An āyah (Arabic: آية, Arabic pronunciation: [ʔaː.ja]; plural:آياتʾāyāt) is a "verse" in the Quran, one of the statements of varying length that make up the chapters (surah) of the Quran and are marked by a number. In the Quranic context the word means "evidence", "sign" or "miracle", and in Islam may refer to things other than Quranic verses, such as religious obligations (āyat taklīfiyyah) or cosmic phenomena (āyat takwīniyyah).[1] In the Quran it is referred to in several verses such as:
A 16th-century Quran opened to show sura (chapter) 2, ayat (verses) 1–4.
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ ٱللَّٰهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّۖ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّٰهِ وَآيَاتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ "These are the āyahs of Allah that We recite for you in truth. So what discourse will they believe after God and His āyahs?"
Although meaning "verse" when using the Quran, it is doubtful whether āyah means anything other than "sign", "proof", or "remarkable event" in the Quran's text. The "signs" refer to various phenomena, ranging from the universe, its creation, the alternation between day and night, rainfall, and the life and growth of plants. Other references are to miracles or to the rewards of belief and the fate of unbelievers.[3] For example:
"And of his signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and what He has dispersed throughout them of creatures." (Q42:29)
"And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it, they eat." (Q36:33)
"... and they denied him; therefore we destroyed them. Herein is indeed a sign yet most of them are not believers." (Q26:139)
"... you are but a mortal like us. So bring some sign if you are of the truthful." (Q26:154)
Chapters (Surah) in the Quran consist of several verses, varying in number from 3 to 286. Within a long chapter, the verses may be further grouped into thematic sequences or passages.
For the purpose of interpretation, the verses are separated into two groups: those that are clear and unambiguous (muhkam) and those that are ambiguous (mutashabeh).[4] This distinction is based on the Quran itself: "It is God Who has sent down to you the Book. In it are verses that are 'clear', they are the foundation of the Book. Others are 'allegorical' but those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except God. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: We believe in the Book, the whole of it is from our Lord. And none will grasp the Message except men of understanding."[Note 1]
A common perception and/or saying is that the number of verses in the Quran is 6,666.[6][7] In fact, the total number of verses in the Quran is 6,236 excluding Bismillah and 6348 including Bismillah. (There are 114 chapters in the Quran, however there are only 112 unnumbered Bismillah's because Surah At-Tawbah does not have one at the beginning and even though the one at the beginning of Surah Al-Fatiha is its first verse hence part of it), there is another Bismillah in the middle of āyah 30 of Surah An-Naml.
The Unicode symbols for a Quran verse, including U+06DD (),[Note 2] and U+08E2 ().
The first āyah in the Quran from a chronological order is Read [O Muhammad!] in the name of your Lord who created (Q96:1) from surahAl-Alaq. The first āyah from a traditional order is In the name of God, the Compassionate Merciful One from surah Al-Fatiha. The first ayahs after the opening surah are Aleph-lamed-mem. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance for the God-fearing, from surah Al-Baqara.
^Hixon, Lex (2003). The Heart of the Qurʼan: An Introduction to Islamic Spirituality (2nd ed.). Quest. ISBN9780835608220.
^Wang, Wei (2022-08-16). "On the Historical Background and Ideological Resources of the Confluence of Islam and Confucianism". Religions. 13 (8): 4–5. doi:10.3390/rel13080748. ISSN 2077-1444.
May 21, 2023
Āyah, ayat, redirects, here, other, uses, ayah, disambiguation, ayat, disambiguation, āyah, arabic, آية, arabic, pronunciation, ʔaː, plural, آيات, ʾāyāt, verse, quran, statements, varying, length, that, make, chapters, surah, quran, marked, number, quranic, co. Ayat redirects here For other uses see Ayah disambiguation and Ayat disambiguation An ayah Arabic آية Arabic pronunciation ʔaː ja plural آيات ʾayat is a verse in the Quran one of the statements of varying length that make up the chapters surah of the Quran and are marked by a number In the Quranic context the word means evidence sign or miracle and in Islam may refer to things other than Quranic verses such as religious obligations ayat taklifiyyah or cosmic phenomena ayat takwiniyyah 1 In the Quran it is referred to in several verses such as A 16th century Quran opened to show sura chapter 2 ayat verses 1 4 ت ل ك آي ات ٱلل ه ن ت ل وه ا ع ل ي ك ب ٱل ح ق ف ب أ ي ح د يث ب ع د ٱلل ه و آي ات ه ۦ ي ؤ م ن ون These are the ayahs of Allah that We recite for you in truth So what discourse will they believe after God and His ayahs Quran 45 6 2 Contents 1 Overview of the meaning 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 CitationsOverview of the meaning EditAlthough meaning verse when using the Quran it is doubtful whether ayah means anything other than sign proof or remarkable event in the Quran s text The signs refer to various phenomena ranging from the universe its creation the alternation between day and night rainfall and the life and growth of plants Other references are to miracles or to the rewards of belief and the fate of unbelievers 3 For example And of his signs is the creation of the heavens and earth and what He has dispersed throughout them of creatures Q42 29 And a sign for them is the dead earth We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain and from it they eat Q36 33 and they denied him therefore we destroyed them Herein is indeed a sign yet most of them are not believers Q26 139 you are but a mortal like us So bring some sign if you are of the truthful Q26 154 Chapters Surah in the Quran consist of several verses varying in number from 3 to 286 Within a long chapter the verses may be further grouped into thematic sequences or passages For the purpose of interpretation the verses are separated into two groups those that are clear and unambiguous muhkam and those that are ambiguous mutashabeh 4 This distinction is based on the Quran itself It is God Who has sent down to you the Book In it are verses that are clear they are the foundation of the Book Others are allegorical but those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical seeking discord and searching for its hidden meanings but no one knows its hidden meanings except God And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say We believe in the Book the whole of it is from our Lord And none will grasp the Message except men of understanding Note 1 A common perception and or saying is that the number of verses in the Quran is 6 666 6 7 In fact the total number of verses in the Quran is 6 236 excluding Bismillah and 6348 including Bismillah There are 114 chapters in the Quran however there are only 112 unnumbered Bismillah s because Surah At Tawbah does not have one at the beginning and even though the one at the beginning of Surah Al Fatiha is its first verse hence part of it there is another Bismillah in the middle of ayah 30 of Surah An Naml The Unicode symbols for a Quran verse including U 06DD Note 2 and U 08E2 The first ayah in the Quran from a chronological order is Read O Muhammad in the name of your Lord who created Q96 1 from surah Al Alaq The first ayah from a traditional order is In the name of God the Compassionate Merciful One from surah Al Fatiha The first ayahs after the opening surah are Aleph lamed mem This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt a guidance for the God fearing from surah Al Baqara See also EditAyatollah QuranismReferences EditNotes Edit Al Imran 5 from the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran online at the Quranic Arabic Corpus A scanned example of the Unicode ayah character is on page 3 of this Proposal for additional Unicode characters Citations Edit Mohammed Khaleel Muhammad Al Ghazali s View on Abrogation in the Qur an forpeoplewhothink org Retrieved 27 August 2018 Quran 45 6 Campo Juan E 2009 Encyclopedia of Islam New York Facts On File p 77 ISBN 9780816054541 The Ayahs of the Quran The Muhkam and the Mutashabih Association of Islamic Charitable Projects 3 7 Hixon Lex 2003 The Heart of the Qurʼan An Introduction to Islamic Spirituality 2nd ed Quest ISBN 9780835608220 Wang Wei 2022 08 16 On the Historical Background and Ideological Resources of the Confluence of Islam and Confucianism Religions 13 8 4 5 doi 10 3390 rel13080748 ISSN 2077 1444 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayah amp oldid 1155964022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
