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*'''Naming''' | *'''Naming''' | ||
The sura is called "al-Jumu'a" or "al-Jum'a" (Friday), because it states the ruling of the Friday Prayer and practices thereafter. | The sura is called "al-Jumu'a" or "al-Jum'a" (Friday), because it states the ruling of the Friday Prayer and practices thereafter.<ref>Khurramshāhī, "Sura-yi Jumu'a," p. 1255-1256.</ref> | ||
*'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | *'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | ||
Sura al-Jumu'a is a [[Madani sura]] of the Qur'an. In the [[order of revelation]], it is the 109th sura revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]]. In the present order of compilation, it is the sixty second sura located in the twenty eighth juz' of the Qur'an. | Sura al-Jumu'a is a [[Madani sura]] of the Qur'an. In the [[order of revelation]], it is the 109th sura revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]]. In the present order of compilation, it is the sixty second sura located in the twenty eighth juz' of the Qur'an.<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 168.</ref> | ||
*'''Number of Verses and Other Features''' | *'''Number of Verses and Other Features''' | ||
Sura al-Jumu'a has eleven verses, 177 words, and 768 letters. With regard to size, it is one of the [[Mufassilat suras]] (that is, suras with short and numerous verses) and one of the [[Musabbihat suras]], that is, those opening with the exaltation (or tasbih) of God. The sura is also considered as one of the [[mumtahinat suras]], because its content bears similarities to that of [[Sura al-Mumtahina]].<ref>Al-Mumtahinat are sixteen suras of the Qur'an allegedly thus called by al-Suyuti. These suras consist in: Sura al-Fath, Sura al-Hashr, Sura al-Sajda, Sura al-Talaq, Sura al-Qalam, Sura al-Hujurat, Sura al-Mulk, Sura al-Taghabun, Sura al-Munafiqun, Sura al-Jumu'a, Sura al-Saff, Sura al-Jinn, Sura Nuh, Sura al-Mujadala, Sura al-Mumtahana, Sura al-Tahrim</ref> | Sura al-Jumu'a has eleven verses, 177 words, and 768 letters. With regard to size, it is one of the [[Mufassilat suras]] (that is, suras with short and numerous verses) and one of the [[Musabbihat suras]], that is, those opening with the exaltation (or tasbih) of God.<ref>Khurramshāhī, "Sura-yi Jumu'a," p. 1256.</ref> The sura is also considered as one of the [[mumtahinat suras]],<ref> Rāmyār, ''Tārīkh-i Qur'ān'', p. 596 and 360.</ref> because its content bears similarities to that of [[Sura al-Mumtahina]].<ref>''Farhangnāma-yi ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 2612.</ref><ref>Al-Mumtahinat are sixteen suras of the Qur'an allegedly thus called by al-Suyuti. These suras consist in: Sura al-Fath, Sura al-Hashr, Sura al-Sajda, Sura al-Talaq, Sura al-Qalam, Sura al-Hujurat, Sura al-Mulk, Sura al-Taghabun, Sura al-Munafiqun, Sura al-Jumu'a, Sura al-Saff, Sura al-Jinn, Sura Nuh, Sura al-Mujadala, Sura al-Mumtahana, Sura al-Tahrim</ref> | ||
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