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Al-Anbiya
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thumb|Folio from Samarkand Kufic Quran with surah Al-Anbiya. Late 8th–early 9th century. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
"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
- Quran 22
- Sura.sound
- Chapter 21, Al-Anbiya (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- surah
- Part of
- Qur’an
- Named after
- prophet of Islam
- Image
- Khalili Collection Islamic Art kfq 0096.jpg
- Has parts of class
- ayah
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- work available at URL
- quran.com/21
- language of work or name
- Quranic Arabic
- Commons category
- Al-Anbiya
- name in kana
- よげんしゃ
- native label
- سورة الأنبياء
- has characteristic
- Meccan surah
- described by source
- Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān
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Encyclopedic overview
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- 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.
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