List of chapters in the Quran

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

The first surah of the Quran (Surah Al-Fatihah), consisting of seven verses

Each surah, except for the ninth is preceded by the phrase bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm ("In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.").[1] 29 surahs are preceded by Muqatta'at (lit. abbreviated or shortened), unique letter combinations whose meanings remain unclear. The first surah in the Quran is Surah al-Fatihah.[2][3]

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[4][5][6]	Nöldeke's Chronological Order[4]	Muqatta'at (isolated letters)[3]	Title refers to	Main theme	Juz'
1	Al-Fatiha	ٱلْفَاتِحَة al-Fātiḥah al Hamd	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][7]	7 (1)	Makkah	5	48		Whole Surah [8]	The fundamental principles of the Qur'an in a condensed form.[8]	1
2	Al-Baqarah	ٱلْبَقَرَة al-Baq̈arah	The Calf, The Cow	286 (40)	Madinah	87	91	Alif Lam Mim	v. 67-73 [8]	The necessity of God-consciousness.[8] The error(s) committed by followers of earlier revelations.[8] Legal ordinances (ethics, social relations, warfare etc.).[8] Ibrahim.[8] Kaaba.[8] Ayatul Kursi. (v. 255)[9]	1-3
3	Al Imran	آلِ عِمْرَان ʾĀl ʿImrān	The Family of Imraan, The House of ʿImrān	200 (20)	Madinah	89	97	Alif Lam Mim	v. 33, 35 [8]	The human nature of Isa.[8] The oneness of Allah.[8] Man’s faith and temptations.[8] The Battle of Uhud (3 AH).[8]	3-4
4	An-Nisa	ٱلنِّسَاء an-Nisāʾ	The Women	176 (24)	Madinah	92	100		Whole Surah [8]	Unity of the human race and the mutual obligations of men and women towards one another. (v. 1) [8] Rights of women.[8] Questions related to family life (including marriage and inheritance).[8] Peace and war.[8] Relations of believers with unbelievers.[8] Striving in the Cause of Allah (Jihad). (v. 95-97) [10]	4-6
5	Al-Ma'idah	ٱلْمَائِدَة al-Māʾidah	The Food, The Repast, The Table	120 (16)	Madinah	112	114		v. 112-114 [8]	A series of ordinances (incl. Religious rites and social obligations).[8] Corruption of the original message of the Ingeel by Jews and Christians. (v. 68-77, 116-118) [8]	6-7
6	Al-An'am	ٱلْأَنْعَام al-ʾAnʿām	The Cattle	165 (20)	Makkah	55	89		v. 136ff.[8]	Human nature of Muhammad. (v. 50) [8] Oneness and uniqueness of Allah. (e.g. v. 100, 103) [8] Pre-Islamic superstitions concerning animals. (v. 136ff) [8]	7-8
7	Al-A'raf	ٱلْأَعْرَاف al-ʾAʿrāf	The Heights, The Faculty of Discernment	206 (24)	Makkah	39	87	Alif Lam Mim Sad	v. 46, 48 [8]	The mission of the prophets.[8] Adam, Hawwa and Iblis. (v. 16-25) [8] Stories of Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut, Shuáyb and Musa. (v. 59-171) [8] Allah's Covenant with humanity. (v. 172) [11] What happens to those who discard Allah’s message. (v. 175) [8]	8-9
8	Al-Anfal	ٱلْأَنْفَال al-ʾAnfāl	The Spoils of War	75 (10)	Madinah	88	95		v. 1 [8]	The Battle of Badr (2 A.H.).[8] Doctrine of sacrifice through action.[8]	9-10
9	At-Tawbah	ٱلتَّوْبَة at-Tawbah	The Repentance	129 (16)	Madinah	113	113			Problems of war between believers and their enemies.[8] The expedition to Tabuk (9 A.H.).[8] Prohibition of intercalation in the Islamic lunar calendar(v. 37) [10] Those who cannot attain to faith. (v. 124-127) [8]	10-11
10	Yunus	يُونُس al-Yūnus	Jonah	109 (11)	Makkah	51	84	Alif Lam Ra	v. 98 [8]	The revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad (not Muhammad’s own work). (v. 15-17, 37-38, 94) [8] References to earlier prophets.[8] Fundamental tenets of Islam.[8]	11
11	Hud	هُود Hūd	Hud	123 (10)	Makkah	52	75	Alif Lam Ra	v. 50-60	The revelation of God’s will through his prophets.[8] More stories of earlier prophets.[8] Just dealings between men.[8]	11-12
12	Yusuf	يُوسُف Yūsuf	Joseph	111 (12)	Makkah	53	77	Alif Lam Ra	Whole Surah	The story of the prophet Joseph (as an illustration of God’s unfathomable direction of men’s affairs).[8]	12-13
13	Ar-Ra'd	ٱلرَّعْد ar-Raʿd	The Thunder	43 (6)	Madinah	96	90	Alif Lam Mim Ra	v. 13 [8]	God’s revelation, through his prophets, of certain fundamental moral truths, and the concequences of accepting or rejecting them.[8]	13
14	Ibrahim	إِبْرَاهِيم ʾIbrāhīm	Abraham	52 (7)	Makkah	72	76	Alif Lam Ra	v. 35-41 [8]	The revelation of God’s word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light.[8]	13
15	Al-Hijr	ٱلْحِجْر al-Ḥijr	The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City, Al-Hijr	99 (6)	Makkah	54	57	Alif Lam Ra	v. 80 [8]	God’s guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [8]	14
16	An-Nahl	ٱلنَّحْل an-Naḥl	The Honey Bees, The Bee	128 (16)	Makkah	70	73		v. 68-69 [8]	God’s creativeness:[8] Manifested in the instincts of the bee.[8] Culmination: Guidance through his revealed word.[8]	14
17	Al-Isra	ٱلْإِسْرَاء al-ʾIsrāʾ	The Night Journey	111 (12)	Makkah	50	67		v. 1 [8]	Muhammad’s Night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.[8] The children of Israel. (v. 2-8, 101-104) [8]	15
18	Al-Kahf	ٱلْكَهْف al-Kahf	The Cave	110 (12)	Makkah	69	69		v. 13-20 [8]	A series of parables or allegories on the theme of faith in God versus excessive attachment to the life of this world. Including:[8] The men of the cave. (v. 13-20) [8] The rich man and the poor man. (v. 32-44) [8] Moses and the unnamed sage. (v. 60-82) [8] The allegory of ‘Dhu’l-Qarnayn, the Two-Horned One’. (v. 83-98) [8]	15-16
19	Maryam	مَرْيَم Maryam	Mary	98 (6)	Makkah	44	58	Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad	v. 16-37 [8]	The story of Zachariah and his son John, the precursor of Jesus. (v. 2-15) [8] The story of Mary and Jesus. (v. 16-37) [8]	16
20	Ta-Ha	طه Ṭāʾ Hāʾ	Ṭāʾ Hāʾ (a name of Muhammad)	135 (8)	Makkah	45	55	Ta Ha [notes 1]	v. 1 [8]	The guidance offered by God through his prophets.[8] The fundamental truths inherent in all revealed religions are identical.[8] The story of Moses. (v. 9-98) [8]	16
21	Al-Anbiya	ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء al-ʾAnbiyāʾ	The Prophets	112 (7)	Makkah	73	65		v. 48-91 [8]	The oneness, uniqueness and transcendence of God.[8] The continuity and intrinsic unity of all divine revelation.[8] Stories of the prophets of old. (v. 48-91) [8] The believers of all faiths belong to one single community. (v. 92) [8]	17
22	Al-Hajj	ٱلْحَجّ al-Ḥajj	The Pilgrimage, The Hajj	78 (10)	Madinah	103	107		v. 25-38 [8]	The Mecca pilgrimage and some of the rituals connected with it. (v. 25-38) [8]	17
23	Al-Mu'minun	ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون al-Muʾminūn	The Believers	118 (6)	Makkah	74	64		v. 1 [8]	True faith.[8] The evidence of the existence of an almighty Creator, and man’s ultimate responsibility before Him.[8] The unity of all religious communities, broken by man’s egotism, greed and striving after power. (v. 52-53) [8] The impossibility to believe in God, without believing in life after death.[8]	18
24	An-Nur	ٱلنُّور an-Nūr	The Light	64 (9)	Madinah	102	105		v. 35 [8]	Mutual relations and ethical rules between men and women.[8] The mystic parable of the ‘light of God’ ("Verse of Light"). (v. 35) [8]	18
25	Al-Furqan	ٱلْفُرْقَان al-Furq̈ān	The Criterion, The Standard, The Standard of True and False	77 (6)	Makkah	42	66		v. 1 [8]	The purpose of every divine revelation is to provide a stable criterion of true and false.[8] The humanness of every apostle sent by God to man. (v. 20) [8] Divine revelation belongs to God’s creative activity.[8]	18-19
26	Ash-Shu'ara	ٱلشُّعَرَاء aš-Šuʿarāʾ	The Poets	227 (11)	Makkah	47	56	Ta Sin Mim	v. 224 [8]	Man’s weakness, which causes him to reject God’s message and worship power and wealth etc.[8]	19
27	An-Naml	ٱلنَّمْل an-Naml	The Ant, The Ants	93 (7)	Makkah	48	68	Ta Sin	v. 18 [8]	The legend of king Solomon and queen of Sheba.[8]	19-20
28	Al-Qasas	ٱلْقَصَص al-Q̈aṣaṣ	The Narrations, The Stories, The Story	88 (9)	Makkah	49	79	Ta Sin Mim	v. 25 [8]	Human aspects of the life of Moses.[8]	20
29	Al-Ankabut	ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت al-ʿAnkabūt	The Spider	69 (7)	Makkah	85	81	Alif Lam Mim	v. 41 [8]	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) [8]	20-21
30	Ar-Rum	ٱلرُّوم ar-Rūm	Rome, Byzantium	60 (6)	Makkah	84	74	Alif Lam Mim	v. 1 [8]	Predictions of the near victory of the Byzantines [over the Persians] and the Battle of Badr (2 A.H.). (v. 1-7) [8] God’s ability to resurrect the dead at the end of time, and the people’s ignorance of this.[8]	21
31	Luqmaan	لُقْمَان Luq̈mān	Luqman	34 (4)	Makkah	57	82	Alif Lam Mim	v. 12-19 [8]	The story of Luqman, a legendary sage, counselling his son. (v. 12-19) [8]
32	As-Sajda	ٱلسَّجْدَة as-Sajdah	The Prostration, Worship, Adoration	30 (3)	Makkah	75	70	Alif Lam Mim	v. 15 [8]	God's creation.[12] God's revelation and man's acceptance or denial.[12] The Day of Judgement.[12]
33	Al-Ahzaab	ٱلْأَحْزَاب al-ʾAḥzāb	The Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces	73 (9)	Madinah	90	103		v. 9-27 [8]	The War of the Confederates (5 A.H.). (v. 9-27) [8] The relationship between Muhammad and his family.[8]	21-22
34	Saba (surah)	سَبَأ Sabaʾ	Sheba	54 (6)	Makkah	58	85		v. 15-20 [8]	The insignificance of the knowledge accessible to man. (v. 9) [8] The story of the people of Sheba, as an example of the impermanence of human power, wealth and glory. (v. 15-20) [8] Always be conscious of God. (v. 46) [8]	22
35	Faatir	فَاطِر Fāṭir	The Originator	45 (5)	Makkah	43	86		v. 1 [8]	God’s power to create and resurrect.[8] God’s revelation of his will through his prophets.[8]	22
36	Yaseen	يس Yāʾ Sīn	Yāʾ Sīn (a name of Muhammad)	83 (5)	Makkah	41	60	Yaseen [notes 2]	v. 1 [8]	Man’s moral responsibility, resurrection and God’s judgment.[8] To be recited over the dying and in the prayers of the dead.[8]	22-23
37	As-Saaffaat	ٱلصَّافَّات aṣ-Ṣāffāt	Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn Up In Ranks, Those Ranged in Ranks	182 (5)	Makkah	56	50		v. 1 [8]	Resurrection and the certainty that all human beings will have to answer before God.[8] Man’s constant need of prophetic guidance.[8] Stories of earlier prophets. (v. 75-148) [8]	23
38	Saad	ص Ṣād	Ṣād	88 (5)	Makkah	38	59	Sad	v. 1 [8]	Divine guidance and its rejection by those who are lost in fast pride.[8]	23
39	Az-Zumar	ٱلزُّمَر az-Zumar	The Crowds, The Troops, Throngs	75 (8)	Makkah	59	80		v. 71, 73 [8]	The evidence of the existence and oneness of God in all manifestations of nature.[8] God forgives all sins to him who repents before his death.[8] Allegories of the Last Hour and the Day of Judgment.[8]	23-24
40	Ghafir	غَافِر Ghāfir	The Forgiver (God), Forgiving	85 (9)	Makkah	60	78	Ha Mim	v. 3 [8]	Man’s false pride, worship of false values (wealth, power etc.) and his denial of divine guidance.[8] Stories of earlier prophets.[8]	24
41	Fussilat	فُصِّلَت Fuṣṣilat	Expounded, Explained In Detail, Clearly Spelled Out	54 (6)	Makkah	61	71	Ha Mim	v. 3[8]	Man’s acceptance or rejection of divine revelation.[8]	24-25
42	Ash_Shooraa	ٱلشُّورىٰ aš-Šūrā	The Consultation	53 (5)	Makkah	62	83	Ha Mim 'Ayn Sin Qaf	v. 36 [8]	God is undefinable and unfathomable. (v. 11, 16) [8] All prophets taught the oneness of God, so all believers of all ‘denominations’ should see themselves as ‘one single community’. (v. 13, 15) [8] The law of cause and effect: In the life to come man will only harvest ‘what his own hands have wrought’ in this world.[8]	25
43	Az-Zukhruf	ٱلْزُّخْرُف az-Zukhruf	The Gold Adornments, The Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, Gold	89 (7)	Makkah	63	61	Ha Mim	v. 35 [8]	To equal anyone or anything with God is sprititually destructive and logically unacceptable.[8] People’s blind adherence to the faith of their forefathers. (v. 22-23) [8]
44	Ad-Dukhaan	ٱلدُّخَان ad-Dukhān	The Smoke	59 (3)	Makkah	64	53	Ha Mim	v. 10 [8]	Through revelation worldly pride is eventually brought to naught.[12]
45	Al-Jaathiyah	ٱلْجَاثِيَة al-Jāthiyah	The Kneeling Down, Crouching	37 (4)	Makkah	65	72	Ha Mim	v. 28 [8]	The humility with which all human beings will face their final judgment on resurrection. (v. 28) [8]
46	Al-Ahqaaf	ٱلْأَحْقَاف al-ʾAḥq̈āf	Winding Sand-tracts, The Dunes, The Sand-Dunes	35 (4 1/2)	Makkah	66	88	Ha Mim	v. 21 [8]	Warning the disbelievers of their miserable fate, and reassuring the believers of their salvation.	26
47	Muhammad	مُحَمَّد Muḥammad	Muhammad	38 (4)	Madinah	95	96		v. 2 [8]	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
48	Al-Fath	ٱلْفَتْح al-Fatḥ	The Victory, Conquest	29 (4 1/2)	Madinah	111	108		v. 1 [8]	The Truce of Hudaybiyyah (6 A.H.).[8]
49	Al-Hujuraat	ٱلْحُجُرَات al-Ḥujurāt	The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments	18 (2 1/2)	Madinah	106	112		v. 4 [8]	Social ethics.[8] Reverence to Muhammad and the righteous leaders after him.[8] The brotherhood of all believers and all mankind. (v. 10, 13) [8] The difference between true faith and outward observance of religious formalities. (v. 14 ff.) [8]
50	Qaaf	ق Q̈āf	Q̈āf	45 (3)	Makkah	34	54	Qaf	v. 1 [8]	Death and resurrection.[8] God is closer to man than his neck-vein. (v. 16)[12]
51	Adh-Dhaariyaat	ٱلذَّارِيَات aḏ-Ḏāriyāt	The Wind That Scatter, The Winnowing Winds, The Dust-Scattering Winds	60 (2 1/2)	Makkah	67	39		v. 1 [8]	Destruction of those who denied the messengers, and a warning for those who deny the truth.	26-27
52	At-Toor	ٱلطُّور aṭ-Ṭūr	The Mount, Mount Sinai	49 (2 1/2)	Makkah	76	40		v. 1 [8]		27
53	An-Najm	ٱلنَّجْم an-Najm	The Star, The Unfolding	62 (2 1/2)	Makkah	23	28		v. 1 [8]	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) [8]
54	Al-Qamar	ٱلْقَمَر al-Q̈amar	The Moon	55 (2 1/2)	Makkah	37	49		v. 1 [8]
55	Ar-Rahman	ٱلرَّحْمَٰن ar-Raḥmān	The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious	78 (3)	Madinah	97	43		v. 1 [8]	Everything will pass away, except the face of God. (v. 26-27)[12] Description of paradise. (v. 46-78)[10]
56	Al-Waqi'a	ٱلْوَاقِعَة al-Wāqiʿah	The Inevitable, The Event, That Which Must Come to Pass	96 (3 1/2)	Makkah	46	41		v. 1 [8]	Description of life in the Hereafter for the believers and the disblievers.
57	Al-Hadeed	ٱلْحَدِيد al-Ḥadīd	The Iron	29 (4)	Madinah	94	99		v. 25 [8]
58	Al-Mujadila	ٱلْمُجَادِلَة al-Mujādilah	The Pleading, The Pleading Woman	22 (3 1/2)	Madinah	105	106		v. 1 [8]	Divorce.[8] Faith and denial.[8] Hypocrisy.[8] The attitude believers should have toward non-believers.[8]	28
59	Al-Hashr	ٱلْحَشْر al-Ḥašr	The Mustering, The Gathering, Exile, Banishment	24 (3 1/2)	Madinah	101	102		v. 2 [8]	The conflict between the Muslim coummunity and the Jewish tribe of Banu’n-Nadir of Medina.[8]
60	Al-Mumtahanah	ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة al-Mumtaḥanah	The Examined One, She That Is To Be Examined	13 (2 1/2)	Madinah	91	110		v. 10 [8]	The believers’ relations with unbelievers.[8]
61	As-Saff	ٱلصَّفّ aṣ-Ṣaff	The Ranks, Battle Array	14 (1 1/2	Madinah	109	98		v. 4 [8]	A call to unity between professed belief and actual behaviour.[8]
62	Al-Jumu'ah	ٱلْجُمُعَة al-Jumuʿah	Congregation, Friday	11 (1 1/2	Madinah	110	94		v. 9-10 [8]	Obligatory congregational prayer on Friday.[8]
63	Al-Munafiqoon	ٱلْمُنَافِقُون al-Munāfiq̈ūn	The Hypocrites	11 (1 1/2)	Madinah	104	104		Whole Surah [8]	Hypocrisy.[8]
64	At-Taghabun	ٱلتَّغَابُن at-Taghābun	The Cheating, The Mutual Disillusion, The Mutual Loss and Gain, Loss and Gain	18 (2)	Madinah	108	93		v. 9 [8]
65	At-Talaq	ٱلطَّلَاق aṭ-Ṭalāq̈	Divorce	12 (2)	Madinah	99	101		Whole Surah	Divorce (waiting period, remarriage).[8]
66	At-Tahreem	ٱلتَّحْرِيم at-Taḥrīm	The Prohibition	12 (2)	Madinah	107	109		v. 1 [8]	Certain aspects of Muhammad’s personal and family life.[8]
67	Al-Mulk	ٱلْمُلْك al-Mulk	The Dominion, Sovereignty, Control	30 (1 1/2)	Makkah	77	63		v. 1 [8]	Man’s inability to understand the mysteries of the universe, and his dependence on guidance through divine revelation.[8] The manifestation of Gods' absolute perfection in creation through the fine tuning of the universe.	29
68	Al-Qalam	ٱلْقَلَم al-Q̈alam	The Pen	52 (2)	Makkah	2	18	Nun	v. 1 [8]
69	Al-Haaqqa	ٱلْحَاقَّة al-Ḥāq̈q̈ah	The Sure Reality, The Laying-Bare of the Truth	52 (2)	Makkah	78	38		v. 1
70	Al-Ma'aarij	ٱلْمَعَارِج al-Maʿārij	The Ways of Ascent, The Ascending Stairways	44 (1 1/2)	Makkah	79	42		v. 3 [8]	The unwillingness to believe, caused by the restlessness inherent in human nature.[8]
71	Nooh	نُوح Nūḥ	Noah	28 (1 1/2)	Makkah	71	51		Whole Surah	The story of Noah.[8] The struggle against blind materialism and the lack of spiritual values.[8]
72	Al-Jinn	ٱلْجِنّ al-Jinn	The Jinn, The Spirits, The Unseen Beings	28 (2)	Makkah	40	62		v. 1 [8]
73	Al-Muzzammil	ٱلْمُزَّمِّل al-Muzzammil	The Enfolded One, The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Enwrapped One	20 (1 1/2)	Makkah	3	23		v. 1 [8]	Loosening the strict regulation on night prayer.[8]
74	Al-Muddaththir	ٱلْمُدَّثِّر al-Muddathir	The One Wrapped Up, The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak, The Enfolded One	56 (2)	Makkah	4	2		v. 1 [8]	This short early surah outlines almost all fundamental Qur'anic concepts. Gods' promise of eternal damnation for the disbelievers.
75	Al-Qiyamah	ٱلْقِيَامَة al-Q̈iyamah	Resurrection, The Day of Resurrection, Rising Of The Dead	40 (1)	Makkah	31	36		v. 1 [8]	The concept of resurrection.[8]
76	Al-Insaan	ٱلْإِنْسَان al-ʾInsān	The Human, Man	31 (2)	Madinah	98	52		v. 1 [8]
77	Al-Mursalaat	المرسلات ٱلْمُرْسَلَات al-Mursalāt	Those Sent Forth, The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth	50 (1 1/2)	Makkah	33	32		v. 1 [8]	The gradual revelation of the Qur'an.[8]
78	An-Naba'	ٱلنَّبَأ an-Nabaʾ	The Great News, The Announcement, The Tiding	40 (1 1/2)	Makkah	80	33		v. 2 [8]	Life after death.[8] Resurrection and God’s ultimate judgment.[8]	30
79	An-Naazi'aat	ٱلنَّازِعَات an-Nāziʿāt	Those Who Tear Out, Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those That Rise	46 (1 1/2)	Makkah	81	31		v. 1 [8]
80	Abasa	عَبَسَ ʿAbasa	He Frowned	42 (1)	Makkah	24	17		v. 1 [8]
81	At-Takweer	ٱلتَّكْوِير at-Takwīr	The Folding Up, The Overthrowing, Shrouding in Darkness	29 (1)	Makkah	7	27		v. 1 [8]	The Last Hour and man’s resurrection.[8]
82	Al-Infitar	ٱلْإِنْفِطَار al-ʾInfiṭār	The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart	19 (1/2)	Makkah	82	26		v. 1 [8]
83	Al-Mutaffifeen	ٱلْمُطَفِّفِين al-Muṭaffifīn	The Dealers in Fraud, Defrauding, The Cheats, Those Who Give Short Measure	36 (1)	Makkah	86	37		v. 1 [8]
84	Al-Inshiqaaq	ٱلْإِنْشِقَاق al-ʾInšiq̈āq̈	The Rending Asunder, The Sundering, Splitting Open, The Splitting Asunder	25 (1)	Makkah	83	29		v. 1 [8]
85	Al-Burooj	ٱلْبُرُوج al-Burūj	The Mansions Of The Stars, The Constellations, The Great Constellations	22 (1)	Makkah	27	22		v. 1 [8]
86	At-Taariq	ٱلطَّارِق aṭ-Ṭāriq̈	The Night-Visitant, The Morning Star, The Nightcomer, That Which Comes in the Night	17 (1/2)	Makkah	36	15		v. 1 [8]
87	Al-A'laa	ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ al-ʾAʿlā	The Most High, The All-Highest, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest	19 (1/2)	Makkah	8	19		v. 1 [8]
88	Al-Ghaashiyah	ٱلْغَاشِيَة al-Ghāšiyah	The Overwhelming Event, The Overshadowing Event, The Pall	26 (1)	Makkah	68	34		v. 1 [8]
89	Al-Fajr	ٱلْفَجْر al-Fajr	The Break of Day, The Daybreak, The Dawn	30 (1)	Makkah	10	35		v. 1 [8]
90	Al-Balad	ٱلْبَلَد al-Balad	The City, The Land	20 (1/2)	Makkah	35	11		v. 1 [8]
91	Ash-Shams	ٱلشَّمْس aš-Šams	The Sun	15 (1/2)	Makkah	26	16		v. 1 [8]
92	Al-Layl	ٱللَّيْل al-Layl	The Night	21 (1/2)	Makkah	9	10		v. 1 [8]
93	Ad-Dhuha	ٱلضُّحَىٰ aḍ-Ḍuḥā	The Glorious Morning Light, The Forenoon, Morning Hours, Morning Bright, The Bright Morning Hours	11 (1/2)	Makkah	11	13		v. 1 [8]	Man’s suffering and God’s justice.[8] 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.
94	Ash-Sharh (Al-Inshirah)	ٱلشَّرْح aš-Šarḥ	The Expansion of Breast, Solace, Consolation, Relief, Patient, The Opening-Up of the Heart	8 (1/3)	Makkah	12	12		v. 1
95	At-Teen	ٱلتِّين at-Tīn	The Fig Tree, The Fig	8 (1/3)	Makkah	28	20		v. 1 [8]	A fundamental moral verity, common to all true religious teachings.[8]
96	Al-Alaq	ٱلْعَلَق al-ʿAlaq̈	The Clinging Clot, Clot of Blood, The Germ-Cell	19 (1/2)	Makkah	1	1		v. 2 [8]	The first five verses revealed to Muhammad. (v. 1-5) [8]
97	Al-Qadr	ٱلْقَدْر al-Q̈adr	The Night of Honor, The Night of Decree, Power, Fate, Destiny	5 (1/3)	Makkah	25	14		v. 1 [8]	The Night of Laylat-ul-Qadr
98	Al-Bayyinahh	ٱلْبَيِّنَة al-Bayyinah	The Clear Evidence, The Evidence of the Truth	8 (1)	Madinah	100	92		v. 1 [8]
99	Az-Zalzalah	ٱلزَّلْزَلَة Az-Zalzalah	The Earthquake	8 (1/3)	Madinah	93	25		v. 1 [8]
100	Al-'Aadiyaat	ٱلْعَادِيَات al-ʿĀdiyāt	The Courser, The Chargers, The War Horse	11 (1/3)	Makkah	14	30		v. 1 [8]
101	Al-Qaari'ah	ٱلْقَارِعَة al-Q̈āriʿah	The Striking Hour, The Great Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Sudden Calamity	11 (1/3)	Makkah	30	24		v. 1 [8]
102	At-Takaathur	ٱلتَّكَاثُر at-Takāthur	The Piling Up, Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Greed for More and More	8 (1/3)	Makkah	16	8		v. 1 [8]	Man’s greed and tendencies.[8]
103	Al-'Asr	ٱلْعَصْر al-ʿAṣr	The Time, The Declining Day, The Epoch, The Flight of Time, Success Criteria	3 (1/3)	Makkah	13	21		v. 1 [8]
104	Al-Humazah	ٱلْهُمَزَة al-Humazah	The Scandalmonger, The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer	9 (1/3)	Makkah	32	6		v. 1 [8]
105	Al-Feel	ٱلْفِيل al-Fīl	The Elephant	5 (1/3)	Makkah	19	9		v. 1 [8]	The Abyssinian attack against Mecca in the year 570 CE, the Year of the Elephant.[8]
106	Quraysh	قُرَيْش Q̈urayš	The Quraysh	4 (1/3)	Makkah	29	4		v. 1 [8]	The Quraysh, custodians of the Kaaba, should be thankful to God for protecting them from hunger and danger.[12]
107	Al-Maa'oon	ٱلْمَاعُون al-Maʿūn	The Neighbourly Assistance, Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Assistance	7 (1/3)	Makkah	17	7		v. 7 [8]	The meaning of true worship through sincere devotion and helping those in need.[12]
108	Al-Kawthar	ٱلْكَوْثَر al-Kawthar	Abundance, Plenty, Good in Abundance	3 (1/3)	Makkah	15	5		v. 1 [8]	Spiritual riches through devotion and sacrifice. Hatred results in the cutting off of all hope.[12]
109	Al-Kaafiroon	ٱلْكَافِرُون al-Kāfirūn	The Disbelievers, The Kuffar, Those Who Deny the Truth	6 (1/3)	Makkah	18	45		v. 1 [8]	The correct attitude towards those who reject faith.[12]
110	An-Nasr	ٱلنَّصْر an-Naṣr	The Help, Divine Support, Victory, Succour	3 (1/3)	Madinah	114	111		v. 1 [8]	The last complete surah revealed before Muhammad’s death.[8]
111	Al-Masad	ٱلْمَسَد al-Masad	The Plaited Rope, The Palm Fibre, The Twisted Strands	5 (1/3)	Makkah	6	3		v. 5 [8]	The hostility of Muhammad’s uncle Abu Lahab.[8]
112	Al-Ikhlaas	ٱلْإِخْلَاص al-ʾIkhlāṣ	Purity of Faith, The Fidelity, The Declaration of [God's] Perfection	4 (1/3)	Makkah	22	44			The oneness of God.[8]
113	Al-Falaq	ٱلْفَلَق al-Falaq̈	The Daybreak, Dawn, The Rising Dawn	5 (1/3)	Makkah	20	46		v. 1 [8]	Seek refuge in God from evil of others.[12]
114	Al-Naas	ٱلنَّاس an-Nās	Mankind, Men	6 (1/3)	Makkah	21	47		v. 1 [8]	Trust in God's protection from temptations.[12]

Notes

'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.
'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

Asad 1980, Introduction to Sura 1.
"Who Rearranged the Quran | Surah | Quran".
Asad 1980, Appendix II.
Robinson, Neal (2003). Discovering the Qurʼan: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text (PDF). Georgetown University Press. pp. 25–97. ISBN 1589010248.
Qran.org: Quran Verses in Chronological Order
Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs Archived 2018-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, by Kevin P. Edgecomb (2002).
Asad 1980, Introduction to the Sura.
Asad 1980, Introduction to the Sura.
Peters, F.E. (1993). A Reader on Classical Islam. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9781400821181.
Asad 1980, Footnote(s) to the verse(s).
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.
Ali, Abdullah Yusuf (1934). The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary. Introduction to the Sura.

References

Asad, Muhammad (1980). The Message of the Qu'rán. Gibraltar, Spain: Dar al-Andalus Limited. ISBN 1904510000.

External links

Al-Quran, open source multi-language Quran project

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[12] '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.

[14] '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.

[Asad-Surah-Intro-S1-1] Asad 1980, Introduction to Sura 1.

[2] "Who Rearranged the Quran | Surah | Quran".

[Asad-Surah-App2-3] Asad 1980, Appendix II.

[robinson2003-4] Robinson, Neal (2003). Discovering the Qurʼan: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text (PDF). Georgetown University Press. pp. 25–97. ISBN 1589010248.

[5] Qran.org: Quran Verses in Chronological Order

[6] Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs Archived 2018-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, by Kevin P. Edgecomb (2002).

[7] Asad 1980, Introduction to the Sura.

[Asad-Surah-Intro-8] Asad 1980, Introduction to the Sura.

[9] Peters, F.E. (1993). A Reader on Classical Islam. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9781400821181.

[Asad-Surah-Footnote-10] Asad 1980, Footnote(s) to the verse(s).

[11] 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.

[Yusuf-Surah-Intro-13] Ali, Abdullah Yusuf (1934). The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary. Introduction to the Sura.