III.—The Divisions of the Qurʾān.
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Hughes, Thomas Patrick
111
30
111
Abū Lahab
Abū Lahab
11
22
112
Ik͟hlāṣ
Unity
21
10
20
113
Falaq
Day-break
19
uncertain
114
Nās
Men
20
uncertain
5. Rukūʾ (pl. Rukūʾāt), an inclination of the head or bow. These are sections of about ten verses or less, at which the devout Muslim makes a bow of reverence; they are marked on the margin of the Qurʾān with the letter ʿain ع, with the number of the rukūʾ over it. Muḥammadans generally quote their Qurʾān by the Juzʾ or Sīpārah and the Rukūʾ.
6. Rubʿ. The quarter of a Juzʾ, or Sīpārah.
7. Niṣf. The half of a Sīpārah.
8. S̤uls̤. The three-quarters of a Sīpārah. These three divisions are denoted by the words being written on the margin.
9. Juzʾ (pl. Ajzāʾ). Persian Sīpārah. Thirty divisions of the Qurʾān, which have been made to enable the devout Muslim to recite the whole of the Qurʾān in the thirty days of Ramaẓān. Muḥammadans usually quote their Qurʾān by the Sīpārah or Juzʾ and not by the Sūrah.
10. Manzil (pl. Manāzil, Stages). These are seven in number, and are marked by the letters ف م ى ب ش و ق, which are said to spell Famī bi Shauq, “My mouth with desire.” This arrangement is to enable the Muslim to recite the whole in the course of a week.