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Meccan surah

surahs of the Quran supposed to have been revealed or composed in Mecca (as opposed to Medina), before the Hijra
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Meccan surah

Summary

Meccan surah ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Mecca is named after Meccan surah[2].
  • Meccan surah is a type of surah[3].
  • Meccan surah is part of Qur’an[4].
  • Meccan surah's Commons category is recorded as Meccan Surahs[5].
  • Meccan surah is the opposite of Medinan surah[6].
  • Meccan surah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meccan surahs[7].
  • Meccan surah's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Online[8].
  • Meccan surah's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سورة مكية'}[9].
  • Meccan surah's different from is recorded as Medinan surah[10].

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Definition and Type

Meccan surah is a type of surah[3]. It is the opposite of Medinan surah[6].

Origins

Mecca is named after Meccan surah[2].

Use and Application

Meccan surah is part of Qur’an[4].

Why It Matters

Meccan surah ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Qur’an

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Medinan surah
    Topic's main category → Category:Meccan surahs
    Aliases → —
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    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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