Yunus (surah)
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Yunus (Arabic: يونس, Yūnus; Arabic synonym of "Jonas" or "Jonah"),[1] is the 10th chapter (surah) of the Quran with 109 verses (ayat). Yunus is named after the prophet Yunus (Jonah). According to tafsir chronology (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is believed to have been revealed before the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina (Hijra), as such, it is known as a Meccan surah.
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يُونُس Yūnus Jonah | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Position | Juzʼ 11 |
Hizb no. | 21 to 22 |
No. of Rukus | 11 |
No. of verses | 109 |
No. of Sajdahs | none |
No. of words | 1839 |
No. of letters | 7589 |
Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
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Surah Yunus is the first of six surahs which open with the tri-letters alif, lam and ra'.[2]