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The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the At-Tahrim article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "the 66th sura of the qur'an with 12 ayat". Today it says "the 66th surah or chapter of the quran and contains 12 verses". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between October 6, 2023 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 66th sura of the qur'an with 12 ayat”. Today it says “the 66th surah or chapter of the quran and contains 12 verses”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 66th sura of the qur'an with 12 ayat”. Today it says “the 66th surah or chapter of the quran and contains 12 verses”.

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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

66th chapter of the Qur'an At-Taḥrīm ( , "Banning, Prohibition") is the 66th Surah or chapter of the Quran and contains 12 verses ( ayah ). This Surah deals with questions regarding Muhammad's wives . The Surah's name is derived from the words lima tuharrimu of the first verse. This is not a title of its subject matter, but the name implies that it is the Surah in which the incident of tahrim (prohibition, forbiddance) has been mentioned.

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 66th sura of the qur'an with 12 ayat”. Today it says “the 66th surah or chapter of the quran and contains 12 verses”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

the 66th sura of the qur'an with 12 ayat

Now

the 66th surah or chapter of the quran and contains 12 verses

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