Editing Az-Zukhruf (section)

===Affirmation of the revelation===
The surah begins with a strong affirmation of the [[revelation in Islam|revelation]]. Verses '''2-4''' emphasize the Scripture as being “clear” and “truly exalted and authoritative.”<ref name=316MAS/> These verses present a pronounced declaration of the truth and certainty of the revelation and also include the first of the two times that the word "Quran" is specifically used throughout the surah. The word ‘qur’an’ is only used 70 times throughout the entirety of the Quran. Quran is a verbal noun in Arabic meaning ‘to recite.’ As it appears in verse '''3''' and '''31''' of this surah, it is confirming the Quran as an oral revelation, the spoken word of God recited to [[Muhammad]]. The word 'quran' instead of, for example, the word ‘kitab’ (book), reveals not a written but a recited, spoken and oral nature of the Quran.<ref name="Neuwirth, Angelika 2006">Neuwirth, Angelika. "Structural, Linguistic and Literary Features." The Cambridge Companion to the Qurʼān. By Jane Dammen. McAuliffe. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2006. 108.</ref>