Ayah

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This article is about the Qur'an. For the Hindi word for "nurse," see Amah.

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Ayah (آية ʾāyatun, plural Ayat آيات ʾāyātun) is the Arabic word for sign or miracle. It usually refers to the 6236 verses found in the Qur'an. Muslims regard each verse of the Qur'an as a sign from God.

At the end of each verse, the verse number and a symbol denoting the end of the verse are usually written. This symbol is ۝۝, end of Ayah. Its Unicode number is U+06DD. It also conincides with surahs

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