Suras

Mecca were, therefore, confined to teaching and preaching and to the publishing of the earlier "Suras," or chapters of his "Revelation."

Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans William Muir 1859

The 114 Suras are arranged roughly in decreasing order of length, which means that there is no internal progression of ideas, and certainly no chronological sequencing (the most we get is that some are tagged as written in Medina and others in Mecca).

Election broadcast nwhyte 2010

Fitna is a short film made up of excerpts from Suras of the Qur'an, interspersed with media clips describing acts of violence or hatred by Muslims.

Kelly van der Kwast: Not Greeting Geert Nicely 2009

It is a special feature of the Qur'an that more than once it insists that God has given the Qur'an in Arabic, so that no-one can say that it is obscure or foreign (Sura 41.44); God has spoken in a language that Muhammad's contemporaries can hear as their own (Suras 42, 43 and 44), and this is a testimony to his mercy and his willingness to communicate with us.

How does God reveal himself? A Christian Perspective 2009

Those Suras (Chapters) and Verses which were recorded later are the ones which take superiority over earlier ones.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

The prospect of a human-rights tribunal telling you which Suras and Hadiths you are and aren't allowed to preach in your mosques may sound ridiculous.

Daimnation!: Today it's them, tomorrow it's you 2008

In fact read the whole of Suras, 2,4,8 and 9 and then tell us if you still believe its a religion of peace.

Is it wrong to accuse the BBC of Middle East bias? 2007

The Koran is a large work, organized into 114 chapters or “Suras.

Printing: Islamophobia 2006

The Koran is a large work, organized into 114 chapters or "Suras."

Islamophobia 2006

We got the university to back down from both of those requirements, and I think we helped stimulate conversation and forced students to actually read the Koran, especially Suras 4, 5 and 9, which have most of the hate and vitriol towards Christians.

CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2002 2002