surah

Also known as surat, sura

A surah (; ; ) is an Arabic word meaning "chapter" in the Quran. There are 114 surah in the Quran, each divided into verses (). The surah are of unequal length; the shortest surah ("al-Kawthar") has only three verses, while the longest (al-Baqarah) contains 286 verses. The Quran consists of one short introductory chapter (Q1), eight very long chapters, making up one-third of the Quran (Q2‒9); 19 mid-length chapters, making up another one-third (Q10‒28); and 86 short and very short ones of the last one-third (Q29‒114).

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A surah is a chapter of the Quran, the holy text of Islam, and there are 114 surahs in total, each containing verses of varying lengths. These surahs range dramatically in size—from the shortest with only three verses to the longest with 286 verses—and together they make up the complete Quran.

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vocalized name: سُورَةٌ، سُوَرٌ
name in native language: سُورَةٌ، سُوَرٌ
Commons category: Surahs
quantity: 114
Stack Exchange tag: islam.stackexchange.com/tags/surah

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Etymology
Chronological order of chapters
Early attempts
Modern work
Names of chapters in the Quran
Coherence in the Quran
See also
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Of the 114 surah in the Quran, 86 are classified as Meccan (), as according to Islamic tradition they were revealed before Muhammad's migration to Medina (hijrah), while 28 are Medinan (), as they were revealed after. This classification is only approximate in regard to the location of revelation; any surah revealed after the migration is termed Medinan and any revealed before it is termed Meccan, regardless of where the surah was revealed. However, some Meccan suwar contain Medinan verses (verses revealed after the migration) and vice versa. Whether a surah is Medinan or Meccan depends on if the beginning of the surah was revealed before or after the migration.