Ruku' (in the Qur'an): Difference between revisions

'''Ruku' in Qur'an''' is a grouping unit in the [[Qur'an]] referring to a group of [[verse]]s which are about one topic and message. The famous view is that the reason for this grouping is the rulings of [[Sunni]]s suggesting that in the [[prayer]], after the recitation of [[Sura al-Fatiha]], reciting one complete [[sura]] is not [[obligatory]] and the praying person or the leader of the [[congregational prayer]] can recite a part of one sura with ends with a certain topic. Since, these verses are recited before ruku', they are called as one ruku'. The number of verses in Qur'anic ruku's is different and there is a disagreement about the number of all the ruku's of the Qur'an. The history of the emergence of this grouping unit is not known.

Cause of this naming is not clearly known, but it is famously said that it is related with Sunni rulings, according to which [[recitation]] of one complete sura is not obligatory after recitation of Sura al-Fatiha and the praying person or the [[leader of the congregational prayer]] can recite a part of one sura ending with a certain topic. Therefore, these grouped verses which are recited before ruku' are called "ruku's". Also, some considered this grouping related with [[Tarawih prayer]] in which the praying person recites some verses before going to ruku'.

The number of verses in Qur'anic ruku's is not equal. For example, Sura al-Fatiha as well as most short suras of the Qur'an which have similar meanings are considered one ruku'. About the total number of Qur'anic ruku' too different numbers are mentioned, such as 540 ruku's according to the famous view; 556 in copies of the Qur'an published in [[India|Indian]] subcontinent and thousand ruku' according to another view.