey, The Children of Israel), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Kahf (The Cave), 110 ayat, Makkan sura
Maryam (Mary), 98 ayat, Makkan sura
Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha), 135 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), 112 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage, The Hajj), 78 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-Muminun (The Believers), 118 ayat, Makkan sura
An-Noor (The Light), 64 ayat
Al-Furqan (The Criterion, The Standard), 77 ayat
Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets), 227 ayat
An-Naml (The Ant, The Ants), 93 ayat
Al-Qisas (The Stories), 88 ayat
Al-Ankabut (The Spider), 69 ayat
Ar-Rum (The Romans, The Byzantines), 60 ayat
Luqman (Luqman), 34 ayat
As-Sajda (The Prostration, Worship, Adoration), 30 ayat
Al-Ahzab (The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces), 73 ayat
Saba (Saba, Sheba), 54 ayat
Fatir (The Angels, Orignator), 45 ayat
Ya-Seen (Ya-seen), 83 ayat
As-Saaffat (Those Who Set The Ranks,drawn Up In Ranks), 182 ayat
Sad (The Letter Sad), 88 ayat
Az-Zumar (The Troops, Throngs), 75 ayat
Al-Ghafir (The Forgiver), 85 ayat
Fussilat (Explained In Detail), 54 ayat
Ash-Shura (Council, Consultation), 53 ayat
Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments Of Gold, Luxury), 89 ayat
Ad-Dukhan (Smoke), 59 ayat
Al-Jathiya (Crouching), 37 ayat
Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes), 35 ayat
Muhammad (Muhammad), 38 ayat
Al-Fath (Victory, Conquest), 29 ayat
Al-Hujraat (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments), 18 ayat
Qaf (The Letter Qaf), 45 ayat
Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds), 60 ayat
At-Tur (The Mount), 49 ayat
An-Najm (The Star), 62 ayat
Al-Qamar (The Moon), 55 ayat
Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving), 78 ayat
Al-Waqia (The Event, The Inevitable), 96 ayat
Al-Hadid (The Iron), 29 ayat
Al-Mujadila (She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman), 22 ayat
Al-Hashr (Exile, Banishment), 24 ayat
Al-Mumtahina (She That Is To Be Examined, Examining Her), 13 ayat
As-Saff (The Ranks, Battle Array), 14 ayat
Al-Jumua (The Congregation, Friday), 11 ayat
Al-Munafiqoon (The Hypocrites), 11 ayat
At-Taghabun (Mutual Disillusion, Haggling), 18 ayat
At-Talaq (Divorce), 12 ayat
At-Tahrim (Banning, Prohibition), 12 ayat
Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty, Control), 30 ayat
Al-Qalam (The Pen), 52 ayat
Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), 52 ayat
Al-Maarij (The Ascending Stairways), 44 ayat
Nooh (Nooh), 28 ayat
Al-Jinn (The Jinn), 28 ayat
Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up), 20 ayat
Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak), 56 ayat
Al-Qiyama (The Rising Of The Dead, Resurrection), 40 ayat
Al-Insan (Human), 31 ayat
Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth), 50 ayat
An-Naba (The Tidings, The Announcement), 40 ayat
An-Naziat (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers), 46 ayat
Abasa (He Frowned), 42 ayat
At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), 29 ayat
Al-Infitar (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart), 19 ayat
Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Cheats, Cheating), 36 ayat
Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering, Splitting Open), 25 ayat
Al-Burooj (The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations), 22 ayat
At-Tariq (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer), 17 ayat
Al-Ala (The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest), 19 ayat
Al-Ghashiya (The Overwhelming, The Pall), 26 ayat
Al-Fajr (The Dawn, Daybreak), 30 ayat
Al-Balad (The City, This Countryside), 20 ayat
Ash-Shams (The Sun), 15 ayat
Al-Lail (The Night), 21 ayat
Ad-Dhuha (The Morning Hours, Morning Bright), 11 ayat
Al-Inshirah (Solace, Consolation, Relief), 8 ayat
At-Tin (The Fig, The Figtree), 8 ayat
Al-Alaq (The Clot, Recite), 19 ayat
Al-Qadr (Power, Fate), 5 ayat
Al-Bayyina (The Clear Proof, Evidence), 8 ayat
Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), 8 ayat
Al-Adiyat (The Courser, The Chargers), 11 ayat
Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster), 11 ayat
At-Takathur (Rivalry In World Increase, Competition), 8 ayat
Al-Asr (The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch), 3 ayat
Al-Humaza (The Traducer, The Gossipmonger), 9 ayat
Al-Fil (The Elephant), 5 ayat
Quraysh (Quraish), 4 ayat
Al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen), 7 ayat
Al-Kawthar (Abundance, Plenty), 3 ayat
Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers, The Kafirs), 6 ayat
An-Nasr (Succour, Divine Support, Victory), 3 ayat
Al-Masadd (The Palm Fibre), 5 ayat
Al-Ikhlas (Sincerity), 4 ayat
Al-Falaq (The Daybreak, Dawn), 5 ayat
Al-Nas (Mankind), 6 ayat