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 Hamza Al-Zayyat :
- Al-Fatihah through An-Nisa' consisting of 4 chapters.
- Al-Ma'ida through At-Tawba consisting of 5 chapters.
- Yunus through An-Nahl consisting of 7 chapters.
- Al Isra' through Al-Furqan consisting of 9 chapters.
- Ash-Shuara' through Ya-Seen consisting of 11 chapters.
- As-Saaffat through Al-Hujurat consisting of 13 chapters.
- Qaf through An-Nas consisting of 65 chapters.