Al-Isra'
| الإسراء Al-Isra The Night Journey | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Time of revelation | 7th Century |
| Position | Juzʼ 15 |
| Hizb no. | 29 to 30 |
| No. of verses | 111 |
| No. of Rukus | 12 |
| No. of Sajdahs | 1 (verse 107) |
| No. of words | 1558 |
| No. of letters | 6643 |
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Al-Isra'ʾ (Arabic: الإسراء, lit. 'The Night Journey'), also known as Banī Isrāʾīl (Arabic: بني إسرائيل, lit. 'The Children of Israel'), is the 17th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 111 verses (āyāt). The word Isra' refers to the Night Journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and about the Children of Israel. This surāh is part of a series al-Musabbihat surahs because it begins with the glorification of God.
Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615-619).