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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-Balad ( The City ) - البلد

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ البلد [1]
I swear by this city, Makkah - Al-Balad ( The City ) [1]
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ البلد [2]
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city - Al-Balad ( The City ) [2]
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ البلد [3]
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him], Al-Balad ( The City ) [3]
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ البلد [4]
We have certainly created man into hardship. Al-Balad ( The City ) [4]
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ البلد [5]
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him? Al-Balad ( The City ) [5]
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا البلد [6]
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance." Al-Balad ( The City ) [6]
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ البلد [7]
Does he think that no one has seen him? Al-Balad ( The City ) [7]
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ البلد [8]
Have We not made for him two eyes? Al-Balad ( The City ) [8]
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ البلد [9]
And a tongue and two lips? Al-Balad ( The City ) [9]
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ البلد [10]
And have shown him the two ways? Al-Balad ( The City ) [10]
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ البلد [11]
But he has not broken through the difficult pass. Al-Balad ( The City ) [11]
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ البلد [12]
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass? Al-Balad ( The City ) [12]
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ البلد [13]
It is the freeing of a slave Al-Balad ( The City ) [13]
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ البلد [14]
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger Al-Balad ( The City ) [14]
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ البلد [15]
An orphan of near relationship Al-Balad ( The City ) [15]
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ البلد [16]
Or a needy person in misery Al-Balad ( The City ) [16]
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ البلد [17]
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion. Al-Balad ( The City ) [17]
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ البلد [18]
Those are the companions of the right. Al-Balad ( The City ) [18]
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ البلد [19]
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left. Al-Balad ( The City ) [19]
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ البلد [20]
Over them will be fire closed in. Al-Balad ( The City ) [20]
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