Al Hejr
| الحِجْرْ Al-Ḥijr The Stoneland | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Al-Hijr Valley |
| Position | Juzʼ 13-14 |
| Hizb no. | 27 |
| No. of verses | 99 |
| No. of Rukus | 6 |
| No. of words | 657 |
| No. of letters | 2882 |
Mada'in Salih
مَدَائِن صَالِح Shown within Saudi Arabia | |
| Alternative name | Al-Hijr ٱلْحِجْر Hegra |
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| Location | Al Madinah Region, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 26°47′30″N 37°57′10″E / 26.79167°N 37.95278°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Official name | Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâ’in Sâlih) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1293 |
| Region | Arab States |
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Al-Ḥijr (Arabic: الحِجْرْ, lit. 'The Stoneland') is the 15th sūrah (chapter of the Quran). It has 99 verses (āyāt).
The asbāb al-nuzūl (timing and contextual background) is that it was revealed in Mecca revealed during the middle period and received by Muhammad shortly after sura Yusuf. Like other surahs of this period, it praises God. Parts of the verses 4-74 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text.
This surah takes its name from its 80th āya, which refers to a pre-Islamic archaeological site called Hegra (Arabic: الحِجر, romanized: al-ḥijr, lit. 'the Stone').