The opening verses of the sura are concerned with prophethood, its philosophy, and people's reactions to the calls of prophets. The sura points to three principles of the religion: monotheism, prophethood, and resurrection. It is also one of the suras that begin with disjoined letters (muqatta'at), and it is the first sura of the Qur'an beginning with swearing. As to its size, the sura counts as a Mathani sura, occupying almost one hizb of the Qur'an. Sura Yasin contains eighty three verses, 733 words, and 3,068 letters. In the traditional order of compilation, it is the thirty sixth sura in juz' twenty second and twenty third of the Qur'an. Sura Yasin is a Makki Sura, and in its order of revelation, it is the forty first sura revealed to the Prophet (s). According to hadiths, Sura Yasin is one of the most virtuous suras of the Qur'an such that it is referred to as the "Heart of the Qur'an". It is also referred to as Sura Dafi'a (repelling) and Mu'ammima (extending), because it repels devils and wrongs and extends the good of the mundane world and the afterlife to all people. The sura is also called " Habib al-Najjar" (Habib the Carpenter), because his story occurs in verses thirteen to thirty of the sura. The sura is called "Ya-Sin" because it begins with disjoined letters (Ya and Sin). 4 The Story of the People of the Village and the Believer of Al Yasin. For example, Imam al-Sadiq (a) is quoted as saying that if one recites this sura before going to sleep or before the sunset, he will be protected over the day and will be full of livelihood, and if one recites it at night before going to sleep, God will appoint thousand angels to repel devils from him and protect him against any harms. Many virtues are cited for the recitation of Sura Yasin in hadiths. The stories of "Ashab al-Qarya" (people of the village) and the believer of Al Yasin occur in this sura. Sura Yasin is concerned with the three principles of monotheism, prophethood, and resurrection, as well as the revival of the dead and the members of the body talking on the Day of Judgment. The sura is called so because it begins with disjoined letters (muqatta'at): "Ya" ( ی) and "Sin" ( س). It is a Makki Sura in the juz' twenty second and twenty third of the Qur'an. Sūra Yā-Sīn (Arabic: سورَة یس) is the thirty sixth sura of the Qur'an. This article is an introduction to the Sura Yasin to read its text see text:Sura Yasin.
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