List of chapters in the Quran

Each surah except the ninth (At-Tawba) is preceded by a formula known as the basmalla or tasmiah, which reads bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm ("In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.").

[1] In twenty-nine surahs this is followed by a group of letters called "muqaṭṭa'āt" (lit.

"abbreviated" or "shortened"), unique combinations of a few letters whose meaning are unknown.

The Seven Oft-Repeated [Verses][6] It reads: “(1) In the name of God (Allah), the Compassionate and Merciful.

(2) Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, (3) the Compassionate and Merciful, (4) Master of the Day of Judgement.