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sura
[ soor-uh ]
noun
- any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.
sura
/ ˈsʊərə /
noun
- any of the 114 chapters of the Koran
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Origin of sura1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sura1
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Example Sentences
His "fits" before the oncoming of a new Sura have been mentioned.
At the age of thirty-six Saadiah received a remarkable honor; he was summoned to Sura to fill the post of Gaon.
A most important Muslim tradition says that Muhammad declares this sura to be equal to a third of the rest of the Koran.
Married women are not at all slaves; and the Sura, or fourth chapter of the Koran, assigns them a dowry.
As for Koran-reading, it would delight me; but please give me the number of the sura, or chapter, from which the words are taken.
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