Surah (sometimes spelt sura or surat سورة (<span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">sūrah), plural suwar سور) is an Arabic term that literally means "something enclosed or surrounded by a fence or wall."