List of Surah in Quran

The Qur’an consists of 114 Surah chapters of varying lengths, each known as a surah. The title of each surah is derived from a name or quality discussed in the text or from the first letters or words of the surah.

Each Surah in Quran is formed from several Ayahs (verses) which originally means a sign or portent sent by God. The number of the ayahs are not the same in various Surahs. An individual ayah may be just few letters or several lines.1. Al-Fatihah (the Opening)

No. Name Meaning in English Verses Rukus Makki / Madni

1 Al-Fatihah The Opening 7 1 Makki

2 Al-Baqarah The Calf, The Cow 286 40 Madni 3 Ale Imran The Family of Imran, The House of ‘Imrán 200 20 Madni

4 An-Nisa’ The Women 176 24 Madni 5 Al-Ma’idah The Food, The Repast, The Table 120 16 Madni 6 Al-An’am The Cattle 165 20 Makki 7 Al-A’raf The Heights, The Faculty of Discernment 206 24 Makki 8 Al-Anfal The Spoils of War 75 10 Madni 9 At-Tawbah The Repentance 129 16 Madni 10 Yunus Yunus (‘Alaihi Salam) 109 11 Makki 11 Hud Hud (‘Alaihis Salaam) 123 10 Makki 12 Yusuf Joseph (‘Alaihis Salaam) 111 12 Makki 13 Ar-Ra’d The Thunder 43 6 Madni 14 Ibraheem Abraham (‘Alaihis Salaam) 52 7 Makki 15 Al-Hijr The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City, Al-Hijr 99 6 Makki 16 An-Nahl The Honey Bees, The Bee 128 16 Makki 17 Al-Isra The Night Journey 111 12 Makki 18 Al-Kahf The Cave 110 12 Makki 19 Maryam Mary 98 6 Makki

20 Ta-Ha Ta-Ha 135 8 Makki 21 Al-Anbiya’ The Prophets 112 7 Makki 22 Al-Hajj The Pilgrimage 78 10 Madni 23 Al-Mu’minoon The Believers 118 6 Makki 24 An-Nur The Light 64 9 Madni 25 Al-Furqan The Criterion, The Standard, The Standard of True and False 77 6 Makki 26 ash-Shu`ara’ The Poets 227 11 Makki 27 An-Naml The Ant, The Ants 93 7 Makki 28 Al-Qasas The Narrations, The Stories, The Story 88 9 Makki 29 Al-`Ankabut The Spider 69 7 Makki 30 Ar-Rum The Romans, The Byzantines 60 6 Makki 31 Luqman Luqman 34 4 Makki 32 As-Sajdah The Prostration, Worship, Adoration 30 3 Makki 33 Al-Ahzab The Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces 73 9 Madni 34 Saba’ Sheba 54 6 Makki 35 Fatir The Originator 45 5 Makki 36 Ya seen Ya Seen 83 5 Makki 37 As-Saffat Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn Up In Ranks, Those Ranged in Ranks 182 5 Makki 38 Sad Sad 88 5 Makki 39 Az-Zumar The Crowds, The Troops, Throngs 75 8 Makki 40 Ghafir The Forgiver (God), Forgiving 85 9 Makki 41 Fussilat Expounded, Explained In Detail, Clearly Spelled Out 54 6 Makki 42 Ash-Shura The Consultation 53 5 Makki 43 Az-Zukhruf The Gold Adornments, The Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, Gold 89 7 Makki 44 Ad-Dukhan The Smoke 59 3 Makki 45 Al-Jathiyah The Kneeling Down, Crouching 37 4 Makki 46 Al-Ahqaf Winding Sand-tracts, The Dunes, The Sand-Dunes 35 4 Makki 47 Muhammad Muhammad Sallalahu ‘Alaihi Wa Salam 38 4 Madni 48 Al-Fath The Victory, Conquest 29 4 Madni 49 Al-Hujurat The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments 18 2 Madni 50 Qaf Qaf 45 3 Makki 51 Ad-Dhariyat The Wind That Scatter, The Winnowing Winds, The Dust-Scattering Winds 60 3 Makki 52 At-Tur The Mount, Mount Sinai 49 2 Makki 53 An-Najm The Star, The Unfolding 62 3 Makki 54 Al-Qamar The Moon 55 3 Makki 55 Ar-Rahman The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious 78 3 Madni 56 Al-Waqi’ah The Inevitable, The Event, That Which Must Come to Pass 96 3 Makki 57 Al-Hadeed The Iron 29 4 Madni 58 Al-Mujadilah The Pleading, The Pleading Woman 22 3 Madni 59 Al-Hashr The Mustering, The Gathering, Exile, Banishment 24 3 Madni 60 Al-Mumtahanah The Examined One, She That Is To Be Examined 13 2 Madni 61 As-Saff The Ranks, Battle Array 14 2 Madni 62 Al-Jumu’ah The Congregation, Friday 11 2 Madni 63 Al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites 11 2 Madni 64 At-Taghabun The Cheating, The Mutual Disillusion, The Mutual Loss and Gain, Loss and Gain 18 2 Madni 65 At-Talaq Divorce 12 2 Madni 66 At-Tahreem The Prohibition 12 2 Madni 67 Al-Mulk The Dominion, Sovereignty, Control 30 2 Makki 68 Al-Qalam The Pen 52 2 Makki 69 Al-Haqqah The Sure Reality, The Laying-Bare of the Truth 52 2 Makki 70 Al-Ma’aarij The Ways of Ascent, The Ascending Stairways 44 2 Makki 71 Nuh Noah 28 2 Makki 72 Al-Jinn The Spirits, The Unseen Beings 28 2 Makki 73 Al-Muzzammil The Enfolded One, The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Enwrapped One 20 2 Makki 74 Al-Muddathir The One Wrapped Up, The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak, The Enfolded One 56 2 Makki 75 Al-Qiyamah Resurrection, The Day of Resurrection, Rising Of The Dead 40 2 Makki 76 Al-Insan The Human, Man 31 2 Madni 77 Al-Mursalat Those Sent Forth, The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth 50 2 Makki 78 An-Naba’ The Great News, The Announcement, The Tiding 40 2 Makki 79 An-Nazi’at Those Who Tear Out, Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those That Rise 46 2 Makki 80 `Abasa He Frowned 42 1 Makki 81 At-Takweer The Folding Up, The Overthrowing, Shrouding in Darkness 29 1 Makki 82 Al-Infitar The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart 19 1 Makki 83 Al-Mutaffifeen The Dealers in Fraud, Defrauding, The Cheats, Those Who Give Short Measure 36 1 Makki 84 Al-Inshiqaq The Rending Asunder, The Sundering, Splitting Open, The Splitting Asunder 25 1 Makki 85 Al-Burooj The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations, The Great Constellations 22 1 Makki 86 At-Tariq The Night-Visitant, The Morning Star, The Nightcomer, That Which Comes in the Night 17 1 Makki 87 Al-A’la The Most High, The All-Highest, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest 19 1 Makki 88 Al-Ghashiyah The Overwhelming Event, The Overshadowing Event, The Pall 26 1 Makki 89 Al-Fajr The Break of Day, The Daybreak, The Dawn 30 1 Makki 90 Al-Balad The City, The Land 20 1 Makki 91 Ash-Shams The Sun 15 1 Makki 92 Al-Lail The Night 21 1 Makki 93 Ad-Dhuha The Glorious Morning Light, The Forenoon, Morning Hours, Morning Bright, The Bright Morning Hours 11 1 Makki 94 Al-Inshirah The Expansion of Breast, Solace, Consolation, Relief, Patient, The Opening-Up of the Heart 8 1 Makki 95 Al-Teen The Fig Tree, The Fig 8 1 Makki 96 al-`Alaq The Clinging Clot, Clot of Blood, The Germ-Cell 19 1 Makki 97 Al-Qadr The Night of Honor, The Night of Decree, Power, Fate, Destiny 5 1 Makki 98 Al-Bayyinah The Clear Evidence, The Evidence of the Truth 8 1 Madni 99 Az-Zalzala The Earthquake 8 1 Madni 100 Al-Adiyat The Courser, The Chargers, The War Horse 11 1 Makki 101 al-Qari`ah The Striking Hour, The Great Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Sudden Calamity 11 1 Makki 102 At-Takathur The Piling Up, Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Greed for More and More 8 1 Makki 103 Al-Asr The Time, The Declining Day, The Epoch, The Flight of Time 3 1 Makki 104 Al-Humazah The Scandalmonger, The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer 9 1 Makki 105 Al-Feel The Elephant 5 1 Makki 106 Al-Quraish Quraysh 4 1 Makki 107 Al-Maa’oun The Neighbourly Assistance, Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Assistance 7 1 Makki 108 Al-Kawthar Abundance, Plenty, Good in Abundance 3 1 Makki 109 Al-Kafiroun The Disbelievers, The Kafirs, Those Who Deny the Truth 6 1 Makki 110 An-Nasr The Help, Divine Support, Victory, Succour 3 1 Madni 111 Al-Masad The Plaited Rope, The Palm Fibre, The Twisted Strands 5 1 Makki 112 Al-Ikhlas Purity of Faith, The Fidelity, The Declaration of [God’s] Perfection 4 1 Makki 113 Al-Falaq The Daybreak, Dawn, The Rising Dawn 5 1 Makki 114 Al-Naas Mankind, Men 6 1 Makki