Manzil


For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil.
The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamzah az-Zaiyyat :
  1. Al-Fatiha through an-Nisa consisting of 4 chapters.
  2. Al-Ma'idah through at-Tawbah consisting of 5 chapters.
  3. Yunus through an-Nahl consisting of 7 chapters.
  4. al-Isra'' through al-Furqan consisting of 9 chapters.
  5. ash-Shu'ara' through Ya-Sin consisting of 11 chapters.
  6. as-Saaffat through al-Hujurat consisting of 13 chapters.
  7. Qaf through al-Nas consisting of 65 chapters.