{"_id":"67685790bc817803e25898ab","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can I own a Quran that has the surahs in a different order?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Would it be haram to have a Qurʾan in which the surahs are arranged according to the order in which they were revealed, rather than the standard arrangement found in the muṣḥaf? In this case, all the surahs themselves are unchanged, and only the order is different.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"There is a scholarly consensus that the arrangement of verses within each surah was divinely inspired to the Prophet (ﷺ), who then conveyed it to the companions. Regarding the order of the surahs (chapters), the prevailing opinion is that it is also divinely inspired. However, a minority opinion suggests that it was a result of the companions' effort, while others believe that some chapters were divinely ordered and others were not.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"It is not considered haram for someone to read the chapters in their chronological order. However, as Imam Nawawi and other scholars have noted, it is preferable to recite the Quran in the sequence found in the Uthmani mushaf. Imam Nawawi even mentions that, according to some scholars, deviating from the order in the Uthmani mushaf is disliked.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c232798","tag":"Quran: Etiquettes","count":63},{"_id":"6965274d3e4fd26d8f9b37db","tag":"Quran: Reading & Recitation","count":18},{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c2327a1","tag":"Quran: Mushaf","count":13}],"createdOn":"2024-12-22T18:16:48.204Z"}