Al-Hawamim

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Al-Hawamim refers to a group of seven consecutive chapters in the Qur’an that each begin with the disjointed Arabic letters “Ha Mim.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Group of Qur'anic chapters
Qur'anic term
alsoCalled Al-Ha-Mim Surahs
linked to: Hawamim surahs
associatedWith Meccan surahs (predominantly)
beginsWithInQuran Surah Ghafir
chaptersAreConsecutive true
consistsOf Surah Ad-Dukhan
Surah Al-Ahqaf
Surah Al-Jathiyah
Surah Ash-Shura
Surah Az-Zukhruf
Surah Fussilat
Surah Ghafir
endsWithInQuran Surah Al-Ahqaf
firstChapterNumber 40
groupedBy Shared opening letters
hasNameInArabic الحواميم
hasNumberOfChapters 7
hasOpeningLetters Ha Mim
hasSignificanceIn Islamic devotional recitation
Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir)
hasTheme Consolation to the Prophet Muhammad
Hereafter and judgment
Monotheism (Tawhid)
linked to: tawhid

Prophethood
Revelation and scripture
language Arabic
lastChapterNumber 46
locatedInText Qur'an
linked to: Quran
openingLettersType Muqattaʿat
recitationTradition Recognized as a distinct group in Islamic scholarship

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Hawamim surahs alsoKnownAs Al-Hawamim