List Of Chapters In The Quran
Here is the 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.
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.”). 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.
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Table of Surahs
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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, andThe Seven Oft-Repeated [Verses] | 7 (1) | Makkah |
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2 | Al-Baqarah | ٱلْبَقَرَة al-Baq̈arah |
The Calf, The Cow | 286 (40) | Madinah |
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3 | Al Imran | آلِ عِمْرَان ʾĀl ʿImrān |
The Family of Imraan, The House of ʿImrān | 200 (20) | Madinah |
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4 | An-Nisa | ٱلنِّسَاء an-Nisāʾ |
The Women | 176 (24) | Madinah |
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5 | Al-Ma’idah | ٱلْمَائِدَة al-Māʾidah |
The Food, The Repast, The Table | 120 (16) | Madinah |
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6 | Al-An’am | ٱلْأَنْعَام al-ʾAnʿām |
The Cattle | 165 (20) | Makkah |
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7 | Al-A’raf | ٱلْأَعْرَاف al-ʾAʿrāf |
The Heights, The Faculty of Discernment | 206 (24) | Makkah |
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8 | Al-Anfal | ٱلْأَنْفَال al-ʾAnfāl |
The Spoils of War | 75 (10) | Madinah |
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9 | At-Tawbah | ٱلتَّوْبَة at-Tawbah |
The Repentance | 129 (16) | Madinah |
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10 | Yunus | يُونُس al-Yūnus |
Jonah | 109 (11) | Makkah |
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11 | Hud | هُود Hūd |
Hud | 123 (10) | Makkah |
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12 | Yusuf | يُوسُف Yūsuf |
Joseph | 111 (12) | Makkah |
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13 | Ar-Ra’d | ٱلرَّعْد ar-Raʿd |
The Thunder | 43 (6) | Madinah |
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14 | Ibrahim | إِبْرَاهِيم ʾIbrāhīm |
Abraham | 52 (7) | Makkah |
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15 | Al-Hijr | ٱلْحِجْر al-Ḥijr |
The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City, Al-Hijr | 99 (6) | Makkah |
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16 | An-Nahl | ٱلنَّحْل an-Naḥl |
The Honey Bees, The Bee | 128 (16) | Makkah |
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17 | Al-Isra | ٱلْإِسْرَاء al-ʾIsrāʾ |
The Night Journey | 111 (12) | Makkah |
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18 | Al-Kahf | ٱلْكَهْف al-Kahf |
The Cave | 110 (12) | Makkah |
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19 | Maryam | مَرْيَم Maryam |
Mary | 98 (6) | Makkah |
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20 | Ta-Ha | طه Ṭāʾ Hāʾ |
Ṭāʾ Hāʾ (a name of Muhammad) | 135 (8) | Makkah |
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21 | Al-Anbiya | ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء al-ʾAnbiyāʾ |
The Prophets | 112 (7) | Makkah |
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22 | Al-Hajj | ٱلْحَجّ al-Ḥajj |
The Pilgrimage, The Hajj | 78 (10) | Madinah |
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23 | Al-Mu’minun | ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون al-Muʾminūn |
The Believers | 118 (6) | Makkah |
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24 | An-Nur | ٱلنُّور an-Nūr |
The Light | 64 (9) | Madinah |
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25 | Al-Furqan | ٱلْفُرْقَان al-Furq̈ān |
The Criterion, The Standard, The Standard of True and False | 77 (6) | Makkah |
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26 | Ash-Shu’ara | ٱلشُّعَرَاء aš-Šuʿarāʾ |
The Poets | 227 (11) | Makkah |
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27 | An-Naml | ٱلنَّمْل an-Naml |
The Ant, The Ants | 93 (7) | Makkah |
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28 | Al-Qasas | ٱلْقَصَص al-Q̈aṣaṣ |
The Narrations, The Stories, The Story | 88 (9) | Makkah |
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29 | Al-Ankabut | ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت al-ʿAnkabūt |
The Spider | 69 (7) | Makkah |
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30 | Ar-Rum | ٱلرُّوم ar-Rūm |
The Romans, Rome, Byzantium | 60 (6) | Makkah |
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31 | Luqmaan | لُقْمَان Luq̈mān |
Luqman | 34 (4) | Makkah |
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32 | As-Sajda | ٱلسَّجْدَة as-Sajdah |
The Prostration, Worship, Adoration | 30 (3) | Makkah |
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33 | Al-Ahzaab | ٱلْأَحْزَاب al-ʾAḥzāb |
The Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces | 73 (9) | Madinah |
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34 | Saba (surah) | سَبَأ Sabaʾ |
Sheba | 54 (6) | Makkah |
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35 | Faatir | فَاطِر Fāṭir |
The Originator | 45 (5) | Makkah |
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36 | Yaseen | يس Yāʾ Sīn |
Yāʾ Sīn (a name of Muhammad) | 83 (5) | Makkah |
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37 | As-Saaffaat | ٱلصَّافَّات aṣ-Ṣāffāt |
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn Up In Ranks, Those Ranged in Ranks | 182 (5) | Makkah |
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38 | Saad | ص Ṣād |
Ṣād | 88 (5) | Makkah |
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39 | Az-Zumar | ٱلزُّمَر az-Zumar |
The Companions, The Crowds, The Troops, Throngs | 75 (8) | Makkah |
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40 | Al-Mumin or | غَافِر Ghāfir |
The Believer, The Forgiver (God), Forgiving | 85 (9) | Makkah |
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41 | Fussilat | فُصِّلَت Fuṣṣilat |
Expounded, Explained In Detail, Clearly Spelled Out | 54 (6) | Makkah |
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42 | Ash-Shooraa | ٱلشُّورىٰ aš-Šūrā |
The Consultation | 53 (5) | Makkah |
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43 | Az-Zukhruf | ٱلْزُّخْرُف az-Zukhruf |
The Gold Adornments, The Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, Gold | 89 (7) | Makkah |
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44 | Ad-Dukhaan | ٱلدُّخَان ad-Dukhān |
The Smoke | 59 (3) | Makkah |
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45 | Al-Jaathiyah | ٱلْجَاثِيَة al-Jāthiyah |
The Kneeling Down, Crouching | 37 (4) | Makkah |
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46 | Al-Ahqaaf | ٱلْأَحْقَاف al-ʾAḥq̈āf |
Winding Sand-tracts, The Dunes, The Sand-Dunes | 35 (4 1/2) | Makkah |
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47 | Muhammad | مُحَمَّد Muḥammad |
Muhammad | 38 (4) | Madinah |
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48 | Al-Fath | ٱلْفَتْح al-Fatḥ |
The Victory, Conquest | 29 (4 1/2) | Madinah |
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49 | Al-Hujuraat | ٱلْحُجُرَات al-Ḥujurāt |
The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments | 18 (2 1/2) | Madinah |
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50 | Qaaf | ق Q̈āf |
Q̈āf | 45 (3) | Makkah |
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51 | Adh-Dhaariyaat | ٱلذَّارِيَات aḏ-Ḏāriyāt |
The Wind That Scatter, The Winnowing Winds, The Dust-Scattering Winds | 60 (2 1/2) | Makkah |
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52 | At-Toor | ٱلطُّور aṭ-Ṭūr |
The Mount, Mount Sinai | 49 (2 1/2) | Makkah |
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53 | An-Najm | ٱلنَّجْم an-Najm |
The Star, The Unfolding | 62 (2 1/2) | Makkah |
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54 | Al-Qamar | ٱلْقَمَر al-Q̈amar |
The Moon | 55 (2 1/2) | Makkah |
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55 | Ar-Rahman | ٱلرَّحْمَٰن ar-Raḥmān |
The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious | 78 (3) | Madinah |
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56 | Al-Waqi’a | ٱلْوَاقِعَة al-Wāqiʿah |
The Inevitable, The Event, That Which Must Come to Pass | 96 (3 1/2) | Makkah |
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57 | Al-Hadeed | ٱلْحَدِيد al-Ḥadīd |
The Iron | 29 (4) | Madinah |
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58 | Al-Mujadila | ٱلْمُجَادِلَة al-Mujādilah |
The Pleading, The Pleading Woman | 22 (3 1/2) | Madinah |
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59 | Al-Hashr | ٱلْحَشْر al-Ḥašr |
The Mustering, The Gathering, Exile, Banishment | 24 (3 1/2) | Madinah |
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60 | Al-Mumtahanah | ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة al-Mumtaḥanah |
The Examined One, She That Is To Be Examined | 13 (2 1/2) | Madinah |
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61 | As-Saff | ٱلصَّفّ aṣ-Ṣaff |
The Ranks, Battle Array | 14 (1 1/2 | Madinah |
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62 | Al-Jumu’ah | ٱلْجُمُعَة al-Jumuʿah |
Congregation, Friday | 11 (1 1/2 | Madinah |
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63 | Al-Munafiqoon | ٱلْمُنَافِقُون al-Munāfiq̈ūn |
The Hypocrites | 11 (1 1/2) | Madinah |
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64 | At-Taghabun | ٱلتَّغَابُن at-Taghābun |
The Cheating, The Mutual Disillusion, The Mutual Loss and Gain, Loss and Gain | 18 (2) | Madinah |
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65 | At-Talaq | ٱلطَّلَاق aṭ-Ṭalāq̈ |
Divorce | 12 (2) | Madinah |
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66 | At-Tahreem | ٱلتَّحْرِيم at-Taḥrīm |
The Prohibition | 12 (2) | Madinah |
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67 | Al-Mulk | ٱلْمُلْك al-Mulk |
The Dominion, Sovereignty, Control | 30 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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68 | Al-Qalam | ٱلْقَلَم al-Q̈alam |
The Pen | 52 (2) | Makkah |
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69 | Al-Haaqqa | ٱلْحَاقَّة al-Ḥāq̈q̈ah |
The Sure Reality, The Laying-Bare of the Truth | 52 (2) | Makkah |
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70 | Al-Ma’aarij | ٱلْمَعَارِج al-Maʿārij |
The Ways of Ascent, The Ascending Stairways | 44 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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71 | Nooh | نُوح Nūḥ |
Noah | 28 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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72 | Al-Jinn | ٱلْجِنّ al-Jinn |
The Jinn, The Spirits, The Unseen Beings | 28 (2) | Makkah |
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73 | Al-Muzzammil | ٱلْمُزَّمِّل al-Muzzammil |
The Enfolded One, The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Enwrapped One | 20 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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74 | Al-Muddaththir | ٱلْمُدَّثِّر al-Muddathir |
The One Wrapped Up, The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak, The Enfolded One | 56 (2) | Makkah |
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75 | Al-Qiyamah | ٱلْقِيَامَة al-Q̈iyamah |
Resurrection, The Day of Resurrection, Rising Of The Dead | 40 (1) | Makkah |
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76 | Al-Insaan | ٱلْإِنْسَان al-ʾInsān |
The Human, Man | 31 (2) | Madinah |
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77 | Al-Mursalaat | المرسلات ٱلْمُرْسَلَات al-Mursalāt |
Those Sent Forth, The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth | 50 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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78 | An-Naba’ | ٱلنَّبَأ an-Nabaʾ |
The Great News, The Announcement, The Tiding | 40 (1 1/2) | Makkah |
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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 |
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80 | Abasa | عَبَسَ ʿAbasa |
He Frowned | 42 (1) | Makkah |
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81 | At-Takweer | ٱلتَّكْوِير at-Takwīr |
The Folding Up, The Overthrowing, Shrouding in Darkness | 29 (1) | Makkah |
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82 | Al-Infitar | ٱلْإِنْفِطَار al-ʾInfiṭār |
The Cleaving Asunder, Bursting Apart | 19 (1/2) | Makkah |
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83 | Al-Mutaffifeen | ٱلْمُطَفِّفِين al-Muṭaffifīn |
The Dealers in Fraud, Defrauding, The Cheats, Those Who Give Short Measure | 36 (1) | Makkah |
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84 | Al-Inshiqaaq | ٱلْإِنْشِقَاق al-ʾInšiq̈āq̈ |
The Rending Asunder, The Sundering, Splitting Open, The Splitting Asunder | 25 (1) | Makkah |
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85 | Al-Burooj | ٱلْبُرُوج al-Burūj |
The Mansions Of The Stars, The Constellations, The Great Constellations | 22 (1) | Makkah |
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86 | At-Taariq | ٱلطَّارِق aṭ-Ṭāriq̈ |
The Night-Visitant, The Morning Star, The Nightcomer, That Which Comes in the Night | 17 (1/2) | Makkah |
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87 | Al-A’laa | ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ al-ʾAʿlā |
The Most High, The All-Highest, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest | 19 (1/2) | Makkah |
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88 | Al-Ghaashiyah | ٱلْغَاشِيَة al-Ghāšiyah |
The Overwhelming Event, The Overshadowing Event, The Pall | 26 (1) | Makkah |
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89 | Al-Fajr | ٱلْفَجْر al-Fajr |
The Break of Day, The Daybreak, The Dawn | 30 (1) | Makkah |
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90 | Al-Balad | ٱلْبَلَد al-Balad |
The City, The Land | 20 (1/2) | Makkah |
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91 | Ash-Shams | ٱلشَّمْس aš-Šams |
The Sun | 15 (1/2) | Makkah |
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92 | Al-Layl | ٱللَّيْل al-Layl |
The Night | 21 (1/2) | Makkah |
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93 | Ad-Dhuha | ٱلضُّحَىٰ aḍ-Ḍuḥā |
The Glorious Morning Light, The Forenoon, Morning Hours, Morning Bright, The Bright Morning Hours | 11 (1/2) | Makkah |
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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 |
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95 | At-Teen | ٱلتِّين at-Tīn |
The Fig Tree, The Fig | 8 (1/3) | Makkah |
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96 | Al-Alaq | ٱلْعَلَق al-ʿAlaq̈ |
The Clinging Clot, Clot of Blood, The Germ-Cell | 19 (1/2) | Makkah |
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97 | Al-Qadr | ٱلْقَدْر al-Q̈adr |
The Night of Honor, The Night of Decree, Power, Fate, Destiny | 5 (1/3) | Makkah |
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98 | Al-Bayyinahh | ٱلْبَيِّنَة al-Bayyinah |
The Clear Evidence, The Evidence of the Truth | 8 (1) | Madinah |
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99 | Az-Zalzalah | ٱلزَّلْزَلَة Az-Zalzalah |
The Earthquake | 8 (1/3) | Madinah |
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100 | Al-‘Aadiyaat | ٱلْعَادِيَات al-ʿĀdiyāt |
The Courser, The Chargers, The War Horse | 11 (1/3) | Makkah |
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101 | Al-Qaari’ah | ٱلْقَارِعَة al-Q̈āriʿah |
The Striking Hour, The Great Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Sudden Calamity | 11 (1/3) | Makkah |
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102 | At-Takaathur | ٱلتَّكَاثُر at-Takāthur |
The Piling Up, Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Greed for More and More | 8 (1/3) | Makkah |
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103 | Al-‘Asr | ٱلْعَصْر al-ʿAṣr |
The Time, The Declining Day, The Epoch, The Flight of Time, Success Criteria | 3 (1/3) | Makkah |
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104 | Al-Humazah | ٱلْهُمَزَة al-Humazah |
The Scandalmonger, The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer | 9 (1/3) | Makkah |
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105 | Al-Feel | ٱلْفِيل al-Fīl |
The Elephant | 5 (1/3) | Makkah |
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106 | Quraysh | قُرَيْش Q̈urayš |
The Quraysh | 4 (1/3) | Makkah |
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107 | Al-Maa’oon | ٱلْمَاعُون al-Maʿūn |
The Neighbourly Assistance, Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Assistance | 7 (1/3) | Makkah |
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108 | Al-Kawthar | ٱلْكَوْثَر al-Kawthar |
Abundance, Plenty, Good in Abundance | 3 (1/3) | Makkah |
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109 | Al-Kaafiroon | ٱلْكَافِرُون al-Kāfirūn |
The Disbelievers, The Kuffar, Those Who Deny the Truth | 6 (1/3) | Makkah |
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110 | An-Nasr | ٱلنَّصْر an-Naṣr |
The Help, Divine Support, Victory, Succour | 3 (1/3) | Madinah |
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111 | Al-Masad | ٱلْمَسَد al-Masad |
The Plaited Rope, The Palm Fibre, The Twisted Strands | 5 (1/3) | Makkah |
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112 | Al-Ikhlaas | ٱلْإِخْلَاص al-ʾIkhlāṣ |
Purity of Faith, The Fidelity, The Declaration of [God’s] Perfection | 4 (1/3) | Makkah |
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113 | Al-Falaq | ٱلْفَلَق al-Falaq̈ |
The Daybreak, Dawn, The Rising Dawn | 5 (1/3) | Makkah |
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114 | Al-Naas | ٱلنَّاس an-Nās |
Mankind, Men | 6 (1/3) | Makkah |
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