sura

Examples

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• In Sura 2:255, also known as the Throne Verse, God's sovereignty is emphasized.

• The prayer service, which consisted of only one sura from the Koran, was over quickly.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Do you understand the suras, the verses in the Quran in Arabic?

  Blog text (18)

• One must also consider the fact that the first sura of the Qu'ran (Al-Fatiha) plays a central role in ritual Muslim prayer.

  Academic text (2015)

• Sura 2:106 refers to commandments sent to prophets before Muhammad.

  Academic text (2007)

• Likewise, the opening sura of the Qur'an presents God as merciful, forgiving, and guiding; there is nothing in the sura with which Christians can or should disagree.

  Academic text (2015)

• The prayer service included reciting a notable sura from the Koran.

Synonyms

S

section

vssura

∞ 1.0

A part of something larger, like a page, pipe, or fence

is specific to chapters of a sacred text rather than any document

S

surah

vssura

3 8.2

A chapter of the Muslim holy book the Quran

is an alternative spelling used for the identical chapter name

Surface Forms

Etymology