Al-Anbiya
thumb|Folio from Samarkand Kufic Quran with surah Al-Anbiya. Late 8th–early 9th century. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
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"Al-Anbiya" is the 21st chapter of the Quran, Islam's holy scripture, and it takes its name from the Arabic word for "prophets" because it discusses various prophets recognized in Islamic tradition. The chapter is significant in Islamic religious texts and has been preserved in important historical Quran manuscripts, such as the elaborate Kufic Quran created in Samarkand during the late 8th to early 9th century.
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Key facts
- Sura.Name_of_Surah
- Al-Anbiyā
- Sura.Arabic_name
- الأنبياء
- Sura.Classification
- Meccan
- Sura.Meaning_of_the_name
- The Prophets
- Sura.Sura_number
- 21
- Sura.Number_of_verses
- 112
- Sura.Juz'_number
- 17
- Sura.Hizb_number
- 33
- Sura.Number_of_Rukus
- 7
- Sura.Number_of_words
- 1323
- Sura.Number_of_letters
- 5,094
- Sura.Previous_Sura
- Quran 20
- Sura.Next_Sura
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4 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Historical context
- References
- External links
thumb|Folio from Samarkand Kufic Quran with surah Al-Anbiya. Late 8th–early 9th century. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
thumb|Page from the Qur'an copied by Ahmad al-Suhrawardi (1256-1340) with the fragment of the surah Al-Anbiya (verses 25nn). Illumination by [[Muhammad ibn Aybak. Muhaqqaq script. Baghdad, year 1307/1308. Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum]] Al-Anbiyaʼ (, ; "The Prophets") is the 21st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 112 verses (āyāt). Its principal subject matter is prophets of the past, who also preached the same faith as Muhammad.