In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 106th chapter of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 106th chapter”.
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Quraysh (after the tribe of Quraysh ) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an .1It is a Makkan sura consisting of 4 ayat .2It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God , who had protected them, for the sake of their own future. It forms a pair with the preceding sura , al-Fil , reminding the Quraysh of the favors that God had bestowed on them; indeed, it is said that in Ubayy ibn Ka'b 's copy of the Quran they were written together as a single sura. The Kaaba was central to the life of Quraish, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige; Surat al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while surat Quraish describes God as Lord of that Kaaba and urges Quraish to worship Him so that, among other things, He should protect them on their trading journeys.3
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Sura Quraysh ( ) (after the tribe of Quraysh ) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an . It is a Meccan sura consisting of 4 ayat . It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God , who had protected them, for the sake of their own future. It is one of two suras containing 4 ayat; the other is Al-Ikhlas . It forms a pair with the preceding sura, al-Fil , reminding the Quraysh of the favors that God had bestowed on them. It is said that in Ubayy ibn Ka'b 's copy of the Quran they were written together as a single sura. The Kaaba was central to the life of the Quraysh, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige.Sura al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while sura Quraysh describes God as Lord of the Kaaba.It also urges the Quraysh to worship God so that, among other things, he should protect them on their trading journeys.
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Sūrat Quraysh ( , "The Quraysh ") is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an . It is a Meccan sura consisting of 4 ayat . The Surah has been so entitled after the word Quraish in the first verse.
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Sūrat Quraysh ( , "The Quraysh ") is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an consisting of 4 ayat . The surah was titled after the word "Quraysh" in the first verse.
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106th chapter of the Qur'an Quraysh ( , "Chapter Quraysh ") is the 106th chapter ( surah ) of the Qur'an consisting of 4 ayat or verses.The surah takes its name from the word "Quraysh" in the first verse.
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106th chapter of the Qur'an Quraysh ( Arabic : قريش , "Chapter Quraysh ") is the 106th chapter ( surah ) of the Qur'an consisting of 4 ayat or verses. The surah takes its name from the word "Quraysh" in the first verse. Quraysh (surah) in mujawwad
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the 106th chapter of the qur'an
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the 106th chapter
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