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[[File:Al-Ikhlas & al-Falaq & al-Nas.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|The last three suras of [[the Qur'an]]: [[Al-Ikhlas]], [[al-Falaq]], and [[al-Nas]]]] | |||
'''Sura''' (Arabic: سورة), in technical usage, means a part of [[the Qur'an]] that has a coherent content and has a beginning and an ending. The Qur'an has 114 suras beginning with [[sura al-Hamd]] and ending with [[sura al-Nas]]. Suras of the Qur'an, except for [[sura al-Tawba]], begin with "bism Allah" (English: "In the name of [[Allah]] the All-beneficent the All-merciful") phrase. The word "sura" is used 8 times in singular form and 1 time in plural. There's a disagreement about the order of suras being "[[Tawqifi]]" (specified by Allah) or "[[Ijtihadi]]" (by judgment of [[the companions]]). | '''Sura''' (Arabic: سورة), in technical usage, means a part of [[the Qur'an]] that has a coherent content and has a beginning and an ending. The Qur'an has 114 suras beginning with [[sura al-Hamd]] and ending with [[sura al-Nas]]. Suras of the Qur'an, except for [[sura al-Tawba]], begin with "bism Allah" (English: "In the name of [[Allah]] the All-beneficent the All-merciful") phrase. The word "sura" is used 8 times in singular form and 1 time in plural. There's a disagreement about the order of suras being "[[Tawqifi]]" (specified by Allah) or "[[Ijtihadi]]" (by judgment of [[the companions]]). | ||
==Etymology== | |||
"Sura" literally means a level and rank, or a part and chapter of something, or the excitement with elevation. In technical usage, sura means a part of [[the Qur'an]] that has a coherent content and has a beginning and an ending. | |||
Suras of the Qur'an, except for [[sura al-Tawba]], begin with the phrase "bism Allah" ("In the name of Allah the All-beneficent the All-merciful"). | |||
The word "sura" is used 8 times in singular form and 1 time in plural form (Arabic: "سُوَر"). The chapters of the Qur'an are named sura because they are like a "sur" (Arabic: "سور", wall), separates each one of them from other chapters; or because it contains all the [[verse]]s and words. Or because every sura represents the excitement and elevation of [[God]] against the enemies. | |||
Some of the philologists believe that the word is from the root "س ء ر" which means a part or the remaining of something. | |||
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===According to Time of Revelation=== | ===According to Time of Revelation=== | ||