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The Qur'an

114 surahs, 6,236 ayahs

86 revealed at Mecca and 28 at Madina, readable in Arabic with translation, and 121 tafsir editions alongside. Where editions number the verses differently, the difference is shown rather than reconciled.

1سُوْرَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِAl-FaatihaThe Opening7 ayahs · Meccan2سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِAl-BaqaraThe Cow286 ayahs · Madinan18سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِAl-KahfThe Cave110 ayahs · Meccan36سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓYaseenYaseen83 ayahs · Meccan55سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِAr-RahmaanThe Beneficent78 ayahs · Madinan67سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِAl-MulkThe Sovereignty30 ayahs · Meccan112سُوْرَةُ الْاِخْلَاصِAl-IkhlaasSincerity4 ayahs · Meccan114سُوْرَةُ النَّاسِAn-NaasMankind6 ayahs · Meccan
All 114 surahsStart at al-Fatiha

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John Shaqi

Independent researcher and writer on comparative religion, prophetic tradition, and the history of religious authority.

John Shaqi is an independent researcher and writer working on comparative religion, prophetic tradition, and the history of religious authority.

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