Is the verse "mudhammatan" the shortest verse in the Holy Quran by civil count, or is the verse "thumma nazara" shorter than it?
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The shortest verse in the Quran is "Thumma Nazara" (Then he looked) from Surat Al-Muddaththir. It is shorter than "Mudhammatan" (Dark green), which some thought was the shortest verse. There are even shorter verses than these, such as "Wal-Fajr" (By the dawn) and "Wad-Duha" (By the morning brightness).
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