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sura

or su·rah

[ soor-uh ]

noun

, Islam.
  1. any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.


sura

/ ˈsʊərə /

noun

  1. any of the 114 chapters of the Koran
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sura1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Arabic sūrah literally, “row, step, rung”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sura1

C17: from Arabic sūrah section
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Example Sentences

His "fits" before the oncoming of a new Sura have been mentioned.

At the age of thirty-six Saadiah received a remarkable honor; he was summoned to Sura to fill the post of Gaon.

A most important Muslim tradition says that Muhammad declares this sura to be equal to a third of the rest of the Koran.

Married women are not at all slaves; and the Sura, or fourth chapter of the Koran, assigns them a dowry.

As for Koran-reading, it would delight me; but please give me the number of the sura, or chapter, from which the words are taken.

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