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Each of the short or long sentence of the Qur’an which expresses a meaning, a sign or a decree is named as verse (âyat). There is disagreement between the Islamic scholars about the number of the verses due to some reasons stated below: a- According to the majority of the Islamic scholars the Basmala at the beginning of the chapters is considered as a verse. Nonetheless they disagree whether this Basmala is a part of the chapter and the first verse of it. According to the scholars of Shafi’ite school the mentioned Basmalas are to be considered as a verse of relevant chapter. However the scholars of Hanafite school say that they are not a part of the chapters, therefore they are separate, independent verses, and they were revealed so as to separate the chapters and to be blessed (to benefit from its blessing). b- Some scholars accepted the broken letters {Hurûf al-mukatta’a} at the beginning of some chapters such as ‘’Yâ-sîn, Hâ-Mîm, Elif-Lâm-Mîm-Râ, Tâ-Hâ…’’as an independent verse, and some other scholars accounted them as a part of the first verse of the chapter where they are at the beginning of it. c- Some long statements have been accepted by scholars as two or three verses. They are to some scholars are only one verse. As a result, the number of verses are according to Imam Nâfî’ is 6217, to Shaiba is 6214, Egyptian scholars say they are 6226, and however according to a narration Ibn Abbas said that they are 6616 however the view of Kûfans of 6236 has been accepted and all the Qur’ans' verses in the Mushafs have been numbered accordingly. The number of 6666 which is so common amongst the public has no relevance. This number probably has been stated because it is easy to be memorised by the children. These disagreements are related with numbering of the verses, and not related with the text and content of the Qur’an. |
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