What does « Part / Fraction » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Part / Fraction (جزء) in the Quran, with 3 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جزء

Part / Fraction

Root: ج - ز

Jurisprudence (fiqh) 3 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Part / Fraction

Al-juz' (part): a portion of a whole.

Plural 'ajzâ''.

Allah says: 'They attributed to Him a part (juz'an) of His servants' (Az-Zukhruf: 15).

Jazza'a: he divided into parts.

Part / Fraction in the Quran (3)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 1

Distribution of verses by surah

Al-Baqara 1

Al-Hijr 1

Az-Zukhruf 1

Surah Al-Baqara : 260 Medinan

﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِى كَيْفَ تُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِى ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍۢ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًۭا ثُمَّ ٱدْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًۭا ۚ وَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌۭ﴾

And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."

Surah Al-Hijr : 44 Meccan

﴿لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَٰبٍۢ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌۭ مَّقْسُومٌ﴾

It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated."

Surah Az-Zukhruf : 15 Meccan

﴿وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَكَفُورٌۭ مُّبِينٌ﴾

But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.