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Ar-Rum
Also known as Surah 30, The Romans, The Greeks, The Byzantines, Sura 30, Surah of the Romans, Surah of the Greeks, Surah of the Byzantines
The Romans () is the 30th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, consisting of 60 verses (āyāt). The term Rūm originated in the word Roman, and during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, it referred to the Eastern Roman Empire; the title is also sometimes translated as "The Greeks" or "The Byzantines".
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Ar-Rum is the 30th chapter of the Quran, containing 60 verses, and takes its name from the term "Rūm," which referred to the Eastern Roman Empire during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The chapter is sometimes alternatively titled "The Greeks" or "The Byzantines" in English translations.
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Key facts
- Sura.Name_of_Surah
- Ar-Rum
- Sura.Screenshot_of_Surah
- Folio Blue Quran Met 2004.88.jpg
- Sura.Caption
- Sura 30:28-32, folio from the Blue Qur'an
- Sura.Classification
- Meccan
- Sura.Meaning_of_the_name
- The Romans
- Sura.Sura_number
- 30
- Sura.Number_of_verses
- 60
- Sura.Juz'_number
- 21
- Sura.Hizb_number
- 41
- Sura.Number_of_Rukus
- 6
- Sura.Number_of_words
- 817
- Sura.Number_of_letters
- 3,472
- Sura.Harf e Mukatta'at
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8 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Āyāt
- Chronology
- Literary units
- Major themes
- Sample verse
- References
- External links
The Romans () is the 30th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, consisting of 60 verses (āyāt). The term Rūm originated in the word Roman, and during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, it referred to the Eastern Roman Empire; the title is also sometimes translated as "The Greeks" or "The Byzantines".
The surah references the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 and specifically the Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem in 614. Both sides of that war would later become military opponents of the early Muslims. Within Muhammad's own lifetime, Muslim and Byzantine forces would clash in the earliest battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the Muslim conquest of Persia led to the downfall of the Sasanian Empire by the middle of the 7th century.