Ayah
Encyclopedia
Ayah or Aayah is the Arabic
word for sign
or proof
:
The word is usually used to refer to the smallest unit of the Qur'an
, usually called 'verses' or 'signs' in English translations of the Qur'an. Muslim
s believe that each ayah of the Qur'an is a sign from God
.
Chapters in the Qur'an, called sura
s in Arabic, are made up of several ayahs, although suras vary greatly in length, ranging from 3 to 286 ayahs. Within a long sura, ayahs may be further divided into thematic sequences or passages.
A common myth persists that the number of ayahs is 6,666. In fact, the total of the numbers of ayat in all suras is 6,236; the number varies if the bismillah
s are counted separately.
The verse number is written in a symbol at the end of each verse. This symbol is , end of ayah. Its Unicode
number is U+06DD. denotes the end of a sura.
The word ayah is also used for verses of the Bible by Arab Christians and Christians in other countries where Arabic words are used for religious terms.
This distinction is stated within the Qur'an itself:
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
word for sign
Sign
A sign is something that implies a connection between itself and its object. A natural sign bears a causal relation to its object—for instance, thunder is a sign of storm. A conventional sign signifies by agreement, as a full stop signifies the end of a sentence...
or proof
Proof
Proof may refer to:* Proof , sufficient evidence or argument for the truth of a proposition* Formal proof* Mathematical proof, a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true...
:
"These are the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of AllahAllahAllah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
, which We recite to you (O Muhammad SAWPeace be upon him (Islam)Peace be upon him is a phrase that practising Muslims often say after saying the name of a prophet of Islam. There are three variants of this phrase in Arabic:...
) with truth. Then in which speech after Allah and His Ayat will they believe?"
(Surat Al-Jathiya 45:6, Mohsin KhanMuhammad Muhsin KhanMuhammad Muhsin Khan born 1345 Al-Hijri is a contemporary Islamic scholar of ethnic Afghan origin, most notable for his renowned English translations of Sahih Bukhari and the Qur'an, entitled The Noble Qur'an, which he completed along with Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali.-Biography:Muhammad Muhsin...
translation of the Qur'an)
The word is usually used to refer to the smallest unit of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, usually called 'verses' or 'signs' in English translations of the Qur'an. Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s believe that each ayah of the Qur'an is a sign from God
God in Islam
In Islamic theology, God is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer, and judge of the universe. Islam puts a heavy emphasis on the conceptualization of God as strictly singular . God is unique and inherently One , all-merciful and omnipotent. According to the Islamic...
.
Chapters in the Qur'an, called sura
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
s in Arabic, are made up of several ayahs, although suras vary greatly in length, ranging from 3 to 286 ayahs. Within a long sura, ayahs may be further divided into thematic sequences or passages.
A common myth persists that the number of ayahs is 6,666. In fact, the total of the numbers of ayat in all suras is 6,236; the number varies if the bismillah
Bismillah
There are multiple uses of Bismillah :* Bismillah is first word of the Basmala phrase of Islam.* Bismillah , born in Oruzgan, Afghanistan, in 1952...
s are counted separately.
The verse number is written in a symbol at the end of each verse. This symbol is , end of ayah. Its Unicode
Unicode
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems...
number is U+06DD. denotes the end of a sura.
The word ayah is also used for verses of the Bible by Arab Christians and Christians in other countries where Arabic words are used for religious terms.
Types of ayah
There are two types of ayah in the Quran:- - Some that are Muhkam (محكم): with very clear and straightforward meanings.
- - Some that are Mutashabeh (متشابه): with multiple interpretations.
This distinction is stated within the Qur'an itself:
"He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning) [Muhkam]; they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical [Mutashabeh]. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: 'We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:' and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding." (Ali-ImranAli-ImranSura Ali-Imran is the 3rd chapter of the Qur'an with two hundred verses.-Overview:Imran in Islam is regarded as the father of Mary. This chapter is named after the family Imran , which includes Imran, Saint Anne, Mary, and Jesus. The chapter is believed to have been revealed in Medina and is...
3:7, Yusuf AliAbdullah Yusuf AliHafiz Abdullah Yusuf Ali, CBE, FRSL was an Indian Islamic scholar who translated the Qur'an into English. His translation of the Qur'an is one of the most widely-known and used in the English-speaking world....
translation of the Qur'an)