Sura
See also: Sura (disambiguation) .
Sura is the Arabic term for "chapter of the Qur'an ". These are traditionally ordered in roughly reverse chronological order, with Madinan suras coming first and Makkan ones last for the most part. Each sura is divided into ayat , or verses. The 114 suras are:
Al-Fatiha (The Opening), 7 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Baqara (The Cow ), 286 ayat, Madinan sura
Al Imran (The Family of Imran ), 200 ayat, Madinan sura
An-Nisa (The Women), 176 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-Ma'ida (The Table), 120 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-An'am (The Cattle), 165 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-A'raf (The Heights), 206 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), 75 ayat, Madinan sura
At-Tawba (The Repentance), 129 ayat, Madinan sura
Yunus (Jonah ), 109 ayat, Makkan sura
Hud (Hud ), 123 ayat, Makkan sura
Yusuf (Joseph ), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), 43 ayat, Makkan sura
Ibrahim (Abraham ), 52 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr, The Stoneland, The Rock City), 99 ayat, Makkan sura
An-Nahl (The Bee), 128 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Isra (Isra , The Night Journey, The Children of Israel ), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Kahf (The Cave), 110 ayat, Makkan sura
Maryam (Mary ), 98 ayat, Makkan sura
Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha), 135 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), 112 ayat, Makkan sura
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage, The Hajj ), 78 ayat, Madinan sura
Al-Muminun (The Believers), 118 ayat, Makkan sura
An-Nur (The Light), 64 ayat
Al-Furqan (The Criterion, The Standard), 77 ayat
Ash-Shuara (The Poets), 227 ayat
An-Naml (The Ant, The Ants), 93 ayat
Al-Qisas (The Stories), 88 ayat
Al-Ankabut (The Spider), 69 ayat
Ar-Rum (The Romans, The Byzantines ), 60 ayat
Luqman (Luqman ), 34 ayat
As-Sajda (The Prostration, Worship, Adoration), 30 ayat
Al-Ahzab (The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces), 73 ayat
Saba (Saba, Sheba ), 54 ayat
Fatir (The Angels, Orignator), 45 ayat
Ya-Seen (Ya-seen), 83 ayat
As-Saaffat (Those Who Set The Ranks,drawn Up In Ranks), 182 ayat
Sad (The Letter Sad ), 88 ayat
Az-Zumar (The Troops, Throngs), 75 ayat
Al-Ghafir (The Forgiver (God)), 85 ayat
Fussilat (Explained In Detail), 54 ayat
Ash-Shura (Council, Consultation), 53 ayat
Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments Of Gold, Luxury), 89 ayat
Ad-Dukhan (Smoke), 59 ayat
Al-Jathiya (Crouching), 37 ayat
Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes), 35 ayat
Muhammad (Muhammad ), 38 ayat
Al-Fath (Victory, Conquest), 29 ayat
Al-Hujraat (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments), 18 ayat
Qaf (The Letter Qaf ), 45 ayat
Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds), 60 ayat
At-Tur (The Mount), 49 ayat
An-Najm (The Star), 62 ayat
Al-Qamar (The Moon), 55 ayat
Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving), 78 ayat
Al-Waqia (The Event, The Inevitable), 96 ayat
Al-Hadid (The Iron), 29 ayat
Al-Mujadila (She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman), 22 ayat
Al-Hashr (Exile, Banishment), 24 ayat
Al-Mumtahina (She That Is To Be Examined, Examining Her), 13 ayat
As-Saff (The Ranks, Battle Array), 14 ayat
Al-Jumua (The Congregation, Friday), 11 ayat
Al-Munafiqoon (The Hypocrites), 11 ayat
At-Taghabun (Mutual Disillusion, Haggling), 18 ayat
At-Talaq (Divorce), 12 ayat
At-Tahrim (Banning, Prohibition), 12 ayat
Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty, Control), 30 ayat
Al-Qalam (The Pen), 52 ayat
Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), 52 ayat
Al-Maarij (The Ascending Stairways), 44 ayat
Nooh (Nooh ), 28 ayat
Al-Jinn (The Jinn ), 28 ayat
Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up), 20 ayat
Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak), 56 ayat
Al-Qiyama (The Rising Of The Dead, Resurrection), 40 ayat
Al-Insan (Man), 31 ayat
Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth), 50 ayat
An-Naba (The Tidings, The Announcement), 40 ayat
An-Naziat (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers), 46 ayat
Abasa (He Frowned), 42 ayat
At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), 29 ayat
Al-Infitar (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart), 19 ayat
Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Cheats, Cheating), 36 ayat
Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering, Splitting Open), 25 ayat
Al-Burooj (The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations), 22 ayat
At-Tariq (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer), 17 ayat
Al-Ala (The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest), 19 ayat
Al-Ghashiya (The Overwhelming, The Pall), 26 ayat
Al-Fajr (The Dawn, Daybreak), 30 ayat
Al-Balad (The City, This Countryside), 20 ayat
Ash-Shams (The Sun), 15 ayat
Al-Lail (The Night), 21 ayat
Ad-Dhuha (The Morning Hours, Morning Bright), 11 ayat
Al-Inshirah (Solace, Consolation, Relief), 8 ayat
At-Tin (The Fig, The Figtree), 8 ayat
Al-Alaq (The Clot, Read), 19 ayat
Al-Qadr (Power, Fate), 5 ayat
Al-Bayyina (The Clear Proof, Evidence), 8 ayat
Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), 8 ayat
Al-Adiyat (The Courser, The Chargers), 11 ayat
Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster), 11 ayat
At-Takathur (Rivalry In World Increase, Competition), 8 ayat
Al-Asr (The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch), 3 ayat
Al-Humaza (The Traducer, The Gossipmonger), 9 ayat
Al-Fil (The Elephant), 5 ayat
Quraysh (Quraish ), 4 ayat
Al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen), 7 ayat
Al-Kawthar (Abundance, Plenty), 3 ayat
Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers, The Kafirs ), 6 ayat
An-Nasr (Succour, Divine Support, Victory), 3 ayat
Al-Masadd (The Palm Fibre), 5 ayat
Al-Ikhlas (Sincerity), 4 ayat
Al-Falaq (The Daybreak, Dawn), 5 ayat
An-Nas (Mankind), 6 ayat
