As you pick up the Quran, you will discover that the 114 Suras, or revelations, given to Muhammad are not laid out in the chronological order in which Muhammad received them. If this were so, then the first Sura would be the first revelation Muhammad received and the last Sura would be the last revelation. Neither is the Quran laid out in terms of a progressive historical narrative in which we follow the life, actions, and teachings of Muhammad from beginning to end. We are
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