How Many Surahs Are in The Holy Quran

How Many Surahs in The Quran

A surah is an equivalent of “chapter” in the Qur’an. There are 114 total Surahs in Quran, each divided into ayahs (verses). The chapters or surahs are of unequal length; the shortest surah (Al-Kauthar) has only three verses while the longest (Al-Baqara) contains 286 verses. Of the 114 chapters in the Quran, 86 are classified as Makki, while 28 are Madani. wiki

Surahs are recited during the prayer of Muslims. Surah Fatiha, the first chapter of the Qur’an, is recited in each unit of prayer, and some units of prayer include the recitation of all or part of another surah.

Which Surah of Quran to read daily?

All of the Qur’anic Surahs are equally important and contain a message for Muslims that instructs them on many aspects of life, yet there are some Surahs that individuals should read every day:

• Surah Waqia
• Surah Mulk
• Surah Yaseen
• Surah Al Rahman



List of Surahs (Chapters), Names, Ayahs And Rukus

Surah NO	Surah Name WithMeaning		Ayahs	Rukus
1	Al-Fatihah (the Opening)	Makkah	7	1
2	Al-Baqarah (the Cow)	Madinah	286	40
3	Aali Imran (the Family of Imran)	Madinah	200	20
4	An-Nisa’ (the Women)	Madinah	176	24
5	Al-Ma’idah (the Table)	Madinah	120	16
6	Al-An’am (the Cattle)	Makkah	165	20
7	Al-A’raf (the Heights)	Makkah	206	24
8	Al-Anfal (the Spoils of War)	Madinah	75	10
9	At-Taubah (the Repentance)	Madinah	129	16
10	Yunus (Yunus)	Makkah	109	11
11	Hud (Hud)	Makkah	123	10
12	Yusuf (Yusuf)	Makkah	111	12
13	Ar-Ra’d (the Thunder)	Madinah	43	6
14	Ibrahim (Ibrahim)	Makkah	52	7
15	Al-Hijr (the Rocky Tract)	Makkah	99	6
16	An-Nahl (the Bees)	Makkah	128	16
17	Al-Isra’ (the Night Journey)	Makkah	111	12
18	Al-Kahf (the Cave)	Makkah	110	12
19	Maryam (Maryam)	Makkah	98	6
20	Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha)	Makkah	135	8
21	Al-Anbiya’ (the Prophets)	Makkah	112	7
22	Al-Haj (the Pilgrimage)	Madinah	78	10
23	Al-Mu’minun (the Believers)	Makkah	118	6
24	An-Nur (the Light)	Madinah	64	9
25	Al-Furqan (the Criterion)	Makkah	77	6
26	Ash-Shu’ara’ (the Poets)	Makkah	227	11
27	An-Naml (the Ants)	Makkah	93	7
28	Al-Qasas (the Stories)	Makkah	88	9
29	Al-Ankabut (the Spider)	Makkah	69	7
30	Ar-Rum (the Romans)	Makkah	60	6
31	Luqman (Luqman)	Makkah	34	4
32	As-Sajdah (the Prostration)	Makkah	30	3
33	Al-Ahzab (the Combined Forces)	Madinah	73	9
34	Saba’ (the Sabeans)	Makkah	54	6
35	Al-Fatir (the Originator)	Makkah	45	5
36	Ya-Sin (Ya-Sin)	Makkah	83	5
37	As-Saffah (Those Ranges in Ranks)	Makkah	182	5
38	Sad (Sad)	Makkah	88	5
39	Az-Zumar (the Groups)	Makkah	75	8
40	Al-Mumin (The Forgiver)	Makkah	85	9
41	Hamim Sajdah (In Detail)	Makkah	54	6
42	Ash-Shura (the Consultation)	Makkah	53	5
43	Az-Zukhruf (the Gold)	Makkah	89	7
44	Ad-Dukhan (the Smoke)	Makkah	59	3
45	Al-Jathiyah (the Kneeling)	Makkah	37	4
46	Al-Ahqaf (the Valley)	Makkah	35	4
47	Muhammad (Muhammad)	Madinah	38	4
48	Al-Fat’h (the Victory)	Madinah	29	4
49	Al-Hujurat (the Dwellings)	Madinah	18	2
50	Qaf (Qaf)	Makkah	45	3
51	Adz-Dzariyah (the Scatterers)	Makkah	60	3
52	At-Tur (the Mount)	Makkah	49	2
53	An-Najm (the Star)	Makkah	62	3
54	Al-Qamar (the Moon)	Makkah	55	3
55	Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious)	Madinah	78	3
56	Al-Waqi’ah (the Event)	Makkah	96	3
57	Al-Hadid (the Iron)	Madinah	29	4
58	Al-Mujadilah (the Reasoning)	Madinah	22	3
59	Al-Hashr (the Gathering)	Madinah	24	3
60	Al-Mumtahanah (the Tested)	Madinah	13	2
61	As-Saf (the Row)	Madinah	14	2
62	Al-Jum’ah (Friday)	Madinah	11	2
63	Al-Munafiqun (the Hypocrites)	Madinah	11	2
64	At-Taghabun (the Loss & Gain)	Madinah	18	2
65	At-Talaq (the Divorce)	Madinah	12	2
66	At-Tahrim (the Prohibition)	Madinah	12	2
67	Al-Mulk – (the Kingdom)	Makkah	30	2
68	Al-Qalam (the Pen)	Makkah	52	2
69	Al-Haqqah (the Inevitable)	Makkah	52	2
70	Al-Ma’arij (the Elevated Passages)	Makkah	44	2
71	Nuh (The Prophet Noah)	Makkah	28	2
72	Al-Jinn (the Jinn)	Makkah	28	2
73	Al-Muzammil (the Wrapped)	Makkah	20	2
74	Al-Mudaththir (the Cloaked)	Makkah	56	2
75	Al-Qiyamah (the Resurrection)	Makkah	40	2
76	Al-Insan (the Human)	Madinah	31	2
77	Al-Mursalat (Those Sent Forth)	Makkah	50	2
78	An-Naba’ (the Great News)	Makkah	40	2
79	An-Nazi’at (Those Who Pull Out)	Makkah	46	2
80	Abasa (He Frowned)	Makkah	42	1
81	At-Takwir (the Overthrowing)	Makkah	29	1
82	Al-Infitar (the Cleaving)	Makkah	19	1
83	Al-Mutaffifin (Those Who Deal in Fraud)	Makkah	36	1
84	Al-Inshiqaq (the Splitting Asunder)	Makkah	25	1
85	Al-Buruj (the Stars)	Makkah	22	1
86	At-Tariq (the Nightcomer)	Makkah	17	1
87	Al-A’la (the Most High)	Makkah	19	1
88	Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming)	Makkah	26	1
89	Al-Fajr (the Dawn)	Makkah	30	1
90	Al-Balad (the City)	Makkah	20	1
91	Ash-Shams (the Sun)	Makkah	15	1
92	Al-Layl (the Night)	Makkah	21	1
93	Adh-Dhuha (the Forenoon)	Makkah	11	1
94	Al-Inshirah (The Opening Forth)	Makkah	8	1
95	At-Tin (The Fig)	Makkah	8	1
96	Al-‘Alaq (The Clot)	Makkah	19	1
97	Al-Qadar (the Night of Decree)	Makkah	5	1
98	Al-Bayinah (the Proof)	Madinah	8	1
99	Az-Zalzalah (the Earthquake)	Madinah	8	1
100	Al-‘Adiyah (the Runners)	Makkah	11	1
101	Al-Qari’ah (the Striking Hour)	Makkah	11	1
102	At-Takathur (the Piling Up)	Makkah	8	1
103	Al-‘Asr (the Time)	Makkah	3	1
104	Al-Humazah (the Slanderer)	Makkah	9	1
105	Al-Fil (the Elephant)	Makkah	5	1
106	Quraish (Quraish)	Makkah	4	1
107	Al-Ma’un (the Assistance)	Makkah	7	1
108	Al-Kauthar (the River of Abundance)	Makkah	3	1
109	Al-Kafirun (the Disbelievers)	Makkah	6	1
110	An-Nasr (the Help)	Madinah	3	1
111	Al-Masad (the Palm Fiber)	Makkah	5	1
112	Al-Ikhlas (the Sincerity)	Makkah	4	1
113	Al-Falaq (the Daybreak)	Makkah	5	1
114	An-Nas (Mankind)	Makkah	6	1
				558



What is The Biggest Miracle in Quran?

In today’s World, the greatest miracle of the Qur’an is that through this book. The Qur’an changed the minds of the people, changed thinking, changed the role, changed the character, eliminated the false system, and established a system of truth. This whole process revolves around the Qur’an.

Top 10 Longest Surah in Quran

• 1st longest surah in Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah: The second chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.the longest Surah in the Quran.
• 2nd longest surah in Quran: Surah An-Nisa: The 4th chapter of the Quran with 176 verses.
• 3rd longest surah in Quran: Surah Aali Imran: The 3rd chapter of the Quran, with 200 verses,
• 4th longest surah in Quran: Surah Al-A’raf, the 7th chapter, with 207 verses.
• 5th longest surah in Quran: Surah Tawbah, the 9th chapter, with 129 verses.
• 6th longest surah in Quran: Surah Hud, the 11th chapter, with 123 verses.
• 7th longest surah in Quran: Surah Yusuf, the 12th chapter, with 111 verses.
• 8th longest surah in Quran: Surah Al-An’am
• 9th longest surah in Quran: update coming soon
• 10th longest surah in Quran: update coming soon

10 Shortest Surah in Quran

• Surah An-Nasr
• Surah Al-Ikhlas
• Surah Al-Kauthar
• Surah Al-‘Asr
• Surah Al-Ikhlas
• Surah Quraish
• Surah Al-Falaq
• Surah Al-Masad
• Surah Al-Kafirun
• Surah An-Nas

FAQs