Ash-Shura
42nd chapter of the Qur'an / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ash-Shu'ara.
Ash-Shūrā (Arabic: الشورى, al-shūrā, "Council, Consultation") is the 42nd chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an (Q42) with 53 verses (āyāt). Its title derives from the question of "shūrā" (consultation) referred to in Verse 38. The term appears only once in the Quranic text (at Q42:38). It has no pre-Quranic antecedent.[1]
Quick Facts الشورى Ash-Shūrā Council, Classification ...
الشورى Ash-Shūrā Council | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Other names | Consultation, The Counsel |
Position | Juzʼ 25 |
No. of Rukus | 5 |
No. of verses | 53 |
Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | Ḥā Mīm; ʿAin Sīn Qāf حم عسق |
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Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it has been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.