surah
Islamic scripture section
A surah is a chapter of the Quran, the central religious text of Islam.
The Quran contains 114 surahs of varying length, each with its own name: the opening surah is al-Fatiha.
Muslims memorize and recite surahs in prayer.
Also spelled sura.
Islam's central scripture
- ayahColonial-era Indian nursemaid
- versesLines of poetry
- MeccanOf Islam's holiest city
- juzQuran reading portion
bismillah · opening · chapter · division · revelation · sequence · numbering
Address to deity
- salahIslamic ritual prayer
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- recitalSolo musical performance
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
reflection · contemplation · supplication · night prayer · Ramadan · spiritual · meditation · prostration
Complete Quran memorizer
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
articulation · melody · rhythm · voice · breath · oral tradition · chanting · melodic
Surprising disclosed truth
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- monotheismBelief in one god
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
paradise · hellfire · mercy · warning · stories · parables · law · ethics
Ornamental handwriting art
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- scriptWritten words for performance
- translationConverting between languages
exegesis · commentary · interpretation · parchment · illumination · orthography · diacritics · vocalization
Quran
Islam's central scripture
juz · bismillah · opening · chapter · division · revelation · sequence · numbering
prayer
Address to deity
blessing · reflection · contemplation · supplication · night prayer · Ramadan · spiritual · meditation · prostration · devotion
hafiz
Complete Quran memorizer
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
pronunciation · articulation · melody · rhythm · voice · breath · oral tradition · chanting · melodic · phonetics
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- monotheismBelief in one god
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
judgment · paradise · hellfire · mercy · warning · stories · parables · law · ethics · creation
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- scriptWritten words for performance
translation · exegesis · commentary · interpretation · parchment · illumination · orthography · diacritics · vocalization · written
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- Islamic TermsAllah, Quran, Islam, Muhammad, ayah
- sacred versespsalm, Bible verse, sutra, scripture passage, sacred text
- QuranQuran, Koran, ayah, verses, chapter