Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 10th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 10th chapter”.
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Yunus ( Jonah ) is the 10th sura of the Qur'an . It has 109 ayat . It is a Makkan sura . v t e1
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Sura Yunus ( , Sūratu Yūnus , Jonah ) is the 10th chapter of the Qur'an with 109 verses . It is a Makkan sura .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Sura Yunus ( , Sūratu Yūnus , Jonah ) is the 10th chapter of the Qur'an with 109 verses . It is a Makkan sura . It is named after the prophet Jonah .
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10th chapter of the Qur'an Yunus ( , Yūnus , "Jonah"), is the 10th chapter ( Surah ) of the Quran with 109 Ayahs (verses).Yunus is named after the prophet Yunus ( Jonah ).According to tafsir chronology ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is believed to have been " revealed " before the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina ( Hijra ), as such, it is known as a Meccan surah .The surah contains 109 verses ( ayah ) and is the first of six surahs which open with the tri-letters alif, lam and ra'.
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10th chapter of the Qur'an Yunus ( , Yūnus ; Arabic synonym of "Jonas" or "Jonah"), is the 10th chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 109 verses ( ayat ). Yunus is named after the prophet Yunus ( Jonah ). According to tafsir chronology ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is believed to have been revealed before the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina ( Hijra ), as such, it is known as a Meccan surah . Quran 10 is the first of six surahs which open with the tri-letters alif, lam and ra'.
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10th chapter of the Qur'an Yunus ( Arabic : يونس , Yūnus ; Arabic synonym of "Jonas" or "Jonah"), is the 10th chapter ( surah ) of the Quran with 109 verses ( ayat ). Yunus is named after the prophet Yunus ( Jonah ). According to tafsir chronology ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is believed to have been revealed before the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina ( Hijra ), as such, it is known as a Meccan surah . Surah Yunus is the first of six surahs which open with the tri-letters alif, lam and ra'.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 10th sura of the qur'an”. Today it says “the 10th chapter”. Read the current article and compare.
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the 10th sura of the qur'an
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the 10th chapter
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