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Division of the Quran into seven sections for recitation in a week

Quran
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Divisions Surah List Meccan Medinan Āyah Juz' Muqatta'at Al-Fatiha Al-Musabbihat Al-Mu'awwidhatayn
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For the convenience of those who read theQuran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known asManzil.^[1]

The following division to 7 equal portions is byHamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772):^[1]

Al-Fatiha (chapter 1) throughan-Nisa (chapter 4) consisting of 4 chapters (Surah).
Al-Ma'idah (chapter 5) throughat-Tawbah (chapter 9) consisting of 5 chapters.
Yunus (chapter 10) throughan-Nahl (chapter 16) consisting of 7 chapters.
al-Isra'' (chapter 17) throughal-Furqan (chapter 25) consisting of 9 chapters.
ash-Shu'ara' (chapter 26) throughYa-Sin (chapter 36) consisting of 11 chapters.
as-Saaffat (chapter 37) throughal-Hujurat (chapter 49) consisting of 13 chapters.
Qaf (chapter 50) throughal-Nas (chapter 114) consisting of 65 chapters.