In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 13th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 13th chapter”.
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Surat ar-Ra'd ("The Thunder") is the 13th sura of the Qur'an .1It has 43 ayat. It is a Makkan sura . v t e2
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Sura Ar-Ra'd ( Arabic : سورة الرعد , Sūratu ar-Ra'd , "The Thunder ") is the 13th sura of the Qur'an with 43 ayat .It is a Madinan sura .
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Sura Ar-Ra'd ( Arabic : سورة الرعد, Sūratu ar-Ra'd , "The Thunder ") is the 13th sura of the Qur'an , composed of 43 verses . It has Muqattat (Quranic initials) المر (Alif.
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13th chapter of the Qur'an Ar-Raʻd ( , "The Thunder ") is the 13th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an , composed of 43 verses ( āyāt ). It has Muqattat (Quranic initials) المر (Alif. The goal of the Sura: the power of truth and the weakness of falsehood.It decides the oneness of God, the message, the judgment day and the penalty.The Sura revolves around an important axis that what is truth is clear through power and stability.And what is falsehood is clear through its weakness.No matter how it is dressed up and no matter how it pretends to be the truth.The verses call upon people to not be deceived by the glitter of falsehood because it is inevitably fleeting, while the truth shines throughout the entire universe.
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13th chapter of the Qur'an Ar-Ra'd , ( ar-raʻd ), or the Thunder , is the 13th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an , composed of 43 verses ( āyāt ). It has Muqattat (Quranic initials) المر (Alif. Verse 15 contains a prostration symbol ۩ : Whatsoever is in heaven and on earth worshippeth GOD, voluntarily or of force; and their shadows also, morning and evening. ۩ This sūrah is concerned with the oneness of God, the message, the Day of judgement , and the penalty.The sūrah revolves around an important axis that what is truth is clear through power and stability; what is falsehood is clear through its weakness. The verses call upon people to not be deceived by the glitter of falsehood because it is inevitably fleeting, while the truth shines throughout the entire universe. The name of the sūrah is from the word (Ar-Ra'd) (Thunder) in the 13th ayah .George Sale 's translation "Surah Ar-Ra'd - 15-25" .Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters (v. 13)
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13th chapter of the Qur'an Ar-Ra'd , ( Arabic : الرعد ar-raʻd ), or the Thunder , is the 13th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an , composed of 43 verses ( āyāt ). It has Muqattat (Quranic initials) المر (Alif. Verse 15 contains a prostration symbol ۩ : Whatsoever is in heaven and on earth worshippeth GOD, voluntarily or of force; and their shadows also, morning and evening. ۩ This sūrah is concerned with the oneness of God, the message, the Day of judgement , and the penalty. The sūrah revolves around an important axis that what is truth is clear through power and stability; what is falsehood is clear through its weakness. The verses call upon people to not be deceived by the glitter of falsehood because it is inevitably fleeting, while the truth shines throughout the entire universe. The name of the sūrah is from the word (Ar-Ra'd) (Thunder) in the 13th ayah . George Sale 's translation "Surah Ar-Ra'd - 15-25" . Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters (v. 13)
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 13th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 13th chapter”. Read the current article and compare.
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the 13th sura of the qur'an
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the 13th chapter
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