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'''Tiwal''' or '''Sab’ Tiwal''' is a title for seven long | '''Tiwal''' or '''Sab’ Tiwal''' is a title for seven long [[sura]]s at the beginning of the [[Qur'an]], which are according to a [[hadith]], named by the [[Prophet (s)]]. These seven suras which are all [[Madani]] except [[al-An'am]] and [[al-A'raf]] are: [[al-Baqara]], [[Al 'Imran]], [[al-Nisa']], [[al-Ma'ida]], al-An'am, al-A'raf and [[al-Tawba]]. | ||
Some have considered [[Sura Yunus]] instead of al-Tawba and some others have considered suras [[al-Anfal]] and al-Tawba together as one of the seven Tiwal suras. | |||
== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
"Tiwal" means "long". It seems that the cause of naming these seven suras as "Tiwal suras" is because of their great lengths in comparison to other suras of the Qur'an. | |||
== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
According to a hadith, naming these seven suras as Tiwal was made by the Prophet ( | According to a hadith, naming these seven suras as Tiwal was made by the Prophet (s), | ||
:"I am given Tiwal suras instead of the [[Torah]], and Sunan suras instead of the [[Gospel]], [[Mathani suras]] instead of the [[Psalms]] and I am prioritized over them by [[Mufassal suras]] which are 68 ones; and the Qur'an is superior to other books of past prophets." | |||
== Tiwal Suras == | == Tiwal Suras == | ||
The seven suras at the beginning of the | The seven suras at the beginning of the Qur'an (after [[Sura al-Fatiha]]) which are known as Tiwal suras are: | ||
*[[Sura al-Baqara]], the second sura of the Qur'an which has 286 [[verse]]s. This sura is [[Madani]] and is the longest sura of the Qur'an. | |||
Sura | *[[Sura Al 'Imran]] is the second sura among Tiwal suras which is Madani and has 200 verses. | ||
Sura | *[[Sura al-Nisa']] is the third sura among Tiwal suras which is Madani and has 176 verses. | ||
Sura al- | *[[Sura al-Ma'ida]] is the fourth sura among Tiwal suras which is Madani and has 120 verses. | ||
Sura al- | *[[Sura al-An'am]] is the first [[Makki sura]] and the fifth among Tiwal suras which has 165 verses. | ||
Sura al- | *[[Sura al-A'raf]] the same as Sura al-An'am is a Makki sura which is considered among Tiwal suras due to its volume and has 206 verses. | ||
Sura al-Tawba which is the seventh sura among Tiwal suras is a Madani sura and has 129 verses. | *[[Sura al-Tawba]] which is the seventh sura among Tiwal suras is a Madani sura and has 129 verses. | ||
Some have considered Yunus instead of al-Tawba and some others have considered | Some have considered [[Sura Yunus]] instead of al-Tawba and some others have considered Suras al-Anfal and al-Tawba together as one of the seven Tiwal suras. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:سبع طوال|سبع طوال]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:سبع طوال|سبع طوال]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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