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Division of the Quran into seven sections for recitation in a week
For the convenience of those who read the
Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil.
[1]
The following division to 7 equal portions is by
Hamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772):
[1]
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Al-Fatiha (chapter 1) through
an-Nisa (chapter 4) consisting of 4 chapters (
Surah).
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Al-Ma'idah (chapter 5) through
at-Tawbah (chapter 9) consisting of 5 chapters.
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Yunus (chapter 10) through
an-Nahl (chapter 16) consisting of 7 chapters.
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al-Isra'' (chapter 17) through
al-Furqan (chapter 25) consisting of 9 chapters.
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ash-Shu'ara' (chapter 26) through
Ya-Sin (chapter 36) consisting of 11 chapters.
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as-Saaffat (chapter 37) through
al-Hujurat (chapter 49) consisting of 13 chapters.
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Qaf (chapter 50) through
al-Nas (chapter 114) consisting of 65 chapters.
See also
References
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a
b Jaffer, Abbas (2009). An introduction to Qurʼanic sciences = ʻUlūm al-Qurʼan. ICAS Press. p. 16.
ISBN
9781904063308.