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Ya-Sin
Qur'an manuscript from Patani. Despite the special significance of in lives of all Muslims, "this is the only Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscript known in which the beginning of Surat Yasin is marked with illuminated frames". 2nd half of the 19th century. British Library Yā Sīn (also pronounced as Yaseen; , ; the letters 'Yā and 'Sīn') is the 36th chapter of the Quran. It has 83 verses ( ). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain that verse 12 is from the Medinan period. While the surah begins in Juz' 22, most of it is in Juz' 23. The surah begins with the eponymous (muqatta'at) Arabic letters: ( ). The meaning of the letters , while being primarily unknown, is debated amongst Muslim religious academics. One of the interpretations is "O human being!" referring to Prophet Muhammad since the verses that follow are translated as "By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom, Thou art indeed one of the messengers". Tafsir al-Jalalayn, a Sunni beginners exegesis ( ), concludes, "Allah knows best what He means by these [letters]." The focuses on establishing the Qur'an as a divine source, and it warns of the fate of those who mock Allah's revelations and are stubborn. The tells of the punishments that plagued past generations of nonbelievers as a warning to present and future generations.…
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Qur'an manuscript from Patani. Despite the special significance of in lives of all Muslims, "this is the only Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscript known in which the beginning of Surat Yasin is marked with illuminated frames". 2nd half of the 19th century. British Library Yā Sīn (also pronounced as Yaseen; , ; the letters 'Yā and 'Sīn') is the 36th chapter of the Quran. It has 83 verses ( ). It is regarded an earlier "Meccan surah". Some scholars maintain that verse 12 is from the Medinan period. While the surah begins in Juz' 22, most of it is in Juz' 23. The surah begins with the eponymous (muqatta'at) Arabic letters: ( ). The meaning of the letters , while being primarily unknown, is debated amongst Muslim religious academics. One of the interpretations is "O human being!" referring to Prophet Muhammad since the verses that follow are translated as "By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom, Thou art indeed one of the messengers". Tafsir al-Jalalayn, a Sunni beginners exegesis ( ), concludes, "Allah knows best what He means by these [letters]." The focuses on establishing the Qur'an as a divine source, and it warns of the fate of those who mock Allah's revelations and are stubborn. The tells of the punishments that plagued past generations of nonbelievers as a warning to present and future generations.…
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