The Quran is divided into Surahs (chapters) and further divided into Ayahs (verses). The real translation of the word Ayah is "Sign [of Allah]".[1] For a preliminary discussion about the chronological order of chapters see page Surah.[2]

The first surah of the Quran (Surah Al-Fatihah)

Each surah except the ninth (At-Tawba) is preceded by the phrase bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm ("In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.").[3] Twenty-nine surahs are preceded by Muqatta'at (lit. abbreviated or shortened), unique letter combinations whose meanings are unknown. The first surah in the Quran is Surah al-Fatiha.[4]

Surahs of the Makkah period are more related to themes such as resurrection, judgment, and stories from Judaism and Christianity. Surahs of the Medina period focus more on laws for personal affairs, society, and the state.[5]

Table of surahs

Surah
# Anglicized title(s) Arabic title(s) English title(s) Number of verses (Number of Rukūʿs) Place of Revelation Egyptian Standard Chronological Order[6][7][8] Nöldeke's Chronological Order[6] Muqatta'at (isolated letters)[4] Title refers to Main theme(s) Juz'
1Al-Fatihah ٱلْفَاتِحَة
al-Fātiḥah
al-Ḥamd		 The Opening, the Opening of the Divine Writ, The Essence of the Divine Writ, The Surah of Praise, The Foundation of the Qur'an, and

The Seven Oft-Repeated [Verses][9]

 7 (1)Makkah548Whole Surah [9]
  • The fundamental principles of the Qur'an in a condensed form.[9]

It reads: “(1) In the name of God (Allah), the Compassionate and Merciful. (2) Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, (3) the Compassionate and Merciful, (4) Master of the Day of Judgement. (5) Thee we worship and from Thee we seek help.

 1
2Al-Baqarah ٱلْبَقَرَة
al-Baq̈arah		 The Calf, The Cow, The Heifer286 (40)Madinah8791Alif Lam Mimv. 67-73 [9]
  • The necessity of God-consciousness.[9]
  • The error(s) committed by followers of earlier revelations.[9]
  • Legal ordinances (ethics, social relations, warfare etc.).[9]
  • AL-BAQARAH (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73).[5]
  • Ibrahim.[9]
  • Kaaba.[9]
  • Ayatul Kursi. (v. 255)[10]
 1-3
3Ali 'Imran آلِ عِمْرَان
ʾĀli ʿImrān		 The Family of Imran, The House of ʿImrān200 (20)Madinah8997Alif Lam Mimv. 33, 35 [9]
  • The human nature of Isa.[9]
  • The oneness of Allah.[9]
  • Man's faith and temptations.[9]
  • The Battle of Uhud (3 AH).[9]
  • Imran in Islam is regarded as the father of Mary. This chapter is named after the family of Imran, which includes Imran, Saint Anne (wife of Imran), Mary, and Jesus
3-4
4An-Nisa ٱلنِّسَاء
an-Nisāʾ		 The Women176 (24)Madinah92100Whole Surah [9]
  • Unity of the human race and the mutual obligations of men and women towards one another. (v. 1) [9]
  • Rights of women.[9]
  • Questions related to family life (including marriage and inheritance).[9]
  • Peace and war.[9]
  • Relations of believers with unbelievers.[9]
  • Striving in the Cause of Allah (Jihad). (v. 95–97) [11]
 4-6
5Al-Ma'idah ٱلْمَائِدَة
al-Māʾidah		 The Food, The Repast, The Table120 (16)Madinah112114v. 112-114 [9]
  • A series of ordinances (incl. Religious rites and social obligations).[9]
  • Corruption of the original message of the Injeel by Jews and Christians. (v. 68–77, 116–118) [9]
 6-7
6Al-An'am ٱلْأَنْعَام
al-ʾAnʿām		 The Cattle165 (20)Makkah5589v. 136.[9]
  • Human nature of Muhammad. (v. 50) [9]
  • Oneness and uniqueness of Allah. (e.g. v. 100, 103) [9]
  • Pre-Islamic superstitions concerning animals. (v. 136) [9]
 7-8
7Al-A'raf ٱلْأَعْرَاف
al-ʾAʿrāf		 The Heights, The Faculty of Discernment206 (24)Makkah3987Alif Lam Mim Sadv. 46, 48 [9] 8-9
8Al-Anfal ٱلْأَنْفَال
al-ʾAnfāl		 The Spoils of War75 (10)Madinah8895v. 1 [9] 9-10
9At-Tawbah ٱلتَّوْبَة
at-Tawbah		 The Repentance129 (16)Madinah113113 10-11
10Yunus يُونُس
Yūnus		 Jonah109 (11)Makkah5184Alif Lam Rav. 98 [9]
  • The revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad (not Muhammad's own work). (v. 15–17, 37–38, 94) [9]
  • References to earlier prophets.[9]
  • Fundamental tenets of Islam.[9]
 11
11Hud هُود
Hūd		 Hud123 (10)Makkah5275Alif Lam Rav. 50-60
  • The revelation of God's will through his prophets.[9]
  • More stories of earlier prophets.[9]
  • Just dealings between men.[9]
 11-12
12Yusuf يُوسُف
Yūsuf		 Joseph111 (12)Makkah5377Alif Lam RaWhole Surah
  • The story of the prophet Joseph (as an illustration of God's unfathomable direction of men's affairs).[9]
 12-13
13Ar-Ra'd ٱلرَّعْد
ar-Raʿd		 The Thunder43 (6)Madinah9690Alif Lam Mim Rav. 13 [9]
  • God's revelation, through his prophets, of certain fundamental moral truths, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting them.[9]
 13
14Ibrahim إِبْرَاهِيم
ʾIbrāhīm		 Abraham52 (7)Makkah7276Alif Lam Rav. 35-41 [9]
  • The revelation of God's word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light.[9]
15Al-Hijr ٱلْحِجْر
al-Ḥijr		 The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City99 (6)Makkah5457Alif Lam Rav. 80 [9]
  • God's guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [9]
 14
16An-Nahl ٱلنَّحْل
an-Naḥl		 The Bees128 (16)Makkah7073v. 68-69 [9]
  • God's creativeness:[9]
    • Manifested in the instincts of the bee.[9]
    • Culmination: Guidance through his revealed word.[9]
17Al-Isra ٱلْإِسْرَاء
al-ʾIsrāʾ		 The Night Journey111 (12)Makkah5067v.1 [9] 15
18Al-Kahf ٱلْكَهْف
al-Kahf		 The Cave110 (12)Makkah6969v. 13-20 [9]
  • A series of parables or allegories on the theme of faith in God versus excessive attachment to the life of this world. Including:[9]
    • The men of the cave. (v. 13–20) [9]
    • The rich man and the poor man. (v. 32–44) [9]
    • Moses and the unnamed sage. (v. 60–82) [9]
    • The allegory of ‘Dhu’l-Qarnayn, the Two-Horned One’. (v. 83–98) [9]
 15-16
19Maryam مَرْيَم
Maryam		 Mary98 (6)Makkah4458Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sadv. 16-37 [9]
  • The story of Zachariah and his son John, the precursor of Jesus. (v. 2–15) [9]
  • The story of Mary and Jesus. (v. 16–37) [9]
 16
20Ta-Ha طه
Ṭāʾ Hāʾ		 Ṭāʾ Hāʾ135 (8)Makkah4555Ta Ha [notes 1]v. 1 [9]
  • The guidance offered by God through his prophets.[9]
  • The fundamental truths inherent in all revealed religions are identical.[9]
    • The story of Moses. (v. 9-98) [9]
21Al-Anbiya ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء
al-ʾAnbiyāʾ		 The Prophets112 (7)Makkah7365v. 48-91 [9]
  • The oneness, uniqueness and transcendence of God.[9]
  • The continuity and intrinsic unity of all divine revelation.[9]
    • Stories of the prophets of old. (v. 48–91) [9]
    • The believers of all faiths belong to one single community. (v. 92) [9]
 17
22Al-Hajj ٱلْحَجّ
al-Ḥajj		 The Pilgrimage, The Hajj78 (10)Madinah103107v. 25-38 [9]
  • The Mecca pilgrimage and some of the rituals connected with it. (v. 25–38) [9]
23Al-Mu'minun ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون
al-Muʾminūn		 The Believers118 (6)Makkah7464v. 1 [9]
  • True faith.[9]
  • The evidence of the existence of an almighty Creator, and man's ultimate responsibility before Him.[9]
  • The unity of all religious communities, broken by man's egotism, greed and striving after power. (v. 52–53) [9]
  • The impossibility to believe in God, without believing in life after death.[9]
 18
24An-Nur ٱلنُّور
an-Nūr		 The Light64 (9)Madinah102105v. 35 [9]
  • Mutual relations and ethical rules between men and women.[9]
  • The mystic parable of the ‘light of God’ ("Verse of Light"). (v. 35) [9]
25Al-Furqan ٱلْفُرْقَان
al-Furq̈ān		 The Criterion, The Standard, The Standard of True and False77 (6)Makkah4266v. 1 [9]
  • The purpose of every divine revelation is to provide a stable criterion of true and false.[9]
  • The humanness of every apostle sent by God to man. (v. 20) [9]
  • Divine revelation belongs to God's creative activity.[9]
 18-19
26Ash-Shu'ara ٱلشُّعَرَاء
aš-Šuʿarāʾ		 The Poets227 (11)Makkah4756Ta Sin Mimv. 224 [9]
  • Man's weakness, which causes him to reject God's message and worship power and wealth etc.[9]
 19
27An-Naml ٱلنَّمْل
an-Naml		 The Ant, The Ants93 (7)Makkah4868Ta Sinv. 18 [9] 19-20
28Al-Qasas ٱلْقَصَص
al-Q̈aṣaṣ		 The Narrations, The Stories, The Story88 (9)Makkah4979Ta Sin Mimv. 25 [9]
  • Human aspects of the life of Moses.[9]
 20
29Al-Ankabut ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت
al-ʿAnkabūt		 The Spider69 (7)Makkah8581Alif Lam Mimv. 41 [9]
  • The parable of ‘the spider house’, a symbol of false beliefs that are destined to be blown away by the winds of truth. (v. 41) [9]
 20-21
30Ar-Rum ٱلرُّوم
ar-Rūm		 Rome, Byzantium60 (6)Makkah8474Alif Lam Mimv. 1 [9]
  • Predictions of the near victory of the Byzantines [over the Persians] and the Battle of Badr (2 A.H.). (v. 1–7) [9]
  • God's ability to resurrect the dead at the end of time, and the people's ignorance of this.[9]
 21
31Luqmaan لُقْمَان
Luq̈mān		 Luqman34 (4)Makkah5782Alif Lam Mimv. 12-19 [9]
  • The story of Luqman, a legendary sage, counselling his son. (v. 12–19) [9]
32As-Sajdah ٱلسَّجْدَة
as-Sajdah		 The Prostration, Worship, Adoration30 (3)Makkah7570Alif Lam Mimv. 15 [9]
  • God's creation.[13]
  • God's revelation and man's acceptance or denial.[13]
  • The Day of Judgement.[13]
33Al-Ahzaab ٱلْأَحْزَاب
al-ʾAḥzāb		 The Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces73 (9)Madinah90103v. 9-27 [9] 21-22
34Saba سَبَأ
Sabaʾ		 Sheba54 (6)Makkah5885v. 15-20 [9]
  • The insignificance of the knowledge accessible to man. (v. 9) [9]
  • The story of the people of Sheba, as an example of the impermanence of human power, wealth and glory. (v. 15–20) [9]
  • Always be conscious of God. (v. 46) [9]
 22
35Faatir فَاطِر
Fāṭir		 The Originator45 (5)Makkah4386v. 1 [9]
  • God's power to create and resurrect.[9]
  • God's revelation of his will through his prophets.[9]
36Ya-Sin يس
Yāʾ Sīn		 Yāʾ Sīn (a name of Muhammad)83 (5)Makkah4160Yaseen [notes 2]v. 1 [9]
  • Man's moral responsibility, resurrection and God's judgment.[9]
  • To be recited over the dying and in the prayers of the dead.[9]
 22-23
37As-Saaffaat ٱلصَّافَّات
aṣ-Ṣāffāt		 Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn Up In Ranks, Those Ranged in Ranks182 (5)Makkah5650v. 1 [9]
  • Resurrection and the certainty that all human beings will have to answer before God.[9]
  • Man's constant need of prophetic guidance.[9]
    • Stories of earlier prophets. (v. 75–148) [9]
 23
38Saad ص
Ṣād		 Ṣād88 (5)Makkah3859Sadv. 1 [9]
  • Divine guidance and its rejection by those who are lost in fast pride.[9]
39Az-Zumar ٱلزُّمَر
az-Zumar		 The Crowds, The Troops, Throngs75 (8)Makkah5980v. 71, 73 [9]
  • The evidence of the existence and oneness of God in all manifestations of nature.[9]
  • God forgives all sins to him who repents before his death.[9]
  • Allegories of the Last Hour and the Day of Judgment.[9]
 23-24
40 Ghafir غَافِر
Ghafir		 The Forgiver (God), Forgiving 85 (9) Makkah 60 78 Ha Mim v. 3 [9]
  • Man's false pride, worship of false values (wealth, power etc.) and his denial of divine guidance.[9]
  • Stories of earlier prophets.[9]
 24
41 Fussilat فُصِّلَت
Fuṣṣilat		 Expounded, Explained In Detail, Clearly Spelled Out 54 (6) Makkah 61 71 Ha Mim v. 3[9]
  • Man's acceptance or rejection of divine revelation.[9]
 24-25
42 Ash-Shura ٱلشُّورىٰ
aš-Šūrā		 The Consultation 53 (5) Makkah 62 83 Ha Mim 'Ayn Sin Qaf v. 36 [9]
  • God is undefinable and unfathomable. (v. 11, 16) [9]
  • All prophets taught the oneness of God, so all believers of all ‘denominations’ should see themselves as ‘one single community’. (v. 13, 15) [9]
  • The law of cause and effect: In the life to come man will only harvest ‘what his own hands have wrought’ in this world.[9]
 25
43Az-Zukhruf ٱلْزُّخْرُف
az-Zukhruf		 The Gold Adornments, The Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, Gold89 (7)Makkah6361Ha Mimv. 35 [9]
  • To equal anyone or anything with God is sprititually destructive and logically unacceptable.[9]
  • People's blind adherence to the faith of their forefathers. (v. 22–23) [9]
44Ad-Dukhaan ٱلدُّخَان
ad-Dukhān		 The Smoke59 (3)Makkah6453Ha Mimv. 10 [9]
  • Through revelation worldly pride is eventually brought to naught.[13]
45Al-Jaathiyah ٱلْجَاثِيَة
al-Jāthiyah		 The Kneeling Down, Crouching37 (4)Makkah6572Ha Mimv. 28 [9]
  • The humility with which all human beings will face their final judgment on resurrection. (v. 28) [9]
46Al-Ahqaaf ٱلْأَحْقَاف
al-ʾAḥq̈āf		 Winding Sand-tracts, The Dunes, The Sand-Dunes35 (4 1/2)Makkah6688Ha Mimv. 21 [9]
  • Warning the disbelievers of their miserable fate, and reassuring the believers of their salvation.
47Muhammad مُحَمَّد
Muḥammad		 Muhammad38 (4)Madinah9596v. 2 [9]
  • Fighting (qital) in God's cause.
  • Instructions for Muslims to be virtuous to their parents.
  • The Story of Hud and the punishment of that befell his people.
  • Advising Muhammad to be more patient in delivering Islam
48Al-Fath ٱلْفَتْح
al-Fatḥ		 The Victory, Conquest29 (4 1/2)Madinah111108v. 1 [9]
49Al-Hujuraat ٱلْحُجُرَات
al-Ḥujurāt		 The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments18 (2 1/2)Madinah106112v. 4 [9]
  • Social ethics.[9]
    • Reverence to Muhammad and the righteous leaders after him.[9]
    • The brotherhood of all believers and all mankind. (v. 10, 13) [9]
    • The difference between true faith and outward observance of religious formalities. (v. 14 ff.) [9]
50Qaaf ق
Q̈āf		 Q̈āf45 (3)Makkah3454Qafv. 1 [9]
51Adh-Dhaariyaat ٱلذَّارِيَات
aḏ-Ḏāriyāt		 The Wind That Scatter, The Winnowing Winds, The Dust-Scattering Winds60 (2 1/2)Makkah6739v. 1 [9]
  • Destruction of those who denied the messengers, and a warning for those who deny the truth.
 26-27
52At-Toor ٱلطُّور
aṭ-Ṭūr		 The Mount, Mount Sinai49 (2 1/2)Makkah7640v. 1 [9] 27
53An-Najm ٱلنَّجْم
an-Najm		 The Star, The Unfolding62 (2 1/2)Makkah2328v. 1 [9]
  • Muhammad's experience of an ascension to heaven (Mi’raj, including his vision of the Sidrat al-Muntaha, the Lote-Tree of the Extremity). (v. 13–18) [9]
54Al-Qamar ٱلْقَمَر
al-Q̈amar		 The Moon55 (2 1/2)Makkah3749v. 1 [9]
55Ar-Rahman ٱلرَّحْمَٰن
ar-Raḥmān		 The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious78 (3)Madinah9743v. 1 [9]
56Al-Waqi'ah ٱلْوَاقِعَة
al-Wāqiʿah		 The Inevitable, The Event, That Which Must Come to Pass96 (3 1/2)Makkah4641v. 1 [9]
  • Description of life in the Hereafter for the believers and the disblievers.[14]
57Al-Hadeed ٱلْحَدِيد
al-Ḥadīd		 The Iron29 (4)Madinah9499v. 25 [9]
58Al-Mujadila ٱلْمُجَادِلَة
al-Mujādilah		 The Pleading, The Pleading Woman22 (3 1/2)Madinah105106v. 1 [9]
  • Divorce.[9]
  • Faith and denial.[9]
  • Hypocrisy.[9]
  • The attitude believers should have toward non-believers.[9]
 28
59Al-Hashr ٱلْحَشْر
al-Ḥašr		 The Mustering, The Gathering, Exile, Banishment24 (3 1/2)Madinah101102v. 2 [9]
  • The conflict between the Muslim coummunity and the Jewish tribe of Banu’n-Nadir of Medina.[9]
60Al-Mumtahanah ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة
al-Mumtaḥanah		 The Examined One, She That Is To Be Examined13 (2 1/2)Madinah91110v. 10 [9]
  • The believers’ relations with unbelievers.[9]
61As-Saff ٱلصَّفّ
aṣ-Ṣaff		 The Ranks, Battle Array14 (1 1/2Madinah10998v. 4 [9]
  • A call to unity between professed belief and actual behaviour.[9]
62Al-Jumu'ah ٱلْجُمُعَة
al-Jumuʿah		 Congregation, Friday11 (1 1/2Madinah11094v. 9-10 [9]
63Al-Munafiqoon ٱلْمُنَافِقُون
al-Munāfiq̈ūn		 The Hypocrites11 (1 1/2)Madinah104104Whole Surah [9]
64At-Taghabun ٱلتَّغَابُن
at-Taghābun		 The Cheating, The Mutual Disillusion, The Mutual Loss and Gain, Loss and Gain18 (2)Madinah10893v. 9 [9]
65At-Talaq ٱلطَّلَاق
aṭ-Ṭalāq̈		 Divorce12 (2)Madinah99101Whole Surah
  • Divorce (waiting period, remarriage).[9]
66At-Tahreem ٱلتَّحْرِيم
at-Taḥrīm		 The Prohibition12 (2)Madinah107109v. 1 [9]
  • Certain aspects of Muhammad's personal and family life.[9]
67Al-Mulk ٱلْمُلْك
al-Mulk		 The Dominion, Sovereignty, Control30 (1 1/2)Makkah7763v. 1 [9]
  • Man's inability to understand the mysteries of the universe, and his dependence on guidance through divine revelation.[9]
  • The manifestation of Gods' absolute perfection in creation through the fine tuning of the universe.
 29
68Al-Qalam ٱلْقَلَم
al-Q̈alam		 The Pen52 (2)Makkah218Nunv. 1 [9]
69Al-Haaqqa ٱلْحَاقَّة
al-Ḥāq̈q̈ah		 The Sure Reality, The Laying-Bare of the Truth52 (2)Makkah7838v. 1
70Al-Ma'aarij ٱلْمَعَارِج
al-Maʿārij		 The Ways of Ascent, The Ascending Stairways44 (1 1/2)Makkah7942v. 3 [9]
  • The unwillingness to believe, caused by the restlessness inherent in human nature.[9]
71Nuh نُوح
Nūḥ		 Noah28 (1 1/2)Makkah7151Whole Surah
  • The story of Noah.[9]
    • The struggle against blind materialism and the lack of spiritual values.[9]
72Al-Jinn ٱلْجِنّ
al-Jinn		 The Jinn, The Spirits, The Unseen Beings28 (2)Makkah4062v. 1 [9]
73Al-Muzzammil ٱلْمُزَّمِّل
al-Muzzammil		 The Enfolded One, The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Enwrapped One20 (1 1/2)Makkah323v. 1 [9]
  • Loosening the strict regulation on night prayer.[9]
74Al-Muddaththir ٱلْمُدَّثِّر
al-Muddathir		 The One Wrapped Up, The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak, The Enfolded One56 (2)Makkah42v. 1 [9]
  • This short early surah outlines almost all fundamental Qur'anic concepts.
  • Gods' promise of eternal damnation for the disbelievers.
75Al-Qiyamah ٱلْقِيَامَة
al-Q̈iyamah		 Resurrection, The Day of Resurrection, Rising Of The Dead40 (1)Makkah3136v. 1 [9]
  • The concept of resurrection.[9]
76Al-Insaan|Ad-Dahr ٱلْإِنْسَان
al-ʾInsān		 The Human, Man31 (2)Madinah9852v. 1 [9]
77Al-Mursalaat ٱلْمُرْسَلَات
al-Mursalāt		 Those Sent Forth, The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth50 (1 1/2)Makkah3332v. 1 [9]
  • The gradual revelation of the Qur'an.[9]
78An-Naba' ٱلنَّبَأ
an-Nabaʾ		 The Great News, The Announcement, The Tiding40 (1 1/2)Makkah8033v. 2 [9]
  • Life after death.[9]
  • Resurrection and God's ultimate judgment.[9]
 30
79An-Naazi'aat ٱلنَّازِعَات
an-Nāziʿāt		 Those Who Tear Out, Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those That Rise46 (1 1/2)Makkah8131v. 1 [9]
80Abasa عَبَسَ
ʿAbasa		 He Frowned42 (1)Makkah2417v. 1 [9]
81At-Takweer ٱلتَّكْوِير
at-Takwīr		 The Folding Up, The Overthrowing, Shrouding in Darkness29 (1)Makkah727v. 1 [9]
  • The Last Hour and man's resurrection.[9]
82Al-Infitar ٱلْإِنْفِطَار
al-ʾInfiṭār		 The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart19 (1/2)Makkah8226v. 1 [9]
83Al-Mutaffifeen ٱلْمُطَفِّفِين
al-Muṭaffifīn		 The Dealers in Fraud, Defrauding, The Cheats, Those Who Give Short Measure36 (1)Makkah8637v. 1 [9]
84Al-Inshiqaaq ٱلْإِنْشِقَاق
al-ʾInšiq̈āq̈		 The Rending Asunder, The Sundering, Splitting Open, The Splitting Asunder25 (1)Makkah8329v. 1 [9]
85Al-Burooj ٱلْبُرُوج
al-Burūj		 The Mansions Of The Stars, The Constellations, The Great Constellations22 (1)Makkah2722v. 1 [9]
86At-Taariq ٱلطَّارِق
aṭ-Ṭāriq̈		 The Night-Visitant, The Morning Star, The Nightcomer, That Which Comes in the Night17 (1/2)Makkah3615v. 1 [9]
87Al-A'la ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
al-ʾAʿlā		 The Most High, The All-Highest, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest19 (1/2)Makkah819v. 1 [9]
88Al-Ghaashiyah ٱلْغَاشِيَة
al-Ghāšiyah		 The Overwhelming Event, The Overshadowing Event, The Pall26 (1)Makkah6834v. 1 [9]
89Al-Fajr ٱلْفَجْر
al-Fajr		 The Break of Day, The Daybreak, The Dawn30 (1)Makkah1035v. 1 [9]
90Al-Balad ٱلْبَلَد
al-Balad		 The city, The Land20 (1/2)Makkah3511v. 1 [9]
91Ash-Shams ٱلشَّمْس
aš-Šams		 The Sun15 (1/2)Makkah2616v. 1 [9]
92Al-Layl ٱللَّيْل
al-Layl		 The Night21 (1/2)Makkah910v. 1 [9]
93Ad-Dhuha ٱلضُّحَىٰ
aḍ-Ḍuḥā		 The Glorious Morning Light, The Forenoon, Morning Hours, Morning Bright, The Bright Morning Hours11 (1/2)Makkah1113v. 1 [9]
  • Man's suffering and God's justice.[9]
  • A message of hope and consolation is given to man from Allah's past mercies.
  • Man is bidden to pursue the path of goodness and proclaim the bounties of Allah.
  • Prophecy regarding the good future for Muhammad.
94Ash-Sharh (Al-Inshirah) ٱلشَّرْح
aš-Šarḥ		 The Expansion of Breast, Solace, Consolation, Relief, Patient, The Opening-Up of the Heart8 (1/3)Makkah1212v. 1
95At-Tin ٱلتِّين
at-Tīn		 The Fig Tree, The Fig8 (1/3)Makkah2820v. 1 [9]
  • A fundamental moral verity, common to all true religious teachings.[9]
96Al-Alaq ٱلْعَلَق
al-ʿAlaq̈		 The Clinging Clot, Clot of Blood, The Germ-Cell19 (1/2)Makkah11v. 2 [9]
  • The first five verses revealed to Muhammad. (v. 1–5) [9]
97Al-Qadr ٱلْقَدْر
al-Q̈adr		 The Night of Honor, The Night of Decree, Power, Fate, Destiny5 (1/3)Makkah2514v. 1 [9]
98Al-Bayyinah ٱلْبَيِّنَة
al-Bayyinah		 The Clear Evidence, The Evidence of the Truth8 (1)Madinah10092v. 1 [9]
  • The Evidence, and the clear truth[15]
99Az-Zalzalah ٱلزَّلْزَلَة
Az-Zalzalah		 The Earthquake8 (1/3)Madinah9325v. 1 [9]
100Al-'Aadiyat ٱلْعَادِيَات
al-ʿĀdiyāt		 The Courser, The Chargers, The War Horse11 (1/3)Makkah1430v. 1 [9]
101Al-Qaari'ah ٱلْقَارِعَة
al-Q̈āriʿah		 The Striking Hour, The Great Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Sudden Calamity11 (1/3)Makkah3024v. 1 [9]
102At-Takaathur ٱلتَّكَاثُر
at-Takāthur		 The Piling Up, Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Greed for More and More8 (1/3)Makkah168v. 1 [9]
  • Man's greed and tendencies.[9]
103Al-'Asr ٱلْعَصْر
al-ʿAṣr		 The Time, The Declining Day, The Epoch, The Flight of Time, Success Criteria3 (1/3)Makkah1321v. 1 [9]
104Al-Humazah ٱلْهُمَزَة
al-Humazah		 The Scandalmonger, The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer9 (1/3)Makkah326v. 1 [9]
105Al-Feel ٱلْفِيل
al-Fīl		 The Elephant5 (1/3)Makkah199v. 1 [9]
106Quraish قُرَيْش
Q̈urayš		 The Quraysh4 (1/3)Makkah294v. 1 [9]
  • The Quraysh, custodians of the Kaaba, should be thankful to God for protecting them from hunger and danger.[13]
107Al-Maa'oon ٱلْمَاعُون
al-Maʿūn		 The Neighbourly Assistance, Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Assistance7 (1/3)Makkah177v. 7 [9]
  • The meaning of true worship through sincere devotion and helping those in need.[13]
108Al-Kawthar ٱلْكَوْثَر
al-Kawthar		 Abundance, Plenty, Good in Abundance3 (1/3)Makkah155v. 1 [9]
  • Spiritual riches through devotion and sacrifice.
  • Hatred results in the cutting off of all hope.[13]
109Al-Kaafiroon ٱلْكَافِرُون
al-Kāfirūn		 The Disbelievers, The Kuffar, Those Who Deny the Truth6 (1/3)Makkah1845v. 1 [9]
  • The correct attitude towards those who reject faith.[13]
110An-Nasr ٱلنَّصْر
an-Naṣr		 The Help, Divine Support, Victory, Succour3 (1/3)Madinah114111v. 1 [9]
  • The last complete surah revealed before Muhammad's death.[9]
111Al-Masad ٱلْمَسَد
al-Masad		 The Plaited Rope, The Palm Fibre, The Twisted Strands5 (1/3)Makkah63v. 5 [9]
  • Allah cursing Abu Lahab and his wife, who was Muhammad's uncle and at the time of the revelation of this verse, Muhammad's brother in law, due to his hostility towards Islam and Prophet Muhammad.[9]
112Al-Ikhlas ٱلْإِخْلَاص
al-ʾIkhlāṣ		 Purity of Faith, The Fidelity, Tawheed (Oneness of God), The Declaration of [God's] Perfection4 (1/3)Makkah2244Whole Surah
  • The oneness of God.[9]
113Al-Falaq ٱلْفَلَق
al-Falaq̈		 The Daybreak, Dawn, The Rising Dawn5 (1/3)Makkah2046v. 1 [9]
  • Seek refuge in God from evil of others.[13]
114An-Naas ٱلنَّاس
an-Nās		 Mankind, Men, Mass6 (1/3)Makkah2147Whole Surah [9]
  • Trust in God's protection from temptations.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Ta Ha' has also been interpreted as the invocation 'O man'. In this case, it is not counted as a Muqatta'at. Asad 1980, Footnote to the verse.
  2. ↑ 'Ya Sin' has also been interpreted as the invocation 'O thou human being'. In this case, it is not counted as a Muqatta'at. Asad 1980, Footnote to the verse.

Citations

  1. ↑ "2023 Best Academy To Learn Quran And Arabic Online - Surah Institute". Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Riwaq Al Quran: Learn Quran Online with Certified Teachers". Riwaq. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  3. ↑ Asad 1980, Introduction to Sura 1.
  4. 1 2 Asad 1980, Appendix II.
  5. ↑ Nasr, Hossein; al-Tayyib, Ahmad Muhammad (2015). "The Quran as Source of Islamic Law". The Study Quran. HarperOne. ISBN 978-0062227621.
  6. 1 2 Robinson, Neal (2003). Discovering the Qurʼan: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text (PDF). Georgetown University Press. pp. 25–97. ISBN 1589010248.
  7. ↑ Qran.org: Quran Verses in Chronological Order
  8. ↑ Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs Archived 2018-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, by Kevin P. Edgecomb (2002).
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 Asad 1980, Introduction to the Sura.
  10. ↑ Peters, F.E. (1993). A Reader on Classical Islam. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9781400821181.
  11. 1 2 3 Asad 1980, Footnote(s) to the verse(s).
  12. ↑ Gwynne, Rosalind Ward (2014). Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments. Routledge Studies in the Qur'an. Routledge, UK. ISBN 1134345003. pp. 1-2.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ali, Abdullah Yusuf (1934). The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary. Introduction to the Sura.
  14. ↑ "Surah Al-Waqi'ah - 1-96". Quran.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  15. ↑ Saabin, Nasoha Bin. The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 84 - Surah Al-Bayyinah to Surah An-Nas.

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