Volume II

Quran Chapter Summary

AS PER THE ORDER OF SURAHS IN THE BOOK

Chapter (Surah)	Name	English Name	Name origin	Total Verses
1	Al-Fatiha Umm ul-Kitab Umm ul-Quran As-Sabul-Mathani Al-Hamd Ash-Shifa Surat As-Salah Al-Asas	The Opening Mother of the Book Mother of the Koran The Oft-Recited Seven Praise The Cure Chapter of the Prayer The Foundation	Fatihah means a Key, an Opener. It could be for anything like in this case Opener or Preface of the Quran.	7
2	Al-Baqara	The Cow	Verse 67-73 where there is a story of a Cow/Heifer Moses asked to sacrifice on Allah’s Command	286
3	Al-Imran	The House or Family of Imran	Verse 33 where there is a mention of the “Family of Imran”	200
4	An-Nisa	Women	Name applied to whole Surah as in it mostly matters are discussed related to family life including marriage and inheritance and Rights of women.	176
5	Al-Maida	The Table Spread	Verse 112 where there is a mention of the “Table Spread”, when Jesus’ disciples asked for it.	120
6	Al-Anam	Cattle	Verse 136, 138 and 139 where superstitions regarding lawfulness and unlawfulness of some cattle are discussed.	165
7	Al-Araf	The Heights	Verse 46-47 where there is a mention of “Araf”; people standing on the heights between Paradise and Hell.	206
8	Al-Anfal	Spoils of War	Verse 1 where there is a mention of “Al-Anfal”.	75
9	At-Tawba Al-Baraat	Repentance The Absolution	This Surah has two names. Al-Baraat taken from verse 1 which means ultimatum of release from obligation of treatise. The second name is At-Tawba which mean Repentance as discussed in verse 102 and 104.	129
10	Yunus	Jonah	Verse 98 where there is a mention of “Prophet Yunus”.	109
11	Hud	Hud	Verse 50-60 where there is a mention of the story of “Prophet Hud”.	123
12	Yusuf	Joseph	Name applied to whole Surah as in it the story of Prophet Yusuf is discussed.	111
13	Ar-Rad	Thunder	Verse 13 where there is a mention of “Ar-Rad”.	43
14	Ibrahim	Abraham	Verse 35 where there is a mention of “Prophet Ibrahim”.	52
15	Al-Hijr	The City of Stone The Rock	Verse 80 where there is a mention of the people of “Al-Hijr”.	99
16	An-Nahl An-Niem	The Bee The Blessings	Verse 68 where there is a mention of “An-Nahl”.	128
17	Al-Isra Bani Israel	The Night Journey The Children of Israel	Names taken from Verse 1 and 4 where there is a mention of “Al-Isra” and “Bani Israel” respectively.	111
18	Al-Kahf	The Cave	Verse 9 where there is a mention of “Al-Kahf”; which refers to the Story of the People of the Cave.	110
19	Maryam	Mary	Verse 16 where there is a mention of “Maryam” Mother of prophet Jesus, and their story from verse 16-37.	98
20	Ta-Ha	Ta-Ha	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Ta-Ha”.	135
21	Al-Anbiya	The Prophets	Whole Surah, as it has mention of many Prophets in it and these accounts of prophets starts from verse 48.	112
22	Al-Hajj	The Pilgrimage	Verse 27 where there is a mention of “Al-Hajj”. The account of Hajj/Pilgrimage is given from verse 25-37.	78
23	Al-Muminun	The Believers	Verse 1 where there is a mention of “Al-Muminun”.	118
24	An-Nur	Light	Verse 35 where there is a mention of “An-Nur”.	64
25	Al-Furqan	The Criterion	Verse 1 where there is a mention of “Al-Furqan”.	77
26	Ash-Shuara	The Poets	Verse 224 where there is a mention of “Ash-Shuara”.	227
27	An-Naml	The Ants	Verse 18 where there is a mention of “An-Naml”.	93
28	Al-Qasas	The Story	Verse 25 where there is a mention of word “Al-Qasas” which means “The Story”; wherein Prophet Moses described his story of Egypt in Midian. This title can be applied to whole Surah as in it the story of Prophet Moses is discussed.	88
29	Al-Ankabut	The Spider	Verse 41 where there is a mention of “Al-Ankabut”.	69
30	Ar-Rum	Romans, Byzantium	Verse 2 where there is a mention of “Ar-Rum”.	60
31	Luqman	Luqman	Verse 12-19 where there is a mention of a wise slave of Allah by the name Luqman.	34
32	As-Sajda	Prostration	Verse 15 where there is a mention of word “Sajda”.	30
33	Al-Ahzab	The Confederates	Verse 20 where there is a mention of “Al-Ahzab”.	73
34	Saba	Sheba	Verse 15 where there is a mention of the [the tribe of] Saba.	54
35	Fatir Al-Malaika	The Originator Angels	Two names of this Surah. Both names taken from Verse 1 where there is a mention of “Fatir and Malaika”.	45
36	Ya Seen	Ya Seen	Verse 1 where there is a mention of two letters of the Arabic alphabets “Ya Seen”.	83
37	As-Saffat	Those arranged in Ranks	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “As-Saffat”; the reference is to the angels.	182
38	Sad Dawood	Sad David	Two names. Names taken from Verse 1 and 17 where there is a mention of Arabic Alphabet “Sad” and of Prophet “Dawood” respectively.	88
39	Az-Zumar	Throng, The Crowd	Verse 71 and 73 where there is a mention of the word “Az-Zumar”; the reference is to the disbelievers driven to Hell in groups.	75
40	Ghafir Al-Mumin	The Forgiver The Believer	Two names of this Surah. Names taken from Verse 3 and 28 where there is a mention of the word “Ghafir” and “Mumin”; the reference is to Allah and to a believing man from the family of Firaun, respectively.	85
41	Fussilat Ha Meem Sajda	Expounded / Explained in detail Ha Meem Prostration	Verse 1 and 3 where there is a mention of the words “Ha Meem” and “Fussilat”; the latter referring to the Quran.	54
42	Ash-Shura	Counsel	Verse 38 where there is a mention of the word “Ash-Shura”; the reference is to the believers who are expected to do things by consultation.	53
43	Az-Zukhruf	Gold Ornaments	Verse 35 where there is a mention of the word “Az-Zukhruf”; the reference is to the false attractions of the worldly life.	89
44	Ad-Dukhan	Smoke	Verse 10 where there is a mention of the word “Dukhan”; the reference is to the Day of Resurrection.	59
45	Al-Jathiya	Kneeling	Verse 28 where there is a mention of the word “Jathiya”; the reference is to the kneeling of all mankind on the Day of Judgement.	37
46	Al-Ahqaf	The Sand Dunes	Verse 21 where there is a mention of the word “Ahqaf”; the reference is to the people residing in Al-Ahqaf – the Aad community.	35
47	Muhammad Al-Qital	Muhammad Fighting	Surah has two names. Names taken from Verse 2 and 20 where there is a mention of the name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and word “Qital” respectively.	38
48	Al-Fath	Victory	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Fath”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it is a tiding of a great victory Allah granted to Prophet and believers.	29
49	Al-Hujurat	The Private Chambers	Verse 4 where there is a mention of the word “Hujurat”; the reference is to the private chambers of the Prophet.	18
50	Qaf	Qaf	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the Arabic Alphabet “Qaf”.	45
51	Adh-Dhariyat	The Scattering Winds	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Dhariyat”.	60
52	At-Tur	The Mountain	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Tur”; Tur being the mountain related to Prophet Moses.	49
53	An-Najm	The Star	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Najm”.	62
54	Al-Qamar	The Moon	Verse 1 where there is a mention of “Al Qamar”.	55
55	Ar-Rahman	The Compassionate	Verse 1 where there is a mention of Allah’s Name “Ar-Rahman”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it the Blessings of God on Jinn and mankind are discussed.	78
56	Al-Waqia	The Inevitable	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Waqia”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it mostly matters related to The Last Day are discussed.	96
57	Al-Hadid	Iron	Verse 25 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Hadid”.	29
58	Al-Mujadila Zihar	She who Disputes Zihar	Surah has two names. Names taken from Verse 1 and 2 where there is a mention of “Mujadila” and “Zihar” respectively. In this Surah beginning verses deals with the question and pleading of a woman asking prophet about “Zihar” and requesting prophet to tell her a way out.	22
59	Al-Hashr	The Gathering	Verse 2 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Hashr” (Exile of Jewish Tribe of Bani Nadir).	24
60	Al-Mumtahanah	She who is Examined	Verse 10 where there is a mention of a topic regarding examining women who recently migrated from Mecca to Medina and claim that they are Muslims. Hence the name of the Surah “Al-Mumtahina”.	13
61	As-Saff	The Ranks	Verse 4 where there is a mention of the word “Saff”; the reference being to the fighting ranks in war.	14
62	Al-Jumuah	The Congregation	Verse 9 where there is a mention of the word “Jumuah”; the reference here is to the day of Friday when the congregational prayer is held in a special manner.	11
63	Al-Munafiqun	The Hypocrites	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Munafiqun”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it is an account of behaviour of hypocrites.	11
64	At-Taghabun	Mutual Disposession Mutual Loss and Gain	Verse 9 where there is a mention of the word “Taghabun”; reference being to the Day of Judgement.	18
65	At-Talaq	Divorce	Name applied to whole Surah as in it are Allah’s Commands regarding Divorce and Waiting period Iddah.	12
66	At-Tahrim	Forbiddance Prohibition	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Tuharram”. The reference is to the Prophet forbidding the lawful for himself.	12
67	Al-Mulk	Dominion Sovereignty	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Mulk”.	30
68	Al-Qalam	The Pen	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Qalam”.	52
69	Al-Haqqah	The Undeniable Reality The Inevitable	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Al Haqqah”; the reference is to Resurrection.	52
70	Al-Maarij	The Ascending Ways Ways of Ascent	Verse 3 where there is a mention of the word “Al Maarij”.	44
71	Nuh	Noah	Name applied to whole Surah as it narrates the story of Prophet Nuh.	28
72	Al-Jinn	The Jinn	Name applied to whole Surah as in it there is an account of a party of Jinn and their dialogues between themselves regarding hearing of Quran etc.	28
73	Al-Muzzammil	The Enwrapped One The one wrapped in Garments	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Muzzammil”.	20
74	Al-Muddathir	The One Covered /Enrobed/ Enveloped	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Muddathir”.	56
75	Al-Qiyamah	Resurrection	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Al-Qiyama”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it is given an account of Resurrection.	40
76	Al-Insan Ad-Dahr	The Human/Man Endless Time	This Surah has two names and both taken from verse 1.	31
77	Al-Mursalat	Those Sent Forth	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Mursalat”.	50
78	An-Naba	The Tiding The Great News	Verse 2 where there is a mention of the word “Naba”. Name applied to whole Surah as in it are the news about hereafter and Resurrection.	40
79	An-Naziat	The Snatchers Those Who pull out/extract	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Naziat”; reference is to the angel (s) of death.	46
80	Abasa	He Frowned	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Abasa”; reference is to the Prophet’s frowning at a believer.	42
81	At-Takwir	The Enfolding Winding round and losing its light	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “kuwwirat” from which the word Takwir is derived. The reference is to the sun near the end of days.	29
82	Al-Infitar	The Cleaving/ Splitting/ Shattering	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Fatarat” from which the word Infitar is derived. The reference is to the sky near the end of days.	19
83	Al-Mutaffifin	The Defrauders	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Mutaffifin”.	36
84	Al-Inshiqaq	The Bursting Open/Rupture/ Splitting Asunder	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Shaqqat” from which the word Inshiqaq is derived. The reference is to the sky near the end of days.	25
85	Al-Buruj	The Big Stars The Constellations	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Buruj”.	22
86	At-Tariq	The Night Comer	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Tariq”.	17
87	Al-Ala	The Highest The Most High	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Ala”.	19
88	Al-Ghashiya	The Overwhelming	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Ghashiya”. The reference is to the Day of Resurrection.	26
89	Al-Fajr	The Dawn	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Fajr”.	30
90	Al-Balad	The City	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Balad”. The reference is to Makkah.	20
91	Ash-Shams	The Sun	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Shams”.	15
92	Al-Lail	The Night	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Lail”.	21
93	Ad-Dhuha	The Morning Brightness/ Forenoon/After Sunrise	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Dhuha”.	11
94	Ash-Sharh Al-Inshirah	Expansion/The Opening Forth The Soothing	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Sharh”; the reference here is to the breast of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).	8
95	At-Teen	The Fig	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Teen”.	8
96	Al-Alaq Ikra	The Blood Clot Read	This Surah has Two names. Names taken from Verse 1 and 2 where there is a mention of the word “Ikra” and “Alaq” respectively.	19
97	Al-Qadr	The Night of Power/Decree	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Qadr”. Name applied to whole Surah.	5
98	Al-Bayyinah	The Clear Proof/Evidence	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Bayyinah”.	8
99	Az-Zalzalah Al Zilzal	The Earth Quake	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Zilzal”. Name applied to whole Surah. Reference is to the end of days.	8
100	Al-Adiyat	The Chargers/The Racers	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Adiyat”.	11
101	Al-Qariah	The Striking Hour / Catastrophe / Shocker / Calamity	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Qariah”. Name applied to whole Surah. The reference is to the Day of Resurrection.	11
102	At-Takathur	The Piling Up The Emulous Desire Competition for Increase	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Takathur”.	8
103	Al-Asr	Time	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Asr”.	3
104	Al-Humazah	The Slanderer/The Backbiter	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Humazah”.	9
105	Al-Fil	The Elephant	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Fil”.	5
106	Quraish	Quraysh	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Quraish”. The reference is to the Quraysh tribe of Mecca.	4
107	Al-Maun	The Small Kindness Assistance	Verse 7 where there is a mention of the word “Maun”.	7
108	Al-Kauthar	A River in Paradise Abundance/Plenty	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Kauthar”.	3
109	Al-Kafirun	Disbelievers	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Kafirun”.	6
110	An-Nasr	Help/Victory	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Nasr”.	3
111	Al-Masad Al-Lahab	Palm Fiber The Flame	This Surah has two names. Names taken from Verse 1 and 5 where there is a mention of the word “Lahab” and “Masad” respectively.	5
112	Al-Ikhlas At-Tauhid	Sincere/Pure Religion The Oneness	Name is not taken from any word in the verses of this Surah. But given because of the content of it which is pure Monotheism and Definition of One God, Allah.	4
113	Al-Falaq	Daybreak	Verse 1 where there is a mention of the word “Falaq”.	5
114	An-Nas	Mankind	Verse 1-3 where there is a mention of the word “Nas”. These last two Surahs “Falaq’ and “Nas” are also called Muawwidhatayn because in both these Surahs we are seeking refuge in Allah.	6

AS PER THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF REVELATION OF SURAHS

The chronological order of surahs (i.e., the order in which Quran surahs were revealed to the Holy Prophet, pbuh) is specified in several reliable sources most of which are based on the narrations received from the great Prophet’s companion, Ibn Abbas.

The traditional order of revelation is provided in the table below. The detailed information is extracted from “The History of the Quran” by Allamah Abu Abd Allah al-Zanjani. Professor Noldeke in his famous work “Geschichte des Korans” has provided an ordering which is slightly different from the traditional order in the following two items:

Sura 110 (An-Nasr) is the last in the traditional order, but Noldeke has placed it between 59 and 24.
Sura 62 (Al-Jumu’ah) is after 64 and 61 in the traditional order, but Noldeke has placed it before 64 and 61.

Note that the order of a surah is specified based on the revelation of the first ayahs of the surah, not the revelation of the whole surah.

Order	Surah Name	Number	Type	Total Verses	Note	Phase
MECCAN SURAHS
1	Al-Alaq	96	Meccan	19		Early Mecca Phase (610-617)
2	Al-Qalam	68	Meccan	52	Except verses 17-33 and 48-50, from Medina
3	Al-Muzzammil	73	Meccan	20	Except verses 10, 11 and 20, from Medina
4	Al-Muddaththir	74	Meccan	56
5	Al-Fatiha	1	Meccan	7
6	Al-Masad	111	Meccan	5
7	At-Takwir	81	Meccan	29
8	Al-A’laa	87	Meccan	19
9	Al-Lail	92	Meccan	21
10	Al-Fajr	89	Meccan	30
11	Ad-Duha	93	Meccan	11
12	Ash-Sharh	94	Meccan	8
13	Al-Asr	103	Meccan	3
14	Al-Adiyat	100	Meccan	11
15	Al-Kawthar	108	Meccan	3
16	Al-Takathur	102	Meccan	8
17	Al-Maun	107	Meccan	7	Only verses 1-3 from Mecca; rest from Medina
18	Al-Qafirun	109	Meccan	6
19	Al-Fil	105	Meccan	5
20	Al-Falaq	113	Meccan	5
21	An-Naas	114	Meccan	6
22	Al-Ikhlaas	112	Meccan	4
23	An-Najm	53	Meccan	62	Except verse 32, from Medina
24	Abasa	80	Meccan	42
25	Al-Qadr	97	Meccan	5
26	Ash-Shams	91	Meccan	15
27	Al-Buruj	85	Meccan	22
28	At-Tin	95	Meccan	8
29	Quraish	106	Meccan	4
30	Al-Qariyah	101	Meccan	11
31	Al-Qiyamah	75	Meccan	40		Middle Mecca Phase (618-620 AD)
32	Al-Humazah	104	Meccan	9
33	Al-Mursalat	77	Meccan	50	Except verse 48, from Medina
34	Qaf	50	Meccan	45	Except verse 38, from Medina
35	Al-Balad	90	Meccan	20
36	At-Taariq	86	Meccan	17
37	Al-Qamar	54	Meccan	55	Except verses 44-46, from Medina
38	Saad	38	Meccan	88
39	Al-Araf	7	Meccan	206	Except verses 163-170, from Medina
40	Al-Jinn	72	Meccan	28
41	Yaseen	36	Meccan	83	Except verse 45, from Medina
42	Al-Furqan	25	Meccan	77	Except verses 68-70, from Medina
43	Fatir	35	Meccan	45
44	Maryam	19	Meccan	98	Except verses 58 and 71, from Medina
45	Ta-Ha	20	Meccan	135	Except verses 130 and 131, from Medina
46	Al-Waqiah	56	Meccan	96	Except verses 81 and 82, from Medina
47	Ash-Shuara	26	Meccan	227	Except verses 197 and 224-227, from Medina
48	An-Naml	27	Meccan	93
49	Al-Qasas	28	Meccan	88	Except verses 52-55, from Medina and verse 85, from Juhfa at the time of the Hijra
50	Al-Isra	17	Meccan	111	Except verses 26, 32, 33, 57, 73-80, from Medina
51	Yunus	10	Meccan	109	Except verses 40, 94, 95, 96, from Medina
52	Hud	11	Meccan	123	Except verses 12, 17, 114, from Medina
53	Yusuf	12	Meccan	111	Except verses 1, 2, 3, 7, from Medina
54	Al-Hijr	15	Meccan	99	Except verse 87, from Medina
55	Al-Anam	6	Meccan	165	Except verses 20, 23, 91, 93, 114, 151, 152, 153, from Medina
56	As-Saffat	37	Meccan	182	Except verses 27-29, from Medina
57	Luqman	31	Meccan	34
58	Saba	34	Meccan	54
59	Az-Zumar	39	Meccan	75
60	Al-Ghafir	40	Meccan	85	Except verses 56, 57, from Medina
61	Fussilat	41	Meccan	54		Late Mecca Phase (620-622 AD)
62	Ash-Shura	42	Meccan	53	Except verses 23, 24, 25, 27, from Medina
63	Az-Zukhruf	43	Meccan	89	Except verse 54, from Medina
64	Ad-Dukhan	44	Meccan	59
65	Al-Jathiyah	45	Meccan	37	Except verse 14, from Medina
66	Al-Ahqaf	46	Meccan	35	Except verses 10, 15, 35, from Medina
67	Adh-Dhariyat	51	Meccan	60
68	Al-Ghashiya	88	Meccan	26
69	Al-Kahf	18	Meccan	110	Except verses 28, 83-101, from Medina
70	An-Nahl	16	Meccan	128	Except last three verses 127-129, from Medina
71	Nooh	71	Meccan	28
72	Ibrahim	14	Meccan	52	Except verses 28, 29, from Medina
73	Al-Anbiya	21	Meccan	112
74	Al-Muminun	23	Meccan	118
75	As-Sajda	32	Meccan	30	Except verses 16-20, from Medina
76	At-Tur	52	Meccan	49
77	Al-Mulk	67	Meccan	30
78	Al-Haqqah	69	Meccan	52
79	Al-Maarij	70	Meccan	44
80	An-Naba	78	Meccan	40
81	An-Naziat	79	Meccan	46
82	Al-Infitaar	82	Meccan	19
83	Al-Inshiqaq	84	Meccan	25
84	Ar-Room	30	Meccan	60	Except verse 17, from Medina
85	Al-Ankabut	29	Meccan	85	Except verses 1-11, from Medina
86	Al-Mutafaffifin	83	Meccan	36	Last from Mecca
MEDINAN SURAHS
87	Al-Baqarah	2	Medinan	286	Except verse 281 from Mina at the time of the Last Hajj	Medina Phase (622-632)
88	Al-Anfaal	8	Medinan	75	Except verses 30-36, from Mecca
89	Al-Imraan	3	Medinan	200
90	Al-Ahzab	33	Medinan	73
91	Al-Mumtahanah	60	Medinan	13
92	An-Nisaa	4	Medinan	176
93	Az-Zalzalah	99	Medinan	8
94	Al-Hadid	57	Medinan	29
95	Muhammad	47	Medinan	38	Except verse 13, from during the Hijrah
96	Ar-Rad	13	Medinan	43
97	Ar-Rahmaan	55	Medinan	78
98	Al-Insan	76	Medinan	31
99	At-Talaq	65	Medinan	12
100	Al-Bayyina	98	Medinan	8
101	Al-Hashr	59	Medinan	24
102	An-Noor	24	Medinan	64
103	Al-Hajj	22	Medinan	78	Except verses 52-55, from between Mecca and Medina
104	Al-Munafiqun	63	Medinan	11
105	Al-Mujadilah	58	Medinan	22
106	Al-Hujurat	49	Medinan	18
107	At-Tahrim	66	Medinan	12
108	At-Taghabun	64	Medinan	18
109	As-Saff	61	Medinan	14
110	Al-Jumuah	62	Medinan	11
111	Al-Fath	48	Medinan	29	While returning from Hudaybiyya
112	Al-Maaida	5	Medinan	120	Except verse 3, from Arafat on Last Hajj
113	At-Taubah	9	Medinan	129	Except last two verses, 128-129, from Mecca
114	An-Nasr	110	Medinan	3	Last one, 3, from Mina on Last Hajj

Map of THE DESTROYED NATIONS

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