Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur’an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from Allah. It is organized in 114 chapters, which consist of verses.
About Holy Quran
The Holy Quran is the Holy Book or the Scriptures of the Muslims. It lays down for them the law and commandments, codes for their social and moral behavior, and contains a comprehensive religious philosophy. The language of the Quran is Arabic.
Besides its proper name, the Quran is also known by the following names: al Kitab (The Book); al Furqan (The Discrimination); al Dhikr (The Exposition); al Bayan (The Explanation); al Burhan (The Argument); al Haqq (The Truth); al Tanzil (The Revelation); al Hikmat (The Wisdom); al Huda (The Guide); al Hukm (The Judgment); al Mau’izah (The Admonition); al Rahmat (The Mercy); al-Noor (The Light); al-Rooh (The Word).
What Does The Holy Quran Contain
To the Muslims, the Quran is the Word of God and contains complete guidance for mankind. Much of the Quran is about God, His attributes and man’s relationship to Him. But it also contains directives for its followers, historical accounts of certain prophets and peoples, arguments for accepting Muhammad as a genuine Prophet and good news for the believers and warnings for the disbelievers. Broadly speaking, the contents of the Holy Quran fall into five main categories:
- Nature of the Spiritual World
- The Law and Commandments
- Historical Accounts
- The Wisdom
- The Prophecies
Surahs And Verses
The Holy Quran is divided into 114 Surahs or Chapters and each Chapter consists of individual Ayaat or verses.
There are in total 6,348 verses in the Holy Quran. The Surahs are of varying lengths, some consisting of a few lines while others run for many pages.
Surah al Baqarah (Ch.2) is the longest Chapter comprising 287 verses while Surah al Kauthar (Ch. 108) is the shortest with only four verses including the tasmia.
The text of the Holy Quran has remained unchanged over the past 1400 years. And this is not strange since God says in the Holy Quran that He Himself will guard this book:
“Surely it is We Who have revealed the Exposition, and surely it is We Who are its guardians” (15:10)
The Holy Quran
The Noble Qur'an
- 1. Al-Fatihah ( The Opening )
- 2. Al-Baqarah ( The Cow )
- 3. Al-Imran ( The Famiy of Imran )
- 4. An-Nisa ( The Women )
- 5. Al-Maidah ( The Table spread with Food )
- 6. Al-An'am ( The Cattle )
- 7. Al-A'raf (The Heights )
- 8. Al-Anfal ( The Spoils of War )
- 9. At-Taubah ( The Repentance )
- 10. Yunus ( Jonah )
- 11. Hud
- 12. Yusuf (Joseph )
- 13. Ar-Ra'd ( The Thunder )
- 14. Ibrahim ( Abraham )
- 15. Al-Hijr ( The Rocky Tract )
- 16. An-Nahl ( The Bees )
- 17. Al-Isra ( The Night Journey )
- 18. Al-Kahf ( The Cave )
- 19. Maryam ( Mary )
- 20. Taha
- 21. Al-Anbiya ( The Prophets )
- 22. Al-Hajj ( The Pilgrimage )
- 23. Al-Mu'minoon ( The Believers )
- 24. An-Noor ( The Light )
- 25. Al-Furqan (The Criterion )
- 26. Ash-Shuara ( The Poets )
- 27. An-Naml (The Ants )
- 28. Al-Qasas ( The Stories )
- 29. Al-Ankaboot ( The Spider )
- 30. Ar-Room ( The Romans )
- 31. Luqman
- 32. As-Sajdah ( The Prostration )
- 33. Al-Ahzab ( The Combined Forces )
- 34. Saba ( Sheba )
- 35. Fatir ( The Orignator )
- 36. Ya-seen
- 37. As-Saaffat ( Those Ranges in Ranks )
- 38. Sad ( The Letter Sad )
- 39. Az-Zumar ( The Groups )
- 40. Ghafir ( The Forgiver God )
- 41. Fussilat ( Explained in Detail )
- 42. Ash-Shura (Consultation )
- 43. Az-Zukhruf ( The Gold Adornment )
- 44. Ad-Dukhan ( The Smoke )
- 45. Al-Jathiya ( Crouching )
- 46. Al-Ahqaf ( The Curved Sand-hills )
- 47. Muhammad
- 48. Al-Fath ( The Victory )
- 49. Al-Hujurat ( The Dwellings )
- 50. Qaf ( The Letter Qaf )
- 51. Adh-Dhariyat ( The Wind that Scatter )
- 52. At-Tur ( The Mount )
- 53. An-Najm ( The Star )
- 54. Al-Qamar ( The Moon )
- 55. Ar-Rahman ( The Most Graciouse )
- 56. Al-Waqi'ah ( The Event )
- 57. Al-Hadid ( The Iron )
- 58. Al-Mujadilah ( She That Disputeth )
- 59. Al-Hashr ( The Gathering )
- 60. Al-Mumtahanah ( The Woman to be examined )
- 61. As-Saff ( The Row )
- 62. Al-Jumu'ah ( Friday )
- 63. Al-Munafiqoon ( The Hypocrites )
- 64. At-Taghabun ( Mutual Loss & Gain )
- 65. At-Talaq ( The Divorce )
- 66. At-Tahrim ( The Prohibition )
- 67. Al-Mulk ( Dominion )
- 68. Al-Qalam ( The Pen )
- 69. Al-Haaqqah ( The Inevitable )
- 70. Al-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent )
- 71. Nooh
- 72. Al-Jinn ( The Jinn )
- 73. Al-Muzzammil (The One wrapped in Garments)
- 74. Al-Muddaththir ( The One Enveloped )
- 75. Al-Qiyamah ( The Resurrection )
- 76. Al-Insan ( Man )
- 77. Al-Mursalat ( Those sent forth )
- 78. An-Naba' ( The Great News )
- 79. An-Nazi'at ( Those who Pull Out )
- 80. Abasa ( He frowned )
- 81. At-Takwir ( The Overthrowing )
- 82. Al-Infitar ( The Cleaving )
- 83. Al-Mutaffifin (Those Who Deal in Fraud)
- 84. Al-Inshiqaq (The Splitting Asunder)
- 85. Al-Burooj ( The Big Stars )
- 86. At-Tariq ( The Night-Comer )
- 87. Al-A'la ( The Most High )
- 88. Al-Ghashiya ( The Overwhelming )
- 89. Al-Fajr ( The Dawn )
- 90. Al-Balad ( The City )
- 91. Ash-Shams ( The Sun )
- 92. Al-Layl ( The Night )
- 93. Ad-Dhuha ( The Forenoon )
- 94. As-Sharh ( The Opening Forth)
- 95. At-Tin ( The Fig )
- 96. Al-'alaq ( The Clot )
- 97. Al-Qadr ( The Night of Decree )
- 98. Al-Bayyinah ( The Clear Evidence )
- 99. Az-Zalzalah ( The Earthquake )
- 100. Al-'adiyat ( Those That Run )
- 101. Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour )
- 102. At-Takathur ( The piling Up )
- 103. Al-Asr ( The Time )
- 104. Al-Humazah ( The Slanderer )
- 105. Al-Fil ( The Elephant )
- 106. Quraish
- 107. Al-Ma'un ( Small Kindnesses )
- 108. Al-Kauther ( A River in Paradise)
- 109. Al-Kafiroon ( The Disbelievers )
- 110. An-Nasr ( The Help )
- 111. Al-Masad ( The Palm Fibre )
- 112. Al-Ikhlas ( Sincerity )
- 113. Al-Falaq ( The Daybreak )
- 114. An-Nas ( Mankind )
