It consists of eight verses and is often referred to as the âLordâs Prayerâ of Islam. The chapter in its entirety is repeatedly recited during a Muslimâs daily prayers, as it sums up the relationship between humans and God in worship. We begin by praising God and seeking His guidance in all matters of our lives.
The Quran then continues with the longest chapter of the revelation, âThe Cowâ (Al Baqarah). The title of the chapter refers to a story told in this section (beginning at verse 67) about the followers of Moses. The early part of this section lays out the situation of humankind in relation to God. In it, God sends guidance and messengers, and people choose how they will respond: they will either believe, they will reject faith altogether, or they will become hypocrites (feigning belief on the outside while harboring doubts or evil intentions on the inside).
Juz' 1 also includes the story of the creation of humans (one of many places where it is referred to) to remind us of the many bounties and blessings of God. Then, we are introduced to stories about previous peoples and how they responded to Godâs guidance and messengers. Particular reference is made to the Prophets Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, and the struggles they undertook to bring guidance to their people.
A juzĘŧ (Arabic: ØŦŲØ˛ŲØĄŲ, plural: ØŖŲØŦŲØ˛ŲØ§ØĄŲ ajzÄĘŧ, literally meaning "part") is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. It is also known as para (ŲžØ§ØąÛ/āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž) in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.
Division into ajzÄĘŧ has no relevance to the meaning of the QurĘŧÄn and anyone can start reading from anywhere in the QurĘŧÄn. During medieval times, when it was too costly for most Muslims to purchase a manuscript, copies of the QurĘŧÄn were kept in mosques and made accessible to people; these copies frequently took the form of a series of thirty parts (juzĘŧ). Some use these divisions to facilitate recitation of the QurĘŧÄn in a monthâsuch as during Ramadan,when the entire QurĘŧÄn is recited in the Tarawih prayers, typically at the rate of one juzĘŧ a night.
A juzĘŧ is further divided into á¸ĨizbÄni (lit. "two groups", singular: á¸Ĩizb, plural: aá¸ĨzÄb), therefore, there are 60 aá¸ĨzÄb. Each á¸Ĩizb (group) is subdivided into four quarters, making eight quarters per juzĘŧ, called maqraĘŧ (lit. "reading"). There are 240 of these quarters (maqraĘŧs) in the QurĘŧÄn. These maqraĘŧ are often used as practical sections for revision when memorizing the QurĘŧÄn.
The most commonly memorized juzĘŧ is juzĘŧ âamma, the 30th juzĘŧ, containing chapters (sÅĢrah) 78 through 114, with most of the shortest chapters of the QurĘŧÄn. JuzĘŧ âamma is named, like most ajzÄĘŧ, after the 1st word of its 1st verse (in this case chapter 78).
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