القرآن الكريم
The Holy Qur'an
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The Qur'an in numbers
- 114surahs
- 6,236ayahs
- 30juz, 60 hizb
- 286ayahs in Al-Baqarah, the longest surah
- 3ayahs in Al-Kawthar, the shortest surah
- 23years of revelation
Frequently asked questions
How many surahs and ayahs does the Qur'an have?
The Qur'an has 114 surahs and 6,236 ayahs, counted as in the Madinah Mushaf (the Kufan count used with the Hafs reading). For daily reading it is divided into 30 juz and 60 hizb.
Which is the longest and which the shortest surah?
The longest is Al-Baqarah with 286 ayahs; its ayah 282, about debts and contracts, is also the longest ayah in the Qur'an. The shortest is Al-Kawthar: it has 3 ayahs and the fewest words of any surah (Al-Asr and An-Nasr also have 3 ayahs, but longer ones).
What was revealed first?
The first revelation was the beginning of Surah Al-Alaq (96:1–5), "Read in the name of your Lord who created", revealed to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hira near Makkah. The revelation continued for about 23 years.
What do Meccan and Medinan mean?
Meccan surahs were revealed before the Hijra, the migration to Madinah, and Medinan surahs after it. In the Madinah Mushaf 86 surahs are Meccan and 28 are Medinan.
Which surah does not begin with Bismillah?
Surah At-Tawbah (9) is the only surah that does not begin with "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim". The phrase still appears 114 times in the Qur'an, because it is also part of ayah 30 of Surah An-Naml.
Which surah carries a woman's name?
Surah Maryam (19). Maryam, the mother of Isa (Jesus), is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ