Quran

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The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic scripture
holy book
religious text
approximateNumberOfVerses 6236
associatedWithAngel Gabriel
surface form: Jibril
believedBy Muslims
centralTextOf Islam
compiledUnder Caliph Abu Bakr
considered literal word of God
contains Meccan surahs
Medinan surahs
dividedInto ayahs
surahs
hasPart Surah Abasa
Surah Ad-Duha
Surah Ad-Dukhan
Surah Adh-Dhariyat
Surah Al-A'la
Surah Al-A'raf
Surah Al-Adiyat
Surah Al-Ahqaf
Surah Al-Alaq
Surah Al-An'am
Surah Al-Anbiya
Surah Al-Anfal
Surah Al-Ankabut
Surah Al-Asr
Surah Al-Balad
Surah Al-Baqarah
Surah Al-Bayyinah
Surah Al-Buruj
Surah Al-Fajr
Surah Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Fath
Surah Al-Fatiha
Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Furqan
Surah Al-Ghashiyah
Surah Al-Hadid
Surah Al-Hajj
Surah Al-Haqqah
Surah Al-Hashr
Surah Al-Hijr
Surah Al-Hujurat
Surah Al-Humazah
Surah Al-Ikhlas
Surah Al-Imran
Surah Al-Infitar
Surah Al-Insan
Surah Al-Inshiqaq
Surah Al-Isra
Surah Al-Jathiyah
Surah Al-Jinn
Surah Al-Jumu'ah
Surah Al-Kafirun
Surah Al-Kahf
Surah Al-Kawthar
Surah Al-Layl
Surah Al-Ma'arij
Surah Al-Ma'idah
Surah Al-Ma'un
Surah Al-Masad
Surah Al-Mu'minun
Surah Al-Muddaththir
Surah Al-Mujadila
Surah Al-Mulk
Surah Al-Mumtahanah
Surah Al-Munafiqun
Surah Al-Mursalat
Surah Al-Mutaffifin
Surah Al-Muzzammil
Surah Al-Qadr
Surah Al-Qalam
Surah Al-Qamar
Surah Al-Qari'ah
Surah Al-Qasas
Surah Al-Qiyamah
Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Surah An-Naba
Surah An-Nahl
Surah An-Najm
Surah An-Naml
Surah An-Nas
Surah An-Nasr
Surah An-Nazi'at
Surah An-Nisa
Surah An-Nur
Surah Ar-Ra'd
Surah Ar-Rahman
Surah Ar-Rum
Surah As-Saff
Surah As-Saffat
Surah As-Sajdah
Surah Ash-Shams
Surah Ash-Sharh
Surah Ash-Shu'ara
Surah Ash-Shura
Surah At-Taghabun
Surah At-Tahrim
Surah At-Takathur
Surah At-Takwir
Surah At-Talaq
Surah At-Tariq
Surah At-Tawbah
Surah At-Tin
Surah At-Tur
Surah Az-Zalzalah
Surah Az-Zukhruf
Surah Az-Zumar
Surah Fussilat
Surah Ghafir
Surah Hud
Surah Ibrahim
Surah Luqman
Surah Maryam
Surah Muhammad
Surah Nuh
Surah Qaf
Surah Quraysh
Surah Sad
Surah Ta-Ha
Surah Ya-Sin
Surah Yunus
Surah Yusuf
language Classical Arabic
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
majorTheme afterlife
monotheism
moral guidance
prophethood
memorizationPractice Hifz
numberOfChapters 114
originalLanguage Arabic
primarySourceOf Islamic law
Islamic theology
recitationTradition Tajwid
religion Islam
revealedTo Muhammad
revelationPeriod 7th century
revelationPlace Arabian Peninsula
revelationType divine revelation
script Arabic script
standardizedUnder Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
usedIn Islamic prayer
veneratedIn Islam
viewedAs final revelation in Islam

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Surah Al-Haqqah affirms Quran
this entity surface form: Quran is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
Edward William Lane notableWork Quran
this entity surface form: Selections from the Koran
Zaydi Shia scripture Quran
Maliki usesPrimarySource Quran
Quran 17:1 locatedIn Quran
Yahya mentionedIn Quran
Sidrat al-Muntaha mentionedIn Quran
this entity surface form: Qur'an
Idris mentionedIn Quran
Surah Al-Buruj partOf Quran
Surah Al-Buruj asserts Quran
this entity surface form: the Quran is preserved on a guarded tablet
Surah At-Tariq partOf Quran
Surah Al-A'la partOf Quran
Surah Al-Ghashiyah partOf Quran
Five-Percent Nation (Nation of Gods and Earths) scripturalSource Quran
subject surface form: Five-Percent Nation
this entity surface form: Qur'an (reinterpreted)
Surah Al-Balad partOf Quran
Freemasons allowsText Quran
Surah Ash-Shams scripture Quran
Surah Al-Layl partOf Quran
Surah Ad-Duha scripture Quran
Surah Ash-Sharh partOf Quran
Surah At-Tin partOf Quran
Surah Al-Alaq scripture Quran
Hell depictedIn Quran
this entity surface form: The Quran
Esau mentionedIn Quran
this entity surface form: Quran (indirectly via narrative tradition)
Surah Al-Qadr scripture Quran
Pranami religious practices scriptureUsed Quran
this entity surface form: Quran (selected teachings)
Surah Al-Adiyat scripture Quran
Surah Al-Adiyat partOf Quran
Surah Al-Qari'ah partOf Quran
Surah Al-Asr scripture Quran
Surah Al-Humazah partOf Quran
Surah Al-Fil scripture Quran
Surah Quraysh scripture Quran
Surah Al-Ma'un partOf Quran
this entity surface form: The Quran
Surah Al-Kawthar partOf Quran
Surah Al-Kafirun partOf Quran
Surah An-Nasr scripture Quran
Surah Al-Masad scripture Quran
Palestine mentionedIn Quran
Surah Al-Ikhlas scripture Quran
Surah Al-Falaq partOf Quran
Surah An-Nas scripture Quran