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Juz'
A juz' (جزء, plural ajza', اجزاء) is one of thirty parts of roughly equal length into which the Qur'an is divided for the purpose of reciting the entire text in one month. A juz' is sometimes further divided into two ahzab (groups), and each hizb is in turn subdivided into four quarters.
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