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===Shortest and Longest Verses=== | ===Shortest and Longest Verses=== | ||
Regardless of [[al-Muqatta'at]] verses (separate letters), the shortest verse in the number of words is the verse 64 of [[sura al-Rahman]] | Regardless of [[al-Muqatta'at]] verses (separate letters), the shortest verse in the number of words is the verse 64 of [[sura al-Rahman]] (Arabic: {{ia|مُدهامَّتان}}, transliteration: "mudhāmmatān")<ref>''Al-Tahrir wa al-tanwir'', Vol.1, p.77</ref> which means, "dark green". This verse contains only one word. And the shortest in the number of the letters is the first verses of [[Suras al-Fajr]] (Arabic: {{ia|والفجر}}, transliteration: "wa l-fajr") meaning, "by the dawn"; and the first verse of [[Sura al-'Asr]] (Arabic: {{ia|والعصر}}, transliteration: "wa l-'asr", translation: "by the time") and some others (with six letters and two words).<ref>Al-Suyuti, ''al-Itqan'', Vol.2, p.357</ref> | ||
The longest verse of the Qur'an is the [[al-Dayn Verse]] (debt) (Q 2:282) which nearly fills a page. | The longest verse of the Qur'an is the [[al-Dayn Verse]] (debt) (Q 2:282) which nearly fills a page. | ||