Definition of "surah" []

• A soft twilled fabric of silk or of a blend of silk and rayon. (noun)

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• "And it says in it's English translation, in that surah, which is called "Time Through Ages," it says, "By the time verily mankind is in loss, except such as have faith and do righteous deeds and join together in the mutual enjoining of truth and of patience and consistency.""
• "I mean, the first surah, that is recited five times a day, is anti-Christian and anti-Jewish."
• "The pope's intentions in discussing "holy war" were presumably good -- he approvingly quoted an early Qu'ranic "surah" (chapter), which says "there is no compulsion in religion" -- and he was right to raise the issue of how to confront and combat the religious extremism that gives rise to terror and violence."