Dividing the Quran
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Amira Basyouni
I was hoping we divide the Quran like this:
“I asked the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) how they divided the Qur’an [into portions]. They said: Three, five, seven, nine, eleven, thirteen, and hizb al-mufassal on its own. Narrated by Abu Dawood (1393).”
After surat al-Fatihah,
Three surahs: al-Baqarah, Ali Imran, An-Nisa.
Then five: al-Ma'dah, al-An’am, al-A’raf, al-Anfal, at-Tawbah.
Then seven: Yunus, Hud, Yusuf, ar-Ra’d, Ibrahim, al-Hijr, an-Nahl.
Then nine: al-Isra', al-Kahf, Maryam, TaHa, al-Anbya', al-Hajj, al-Mu'minun, an-Nur, al-Furqan.
Then eleven: ash-Shu’ara', an-Naml, al-Qasas, al-‘Ankabut, ar-Rum, Luqman, as-Sajdah, al-Ahzab, Saba', Fatir, Ya-Sin.
Then thirteen: as-Saffat, Sad, az-Zumar, Ghafir, Fussilat, ash-Shuraa, az-Zukhruf, ad-Dukhan, al-Jathyah, al-Ahqaf, Muhammad, al-Fath, al-Hujurat.
Then hizb al-muffassal from surat Qaf until surat an-Nas.
Reference:
Quran.com Feedback Team
Assalamu alaikum,
Jazakum Allahu khayran for sharing this thoughtful suggestion and providing the reference.
We appreciate your interest in the traditional Surah-based division of the Quran into seven portions for daily reading.
Your suggestion to make this available as an additional reading option could be beneficial for users who wish to organize their Quran reading around complete Surahs.
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