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== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
"Tiwal" | "Tiwal" is an arabic word meaning "long"<ref>Ṭurayḥī, ''Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn'', vol. 5, p. 414.</ref>. 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<ref>[http://lib.eshia.ir/26683/1/2556 Farhangnama-yi ulum-i Qur'an (the article Suwar-i sab'-i tiwal).]</ref> | ||
== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
According to a hadith, naming these seven suras as Tiwal was made by the Prophet (s), | 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. | :"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"<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 2, p. 601.</ref>. | ||
== Tiwal Suras == | == Tiwal Suras == | ||
The seven suras at the beginning of the Qur'an (after [[Sura al-Fatiha]]) which are known as Tiwal suras are: | The seven suras at the beginning of the Qur'an (after [[Sura al-Fatiha]]) which are known as Tiwal suras are: al-Baqara, Al Imran, al-Nisa', al-Ma'ida, al-An'am, al-A'raf and al-Tawba. Some scholars have counted Sura Yunus instead of Sura al-Tawba; and some others have considered Sura al-Anfal and Sura al-Tawba together as one of sab' al-tiwal<ref>Maʿrifat, ''ʿUlūm-i Qurʾāni'', p. 114.</ref>. | ||
*[[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 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||