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An-Nūr
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Light, Surah 24, Sura 24, Surah of the Light
thumb|upright=1.2|Double-page from the Qur'an with chapter heading and the first five verses of the sura An-Nur (left side). Iran, 1186.
"An-Nūr" is the 24th chapter of the Qur'an, Islam's holy scripture, which opens with verses about divine light and contains teachings on modesty and social conduct. It matters as a significant text in Islamic tradition that has been studied and copied for centuries, as evidenced by surviving manuscripts like this one from 12th-century Iran.
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Key facts
- Surah.Name_of_Chapter
- An-Nur
- Surah.Arabic_name
- النور
- Surah.Classification
- Madinan
- Surah.Meaning_of_the_name
- The Light
- Surah.Sura_number
- 24
- Surah.Number_of_verses
- 64
- Surah.Juz'_number
- 18
- Surah.Hizb_number
- 36
- Surah.Number_of_Rukus
- 9
- Surah.Previous_Sura
- Quran 23
- Surah.Next_Sura
- Quran 25
- Surah.sound
- Chapter 24, An-Nur (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- surah
- Part of
- Qur’an
- Has part
- Verse of Light (Qur'an 24:35)
- Named after
- light
- Image
- Kufi script (New Syle 1) - Qur'anic verses.jpg
- Has parts of class
- ayah
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- topic's main category
- Category:An-Nur
- Commons category
- An-Nur
- language of work or name
- Quranic Arabic
- name in kana
- みひかり
- has characteristic
- Medinan surah
- described by source
- Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān
- work available at URL
- quran.com/24
- Stack Exchange tag
- islam.stackexchange.com/tags/surat-an-noor
- title
- سورة النور
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Exegesis
- 2-4 Unlawful sexual intercourse
- 35 "the Light Verse"
- 36-44 believers will be rewarded
- 45 Birth and social status
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|Double-page from the Qur'an with chapter heading and the first five verses of the sura An-Nur (left side). Iran, 1186.
An-Nur () is the 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verses. The surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35.
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