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− verses. There are 114 chapters. Out of these 86 were revealed at Mecca and 28 were revealed at Medina; it has a total of 6,350 verses. A chapter is called a " "; each one having a specific name and a varying number of Surah − verses. This division is based upon their subject matter and the names of the were revealed by God Almighty to Holy Prophet. Each Surahs Surah sa − − is further divided into or verses. However, the division of the Holy Ayat − − Qur’an into thirty ( or parts is for the convenience of those Juz Siparahs) − − who wish to complete the recitation in one month. Quotations from the Holy Qur’an are generally given as the chapter number followed by the − verse number. For example, the reference (29:49) means the 49 verse of th the 29 chapter. th Some Facts about the Holy Qur’an − - Every word of the Holy Qur’an is a Word of God revealed − to Holy Prophet of Islam. sa − - The Holy Qur’an was completed and compiled according to − Divine revelation under the direction of the Holy Prophet sa during his life time. - Each and every word of the Holy Qur’an was recorded as − soon as it was revealed by Allah to the Holy Prophet. sa − - Many of the early Muslims memorized the Holy Qur’an − immediately after the verses were revealed. - The first Qur’anic revelation was: − μ¼§ Å¿ ÆBnÃÜA μ¼a μ¼a Ôh»A ¹Ii mBI Aj³A , , ‘ ô î ä ä æ ê ä ä ææê ä ä ä ô ä ä ä æ ê ì ä éê ä ê æ ê æ ä æê ¼§ ¼´»BI ¼§ Ôh»A j·ÜA ¹Ii Ë Aj³A ‘ ,‘ ‘ , ’ ä ì ä ö ê ä ä æ ê ä ì ä æ ê ì ö å ä æ æ ä ä í ä ä æ ä æê ¼¨Í »B¿ ÆBnà A ,‘ ‘ j È æ ä æ ä æ ä ä ä ä æê 173