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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 » Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) - الشمس

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا الشمس [1]

By the sun and its brightness Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [1]

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا الشمس [2]

And [by] the moon when it follows it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [2]

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا الشمس [3]

And [by] the day when it displays it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [3]

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا الشمس [4]

And [by] the night when it covers it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [4]

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا الشمس [5]

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [5]

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا الشمس [6]

And [by] the earth and He who spread it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [6]

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا الشمس [7]

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [7]

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا الشمس [8]

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [8]

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا الشمس [9]

He has succeeded who purifies it, Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [9]

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا الشمس [10]

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [10]

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا الشمس [11]

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression, Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [11]

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا الشمس [12]

When the most wretched of them was sent forth. Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [12]

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا الشمس [13]

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink." Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [13]

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا الشمس [14]

But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [14]

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا الشمس [15]

And He does not fear the consequence thereof. Ash-Shams ( The Sun ) [15]