In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 44th sura of the qur'an with 59 ayat”. Today it says “the 44th chapter”.
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44th chapter of the Qur'an "Q44" redirects here. Sūrat ad-Dukhān ( , "Smoke") is the 44th chapter ( sura ) of the Quran with 59 verses .1 The first verse is one of Quran's Muqatta'at , the letter combinations that appear in the beginning of some chapters. Verse 37 mentions the people of Tubba , interpreters explain that this refers to the people of Sheba . The word dukhan , meaning 'smoke', is mentioned in verse 10. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina.2
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Surat Ad-Dukhan (Smoke) is the 44th sura of the Qur'an with 59 ayat. v t e
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Surat Ad-Dukhan ( ) (Smoke) is the 44th sura of the Qur'an with 59 ayat .
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Ad-Dukhan ( suratu d-Duḫḫān , "Smoke") is the 44th chapter ( sura ) of the Quran with 59 verses .The first verse is one of Quran's Muqatta'at , the letter combinations that appear in the beginning of some chapters.Verse 37 mentions the people of Tubba , interpreters explain that this refers to the people of Sheba .The word dukhan , meaning 'smoke', is mentioned in verse 10.
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44th chapter of the Qur'an Ad-Dukhan ( , ad-dukhān ; meaning: Smoke) is the 44th chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 59 verses ( ayat ). The word dukhan , meaning 'smoke', is mentioned in verse 10. حم The first verse is one of Quran's Muqatta'at , the letter combinations that appear in the beginning of some chapters. Verse 37 mentions the people of Tubba , interpreters explain that this refers to the people of Sheba . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.Quran sura 44 Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters George Sale translates حم as H.
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44th chapter of the Qur'an Ad-Dukhan ( Arabic : الدخان , ad-dukhān ; meaning: Smoke) is the 44th chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 59 verses ( ayat ). The word dukhan , meaning 'smoke', is mentioned in verse 10. حم The first verse is one of Quran's Muqatta'at , the letter combinations that appear in the beginning of some chapters. Verse 37 mentions the people of Tubba , interpreters explain that this refers to the people of Sheba . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina. Quran sura 44 Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters George Sale translates حم as H.
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the 44th sura of the qur'an with 59 ayat
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the 44th chapter
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