Tag: surah
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The Qur’an Has No Chapters or Verses (2)
The word Suratun (suːrətʊn) is the feminine of Surun (suːrʊn) which means the wall of a city or town. Since the wall used to be the part of a city for which Arabic word Madinatun (mʌdiːnʌtʊn) is a feminine noun, the feminine counterpart Suratun (suːrətʊn) has been used mostly
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The Qur’an Has No Chapters or Verses (1)
It is ironic that a substantial number of educated Muslims (their number is increasing with time) believe that the Qur’an contains chapters and verses. To them, chapter is equal in meaning to Surah (suːrɑː), and verse is the same as Ayah (ɑːyɑː)