Definition of "sura" []

• Islam Any of the 114 chapters or sections of the Koran. (noun)

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• "Waiting on chapter and/or "sura" in the Koran/Q'uran by editnetwork on Monday, Oct 27, 2008 at 4: 48: 42 PM"
• "For Iranian Muslims, Christmas [surely Christmas, not new year?] commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, who is revered in Islam and is mentioned frequently in the Koran, which also devotes a "sura" or verse to the Virgin Mary."
• "Imam Rauf performs the usual editing of sura 5:32 when he writes that the Quran says that "whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind.""