A juzü (Arabic: <big></big>; : <big></big>, ajzÃÂü; ) is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. It is also known as parah (Persian: ) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ajzÃÂü in the Quran, also known as â sipÃÂrah ("thirty parts"; in Persian si means 30).
During medieval times, when it was too costly for most Muslims to purchase a manuscript, copies of the QurüÃÂn were kept in mosques and made accessible to people; these copies frequently took the form of a series of thirty parts (juzü). Some use these divisions to facilitate recitation of the QurüÃÂn in a monthâÂÂsuch as during the Islamic month of Ramadan, when the entire QurüÃÂn is recited in the Tarawih prayers, typically at the rate of one juzü a night.
Most Juz' are named after the first word of the first verse of the Juz'. Each Juz' is divided into two Hizb (lit. "two groups", plural: AḥzÃÂb). Therefore, there are 60 Hizbs in the Quran.
Each Hizb is subdivided into four quarters called Maqraü (lit. "reading"), making eight quarters per Juz'. There are 240 Maqraüs in the Quran. The Maqraü are often used as practical sections for revision when memorizing the Quran.
The most commonly memorized Juz' is Juzü Amma, the 30th Juz', containing chapters (Surahs) 78 through 114, with most of the shortest chapters of the Quran.