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An-Namli

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Also known as Surah 27, Sura 27, Surah of the Ants, The Ants

An-Naml () is the 27th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 93 verses (āyāt).

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An-Naml is the 27th chapter of the Qur'an, containing 93 verses, and its name means "The Ant." The chapter is considered significant in Islamic tradition as part of the Qur'an's core religious teachings and narrative content.

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Key facts

Sura.Name_of_Surah
Al-Naml
Sura.Arabic_name
الْنَّمْل
Sura.Classification
Makkan
Sura.Meaning_of_the_name
The Ants
Sura.Sura_number
27
Sura.Number_of_verses
93
Sura.Juz'_number
19 to 20
Sura.Hizb_number
39
Sura.Number_of_Rukus
7
Sura.Number_of_sajdahs
1 (verse 26)
Sura.Number_of_words
1276
Sura.Number_of_letters
4724
Sura.Harf e Mukatta'at
Ṭā Sīn طس
Sura.Previous_Sura
Quran 26
Sura.Next_Sura
Quran 28
Sura.sound
Chapter 27, An-Naml (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3
Sura.sound_title
An-Naml (murattal)

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Full text

Read Full Surah An-Naml - Listen with Translation, Transliteration and Tafsir - Quran.com

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Summary
  • Significance of title
  • Main concepts
  • Chronology
  • Nöldeke's Chronology
  • Egyptian Chronology
  • Structure
  • Straight-forward interpretation
  • Ring structure
  • References
  • External links

An-Naml () is the 27th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 93 verses (āyāt).

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615-619 CE).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “An-Namli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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