sura
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Etymology
Origin of sura
First recorded in 1655–65; from Arabic sūrah literally, “row, step, rung”
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She put down her kibbeh parcels for a moment and asked: “Would you like me to sing the sura for you?”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2016
Her choice of passage for her protagonist, from sura two, is striking: "Allah hath set a seal on their hearts."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2013
He explained that after reading the sura in which Maryam, or Mary, gives birth to Isa, a missionary might ask a Muslim, “Do you know of any other prophets born of a virgin?”
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2010
Shaikh Rashid recites with great beauty of pronunciation the one hundred fourth sura, concerning Hutama, the Crushing Fire: And who shall teach thee what the Crushing Fire is?
From Time Magazine Archive
He stood in front of everyone, facing east, vigorously reciting a long sura, and once prayer had started, no one was allowed to say anything that was not related to the performance of the prayer.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
When they were very little, she and her siblings would gather at their father’s knees while he sang suras.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2016
No one has a Quran or suras from it.
From Newsweek ● Sep. 4, 2013
On TV, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., religion students participate in the lalimun, a game show in which they must identify the origins of the different suras chosen by a jury of wise men.
From Time ● Nov. 1, 2011
I lost count of the suras I recited all through the night.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The imam then proceeded to read several suras from the Quran.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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