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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 » Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) - القارعة

الْقَارِعَةُ القارعة [1]
The Striking Calamity - Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [1]
مَا الْقَارِعَةُ القارعة [2]
What is the Striking Calamity? Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [2]
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ القارعة [3]
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity? Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [3]
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ القارعة [4]
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed, Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [4]
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ القارعة [5]
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up. Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [5]
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ القارعة [6]
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds], Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [6]
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ القارعة [7]
He will be in a pleasant life. Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [7]
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ القارعة [8]
But as for one whose scales are light, Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [8]
فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ القارعة [9]
His refuge will be an abyss. Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [9]
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ القارعة [10]
And what can make you know what that is? Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [10]
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ القارعة [11]
It is a Fire, intensely hot. Al-Qari'ah ( The Striking Hour ) [11]
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