Did You Know this About Holy Qur'an?

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Facts about Holy Qur'an
Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. ALLAH ALMIGHTY (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى), for the whole humanity, dismounted it on His last Prophet Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم). Knowledge of everything in this universe is enclosed in Qur'an. Qur'an is a complete code of conduct for everyone till the Doomsday. Disbelief in Holy Qur'an is kufr (کُفر).
ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى), in Holy Qur'an, says:
Qur'an guides to the right path
Here are a few things you must know about Holy Qur'an being a Muslim:
  • Qur'an was fully disclosed in 22 years and 5 months (approx.)
  • 114 total number of chapters (Surah)
  • Prophet Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) was 40 when he (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) received the first revelation
  • Qur'an has 30 divisions (Para)
  • 6,666 total verses (ayah) in Qur'an ( according to some scholars the exact number is 6236 if tasmiyah is not counted as ayah )
  • 1015030 number of dots
  • 1000 total number of raque (رکوع)
  • 70 times the word Qur'an is used in Qur'an
  • 3 surah start with one letter: Qaf (سورة ق‎), Sad (سورة ص), Noon (سورة القلم)
  • 6 chapters named after Prophets
  • 25 Prophets' names are mentioned
  • Name of Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) appears 4 times
  • The name of Musa عليه السلام (Moses) used 136 times
  • The name of Isa عليه السلام (Jesus) used 29 times
  • 43 number of times, the name of Nuh عليه السلام (Noah) appears
  • 10 rewards for reciting one letter
  • The longest chapter of Holy Qur'an is Al-Baqarah (سورة البقرة‎)
  • The shortest chapter of Holy Qur'an is Al-Kauthar (سورة الكوثر‎)
  • Al-Yaseen (سورة يس) is the heart of the Qur'an
  • Al-Tauba ( سورة التوبة‎) is the only chapter that starts without tasmiyah
  • Al-Fatiha (سورة الفاتحة) is also known as mother of Qur'an
  • Ar-Rehman (سورة الرحمن) is the zeenat (Embellishment) of the Holy Qur'an
  • Surah Quresh is named after the tribe of Prophet Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم)
  • The only lady mentioned in Holy Qur'an is Maryam عليه السلام (Mary)
  • The only talked about day of the week is Friday
  • Best drink mentioned in Qur'an is milk
  • The best eatable thing mentioned in Qur'an is honey
Qur'an is the ultimate source of guidance for all mankind. Qur'an has the infinite qualities. On the base of these qualities Qur'an has many names, some of those are:
  • Al Kitab (الکتاب)
  • Al Zikr (الذکر)
  • Al Majeed (المجید)
  • Al Balagh (البلغ)
  • Al Aziz (العزیز)
  • Al Muhaiman (المھیمن)
  • Al Mutahhara (المطہرہ)
  • Al Dua (الدُعا)
  • Al Furqan (الفُرقان)
  • Al Noor (النور)
  • Al Kalam (الکالام)
  • Al Shifa (الشِفا)
  • Al Mubarak (المُبارک)
  • Al Kareem (الکریم)
  • Al Hakeem (الحکیم)
  • Al Mubeen (المُبین)
Note: this info is verified by most of the scholars. Some scholars, however, may disagree.

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