Surah, chapter in the sacred scripture of Islam, the Qur’an. Every surah but the ninth opens with the basmalah formula (‘in the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful’) and encompasses one or more revelations received by Muhammad from Allah (God
The name is derived from Medieval Latin clario-, and further from clarus, which is the Latin word for ‘clear.’ The noun form has evolved to an adjective and now encompasses various things that ring as clear as a trumpet. Interestingly, the root word clarus also gave birth to words such...