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Seek sustenance from Allah فابتغوا عند الله الرزق

Ayah  or  Aayah " (Arabic:  آية   āyah , plural: ayat or ayaat  آيات   āyāt  is the Arabic word for 'evidence' or 'sign'. The term also refers to verses of the Quran which are marked with a verse number written at the end of each verse. "These are the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of God, which We recite to you (O Muhammad) with truth. Then in which speech after God  and His signs will they believe? (45:6)" [1] A  sura  (also spelled  surah ,  surat ;  Arabic :  سورة ‎  sūrah , pl.  سور   suwar  is a chapter of the  Qur'an . There are 114 chapters of the Qur'an, each divided into verses. The chapters or suras are of unequal length, the shortest chapter ( Al-Kawthar ) has only three  ayat  (verses) while the longest ( Al-Baqara ) contains 286 verses. Of the 114 chapters in the Quran, 86 are classified as  Meccan  while 28 are  Median  - this classification is only approximate in regard to location of revelati