In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 11th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 11th chapter”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 11th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 11th chapter”.
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Hud ( Arabic سورة هود) is the 11th sura of the Qur'an . It has 123 ayat . It is a Makkan sura . v t e1
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Sura Hud ( Arabic سورة هود , Sūratu Hūd , " Hud ") is the 11th chapter of the Qur'an with 123 verses . It is a Makkan sura .
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Sura Hud ( Arabic سورة هود, Sūratu Hūd , " Hud ") is the 11th chapter of the Qur'an with 123 verses . It is a Meccan sura .
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11th chapter of the Qur'an Hud ( , Hūd , "Hud"), is the 11th chapter ( Surah ) of the Quran with 123 Ayahs (verses).It is about the prophet Hud .Regarding the timing and contextual background of the 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.Q11:105-112 is preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text .Malaysia: Islam, Society and Politics .Behnam Sadeghi & Mohsen Goudarzi, " Sana'a and the Origins of the Qu'ran ", Der Islam , 87 (2012), 37.
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11th chapter of the Qur'an Hud ( , Hūd ) is the 11th chapter ( Surah ) of the Quran and has 123 verses ( ayat ).It relates in part to the prophet Hud . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the 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. Verses 105-112 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text . Malaysia: Islam, Society and Politics . Behnam Sadeghi & Mohsen Goudarzi, " Sana'a and the Origins of the Qu'ran ", Der Islam , 87 (2012), 37.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
11th chapter of the Qur'an Hud ( Arabic : هود , Hūd ) is the 11th chapter ( Surah ) of the Quran and has 123 verses ( ayat ). It relates in part to the prophet Hud . Regarding the timing and contextual background of the 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. Verses 105-112 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text . Malaysia: Islam, Society and Politics . Behnam Sadeghi & Mohsen Goudarzi, " Sana'a and the Origins of the Qu'ran ", Der Islam , 87 (2012), 37.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 11th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 11th chapter”. Read the current article and compare.
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the 11th sura of the qur'an
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the 11th chapter
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