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Medinan surah

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

Summary

Medinan surah ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

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

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Definition and Type

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

Origins

Medina is named after Medinan surah[2].

Use and Application

Medinan surah is part of Qur’an[4].

Why It Matters

Medinan surah ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

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.

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  1. 22d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Qur’an
    Named after → Medina
    Opposite of → Meccan surah
    Named after → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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