THE HOLY QURAN

114 SURAHS

All 114 surahs of the Holy Quran are listed below in mushaf order — with each surah's English meaning, verse count, and Meccan/Medinan classification. Search by name, verse count, or meaning, or click a surah to read its Arabic text, translation, and listen to its recitation.

114

Surahs

6,236

Verses

Juz

114 surahs

الفاتحة

Meccan

Al-Fatihah

The Opening · 7 verses · Juz 1

البقرة

Medinan

Al-Baqarah

The Cow · 286 verses · Juz 1

آل عمران

Medinan

Ali 'Imran

The Family of Imran · 200 verses · Juz 3

النساء

Medinan

An-Nisa

The Women · 176 verses · Juz 4

المائدة

Medinan

Al-Ma'idah

The Table Spread · 120 verses · Juz 6

الأنعام

Meccan

Al-An'am

The Cattle · 165 verses · Juz 7

الأعراف

Meccan

Al-A'raf

The Heights · 206 verses · Juz 8

الأنفال

Medinan

Al-Anfal

The Spoils of War · 75 verses · Juz 9

التوبة

Medinan

At-Tawbah

The Repentance · 129 verses · Juz 10

يونس

Meccan

Yunus

Jonah · 109 verses · Juz 11

هود

Meccan

Hud

Hud · 123 verses · Juz 11

يوسف

Meccan

Yusuf

Joseph · 111 verses · Juz 12

الرعد

Medinan

Ar-Ra'd

The Thunder · 43 verses · Juz 13

إبراهيم

Meccan

Ibrahim

Abraham · 52 verses · Juz 13

الحجر

Meccan

Al-Hijr

The Rocky Tract · 99 verses · Juz 14

النحل

Meccan

An-Nahl

The Bee · 128 verses · Juz 14

الإسراء

Meccan

Al-Isra

The Night Journey · 111 verses · Juz 15

الكهف

Meccan

Al-Kahf

The Cave · 110 verses · Juz 15

مريم

Meccan

Maryam

Mary · 98 verses · Juz 16

طه

Meccan

Ta-Ha

Ta-Ha · 135 verses · Juz 16

الأنبياء

Meccan

Al-Anbya

The Prophets · 112 verses · Juz 17

الحج

Medinan

Al-Hajj

The Pilgrimage · 78 verses · Juz 17

المؤمنون

Meccan

Al-Mu'minun

The Believers · 118 verses · Juz 18

النور

Medinan

An-Nur

The Light · 64 verses · Juz 18

الفرقان

Meccan

Al-Furqan

The Criterion · 77 verses · Juz 18

الشعراء

Meccan

Ash-Shu'ara

The Poets · 227 verses · Juz 19

النمل

Meccan

An-Naml

The Ants · 93 verses · Juz 19

القصص

Meccan

Al-Qasas

The Narration · 88 verses · Juz 20

العنكبوت

Meccan

Al-'Ankabut

The Spider · 69 verses · Juz 20

الروم

Meccan

Ar-Rum

The Romans · 60 verses · Juz 21

لقمان

Meccan

Luqman

Luqman · 34 verses · Juz 21

السجدة

Meccan

As-Sajdah

The Prostration · 30 verses · Juz 21

الأحزاب

Medinan

Al-Ahzab

The Combined Forces · 73 verses · Juz 21

سبأ

Meccan

Saba

Sheba · 54 verses · Juz 22

فاطر

Meccan

Fatir

Originator · 45 verses · Juz 22

يس

Meccan

Ya-Sin

Ya-Sin · 83 verses · Juz 22

الصافات

Meccan

As-Saffat

Those Who Set The Ranks · 182 verses · Juz 23

Meccan

Sad

Sad · 88 verses · Juz 23

الزمر

Meccan

Az-Zumar

The Troops · 75 verses · Juz 23

غافر

Meccan

Ghafir

The Forgiver · 85 verses · Juz 24

فصلت

Meccan

Fussilat

Explained in Detail · 54 verses · Juz 24

الشورى

Meccan

Ash-Shuraa

The Consultation · 53 verses · Juz 25

الزخرف

Meccan

Az-Zukhruf

The Ornaments of Gold · 89 verses · Juz 25

الدخان

Meccan

Ad-Dukhan

The Smoke · 59 verses · Juz 25

الجاثية

Meccan

Al-Jathiyah

The Crouching · 37 verses · Juz 25

الأحقاف

Meccan

Al-Ahqaf

The Wind-Curved Sandhills · 35 verses · Juz 26

محمد

Medinan

Muhammad

Muhammad · 38 verses · Juz 26

الفتح

Medinan

Al-Fath

The Victory · 29 verses · Juz 26

الحجرات

Medinan

Al-Hujurat

The Rooms · 18 verses · Juz 26

Meccan

Qaf

Qaf · 45 verses · Juz 26

الذاريات

Meccan

Adh-Dhariyat

The Winnowing Winds · 60 verses · Juz 26

الطور

Meccan

At-Tur

The Mount · 49 verses · Juz 27

النجم

Meccan

An-Najm

The Star · 62 verses · Juz 27

القمر

Meccan

Al-Qamar

The Moon · 55 verses · Juz 27

الرحمن

Medinan

Ar-Rahman

The Most Merciful · 78 verses · Juz 27

الواقعة

Meccan

Al-Waqi'ah

The Inevitable · 96 verses · Juz 27

الحديد

Medinan

Al-Hadid

The Iron · 29 verses · Juz 27

المجادلة

Medinan

Al-Mujadilah

The Pleading Woman · 22 verses · Juz 28

الحشر

Medinan

Al-Hashr

The Exile · 24 verses · Juz 28

الممتحنة

Medinan

Al-Mumtahanah

She That Is To Be Examined · 13 verses · Juz 28

الصف

Medinan

As-Saf

The Ranks · 14 verses · Juz 28

الجمعة

Medinan

Al-Jumu'ah

Friday · 11 verses · Juz 28

المنافقون

Medinan

Al-Munafiqun

The Hypocrites · 11 verses · Juz 28

التغابن

Medinan

At-Taghabun

Mutual Disillusion · 18 verses · Juz 28

الطلاق

Medinan

At-Talaq

Divorce · 12 verses · Juz 28

التحريم

Medinan

At-Tahrim

The Prohibition · 12 verses · Juz 28

الملك

Meccan

Al-Mulk

The Sovereignty · 30 verses · Juz 29

القلم

Meccan

Al-Qalam

The Pen · 52 verses · Juz 29

الحاقة

Meccan

Al-Haqqah

The Reality · 52 verses · Juz 29

المعارج

Meccan

Al-Ma'arij

The Ascending Stairways · 44 verses · Juz 29

نوح

Meccan

Nuh

Noah · 28 verses · Juz 29

الجن

Meccan

Al-Jinn

The Jinn · 28 verses · Juz 29

المزمل

Meccan

Al-Muzzammil

The Enshrouded One · 20 verses · Juz 29

المدثر

Meccan

Al-Muddaththir

The Cloaked One · 56 verses · Juz 29

القيامة

Meccan

Al-Qiyamah

The Resurrection · 40 verses · Juz 29

الإنسان

Medinan

Al-Insan

Man · 31 verses · Juz 29

المرسلات

Meccan

Al-Mursalat

Those Sent Forth · 50 verses · Juz 29

النبأ

Meccan

An-Naba

The Tidings · 40 verses · Juz 30

النازعات

Meccan

An-Nazi'at

Those Who Drag Forth · 46 verses · Juz 30

عبس

Meccan

'Abasa

He Frowned · 42 verses · Juz 30

التكوير

Meccan

At-Takwir

The Overthrowing · 29 verses · Juz 30

الانفطار

Meccan

Al-Infitar

The Cleaving · 19 verses · Juz 30

المطففين

Meccan

Al-Mutaffifin

Defrauding · 36 verses · Juz 30

الانشقاق

Meccan

Al-Inshiqaq

The Splitting Open · 25 verses · Juz 30

البروج

Meccan

Al-Buruj

The Mansions of the Stars · 22 verses · Juz 30

الطارق

Meccan

At-Tariq

The Nightcomer · 17 verses · Juz 30

الأعلى

Meccan

Al-A'la

The Most High · 19 verses · Juz 30

الغاشية

Meccan

Al-Ghashiyah

The Overwhelming · 26 verses · Juz 30

الفجر

Meccan

Al-Fajr

The Dawn · 30 verses · Juz 30

البلد

Meccan

Al-Balad

The City · 20 verses · Juz 30

الشمس

Meccan

Ash-Shams

The Sun · 15 verses · Juz 30

الليل

Meccan

Al-Layl

The Night · 21 verses · Juz 30

الضحى

Meccan

Ad-Duhaa

The Morning Hours · 11 verses · Juz 30

الشرح

Meccan

Ash-Sharh

The Relief · 8 verses · Juz 30

التين

Meccan

At-Tin

The Fig · 8 verses · Juz 30

العلق

Meccan

Al-'Alaq

The Clot · 19 verses · Juz 30

القدر

Meccan

Al-Qadr

The Power · 5 verses · Juz 30

البينة

Medinan

Al-Bayyinah

The Clear Proof · 8 verses · Juz 30

الزلزلة

Medinan

Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake · 8 verses · Juz 30

100

العاديات

Meccan

Al-'Adiyat

The Courser · 11 verses · Juz 30

101

القارعة

Meccan

Al-Qari'ah

The Calamity · 11 verses · Juz 30

102

التكاثر

Meccan

At-Takathur

Rivalry in World Increase · 8 verses · Juz 30

103

العصر

Meccan

Al-'Asr

The Declining Day · 3 verses · Juz 30

104

الهمزة

Meccan

Al-Humazah

The Traducer · 9 verses · Juz 30

105

الفيل

Meccan

Al-Fil

The Elephant · 5 verses · Juz 30

106

قريش

Meccan

Quraysh

Quraysh · 4 verses · Juz 30

107

الماعون

Meccan

Al-Ma'un

Small Kindnesses · 7 verses · Juz 30

108

الكوثر

Meccan

Al-Kawthar

Abundance · 3 verses · Juz 30

109

الكافرون

Meccan

Al-Kafirun

The Disbelievers · 6 verses · Juz 30

110

النصر

Medinan

An-Nasr

The Divine Support · 3 verses · Juz 30

111

المسد

Meccan

Al-Masad

The Palm Fiber · 5 verses · Juz 30

112

الإخلاص

Meccan

Al-Ikhlas

Sincerity · 4 verses · Juz 30

113

الفلق

Meccan

Al-Falaq

The Daybreak · 5 verses · Juz 30

114

الناس

Meccan

An-Nas

Mankind · 6 verses · Juz 30

Longest and Shortest Surahs

Surahs vary greatly in length — the longest, Al-Baqarah, has 286 verses, while the shortest surahs have only 3. This range reflects how the Quran contains both lengthy legal passages and short, concise reminders.

Top 5 Longest Surahs

1. Al-Baqarah286 verses
2. Ash-Shu'ara227 verses
3. Al-A'raf206 verses
4. Ali 'Imran200 verses
5. As-Saffat182 verses

Top 5 Shortest Surahs

1. Al-'Asr3 verses
2. Al-Kawthar3 verses
3. An-Nasr3 verses
4. Quraysh4 verses
5. Al-Ikhlas4 verses

Meccan and Medinan Surah Counts

Of the 114 surahs, 86 are Meccan and 28 are Medinan. Meccan surahs generally address monotheism, the afterlife, and the stories of the prophets in shorter verses, while Medinan surahs deal more extensively with social rulings, worship, and everyday matters. Each surah above is labeled "Meccan" or "Medinan", and the filter lets you show only one type.

Meccan Surahs

Medinan Surahs

Frequently Asked Questions

How many surahs are in the Quran?

The Quran consists of 114 surahs, containing a total of 6,236 verses. In the standard mushaf order, it begins with Al-Fatihah and ends with An-Nas.

Which is the longest surah?

The longest surah is Al-Baqarah, with 286 verses. It is followed by Ash-Shu'ara with 227 verses and Al-A'raf with 206 verses.

Which is the shortest surah?

The shortest surahs are Al-'Asr, Al-Kawthar, and An-Nasr, each with 3 verses, followed by Quraysh and Al-Ikhlas, each with 4 verses.

How many surahs are Meccan and how many are Medinan?

Of the 114 surahs, 86 were revealed in the Meccan period and 28 in the Medinan period. Meccan surahs generally focus on faith and the afterlife, while Medinan surahs deal more with social rulings and matters of worship.

Are the surahs arranged in mushaf order or in the order of revelation?

The list below, like the official mushaf, follows the compilation order established during the caliphate of Uthman — not the order of revelation. This ordering differs from the chronological sequence in which the surahs were revealed.

Which juz does each surah belong to?

Each surah spans one or more of the 30 juz (parts) the Quran is divided into for reading purposes — this division is unrelated to the surah/chapter structure itself.