List of surahs in the Quran: all 114 with meanings
All 114 surahs of the Quran in order, with the Arabic name, meaning, number of verses, whether each is Makki or Madani, and the juz and page where it begins in the Madinah mushaf. Surahs with their own guide are linked.
Last updated: 1 October 2026
The 114 surahs
| # | Surah | Arabic | Meaning | Ayahs | Type | Juz | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Fatihah | ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ | The Opening | 7 | Makki | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Al-Baqarah | البَقَرَةِ | The Cow | 286 | Madani | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Al Imran | آلِ عِمۡرَانَ | The Family of Imraan | 200 | Madani | 3 | 50 |
| 4 | An-Nisa | النِّسَاءِ | The Women | 176 | Madani | 4 | 77 |
| 5 | Al-Ma'idah | المَائـِدَةِ | The Table | 120 | Madani | 6 | 106 |
| 6 | Al-An'am | الأَنۡعَامِ | The Cattle | 165 | Makki | 7 | 128 |
| 7 | Al-A'raf | الأَعۡرَافِ | The Heights | 206 | Makki | 8 | 151 |
| 8 | Al-Anfal | الأَنفَالِ | The Spoils of War | 75 | Madani | 9 | 177 |
| 9 | At-Tawbah | التَّوۡبَةِ | The Repentance | 129 | Madani | 10 | 187 |
| 10 | Yunus | يُونُسَ | Jonas | 109 | Makki | 11 | 208 |
| 11 | Hud | هُودٍ | Hud | 123 | Makki | 11 | 221 |
| 12 | Yusuf | يُوسُفَ | Joseph | 111 | Makki | 12 | 235 |
| 13 | Ar-Ra'd | الرَّعۡدِ | The Thunder | 43 | Madani | 13 | 249 |
| 14 | Ibrahim | إِبۡرَاهِيمَ | Abraham | 52 | Makki | 13 | 255 |
| 15 | Al-Hijr | الحِجۡرِ | The Rock | 99 | Makki | 14 | 262 |
| 16 | An-Nahl | النَّحۡلِ | The Bee | 128 | Makki | 14 | 267 |
| 17 | Al-Isra | الإِسۡرَاءِ | The Night Journey | 111 | Makki | 15 | 282 |
| 18 | Al-Kahf | الكَهۡفِ | The Cave | 110 | Makki | 15 | 293 |
| 19 | Maryam | مَرۡيَمَ | Mary | 98 | Makki | 16 | 305 |
| 20 | Ta Ha | طه | Taa-Haa | 135 | Makki | 16 | 312 |
| 21 | Al-Anbiya | الأَنبِيَاءِ | The Prophets | 112 | Makki | 17 | 322 |
| 22 | Al-Hajj | الحَجِّ | The Pilgrimage | 78 | Madani | 17 | 332 |
| 23 | Al-Mu'minun | المُؤۡمِنُونَ | The Believers | 118 | Makki | 18 | 342 |
| 24 | An-Nur | النُّورِ | The Light | 64 | Madani | 18 | 350 |
| 25 | Al-Furqan | الفُرۡقَانِ | The Criterion | 77 | Makki | 18 | 359 |
| 26 | Ash-Shu'ara | الشُّعَرَاءِ | The Poets | 227 | Makki | 19 | 367 |
| 27 | An-Naml | النَّمۡلِ | The Ant | 93 | Makki | 19 | 377 |
| 28 | Al-Qasas | القَصَصِ | The Stories | 88 | Makki | 20 | 385 |
| 29 | Al-'Ankabut | العَنكَبُوتِ | The Spider | 69 | Makki | 20 | 396 |
| 30 | Ar-Rum | الرُّومِ | The Romans | 60 | Makki | 21 | 404 |
| 31 | Luqman | لُقۡمَانَ | Luqman | 34 | Makki | 21 | 411 |
| 32 | As-Sajdah | السَّجۡدَةِ | The Prostration | 30 | Makki | 21 | 415 |
| 33 | Al-Ahzab | الأَحۡزَابِ | The Clans | 73 | Madani | 21 | 418 |
| 34 | Saba | سَبَإٍ | Sheba | 54 | Makki | 22 | 428 |
| 35 | Fatir | فَاطِرٍ | The Originator | 45 | Makki | 22 | 434 |
| 36 | Ya Sin | يسٓ | Yaseen | 83 | Makki | 22 | 440 |
| 37 | As-Saffat | الصَّافَّاتِ | Those drawn up in Ranks | 182 | Makki | 23 | 446 |
| 38 | Sad | صٓ | The letter Saad | 88 | Makki | 23 | 453 |
| 39 | Az-Zumar | الزُّمَرِ | The Groups | 75 | Makki | 23 | 458 |
| 40 | Ghafir | غَافِرٍ | The Forgiver | 85 | Makki | 24 | 467 |
| 41 | Fussilat | فُصِّلَتۡ | Explained in detail | 54 | Makki | 24 | 477 |
| 42 | Ash-Shura | الشُّورَىٰ | Consultation | 53 | Makki | 25 | 483 |
| 43 | Az-Zukhruf | الزُّخۡرُفِ | Ornaments of gold | 89 | Makki | 25 | 489 |
| 44 | Ad-Dukhan | الدُّخَانِ | The Smoke | 59 | Makki | 25 | 496 |
| 45 | Al-Jathiyah | الجَاثِيَةِ | Crouching | 37 | Makki | 25 | 499 |
| 46 | Al-Ahqaf | الأَحۡقَافِ | The Dunes | 35 | Makki | 26 | 502 |
| 47 | Muhammad | مُحَمَّدٍ | Muhammad | 38 | Madani | 26 | 507 |
| 48 | Al-Fath | الفَتۡحِ | The Victory | 29 | Madani | 26 | 511 |
| 49 | Al-Hujurat | الحُجُرَاتِ | The Inner Apartments | 18 | Madani | 26 | 515 |
| 50 | Qaf | قٓ | The letter Qaaf | 45 | Makki | 26 | 518 |
| 51 | Adh-Dhariyat | الذَّارِيَاتِ | The Winnowing Winds | 60 | Makki | 26 | 520 |
| 52 | At-Tur | الطُّورِ | The Mount | 49 | Makki | 27 | 523 |
| 53 | An-Najm | النَّجۡمِ | The Star | 62 | Makki | 27 | 526 |
| 54 | Al-Qamar | القَمَرِ | The Moon | 55 | Makki | 27 | 528 |
| 55 | Ar-Rahman | الرَّحۡمَٰن | The Beneficent | 78 | Madani | 27 | 531 |
| 56 | Al-Waqi'ah | الوَاقِعَةِ | The Inevitable | 96 | Makki | 27 | 534 |
| 57 | Al-Hadid | الحَدِيدِ | The Iron | 29 | Madani | 27 | 537 |
| 58 | Al-Mujadilah | المُجَادلَةِ | The Pleading Woman | 22 | Madani | 28 | 542 |
| 59 | Al-Hashr | الحَشۡرِ | The Exile | 24 | Madani | 28 | 545 |
| 60 | Al-Mumtahanah | المُمۡتَحنَةِ | She that is to be examined | 13 | Madani | 28 | 549 |
| 61 | As-Saff | الصَّفِّ | The Ranks | 14 | Madani | 28 | 551 |
| 62 | Al-Jumu'ah | الجُمُعَةِ | Friday | 11 | Madani | 28 | 553 |
| 63 | Al-Munafiqun | المُنَافِقُونَ | The Hypocrites | 11 | Madani | 28 | 554 |
| 64 | At-Taghabun | التَّغَابُنِ | Mutual Disillusion | 18 | Madani | 28 | 556 |
| 65 | At-Talaq | الطَّلَاقِ | Divorce | 12 | Madani | 28 | 558 |
| 66 | At-Tahrim | التَّحۡرِيمِ | The Prohibition | 12 | Madani | 28 | 560 |
| 67 | Al-Mulk | المُلۡكِ | The Sovereignty | 30 | Makki | 29 | 562 |
| 68 | Al-Qalam | القَلَمِ | The Pen | 52 | Makki | 29 | 564 |
| 69 | Al-Haqqah | الحَاقَّةِ | The Reality | 52 | Makki | 29 | 566 |
| 70 | Al-Ma'arij | المَعَارِجِ | The Ascending Stairways | 44 | Makki | 29 | 568 |
| 71 | Nuh | نُوحٍ | Noah | 28 | Makki | 29 | 570 |
| 72 | Al-Jinn | الجِنِّ | The Jinn | 28 | Makki | 29 | 572 |
| 73 | Al-Muzzammil | المُزَّمِّلِ | The Enshrouded One | 20 | Makki | 29 | 574 |
| 74 | Al-Muddaththir | المُدَّثِّرِ | The Cloaked One | 56 | Makki | 29 | 575 |
| 75 | Al-Qiyamah | القِيَامَةِ | The Resurrection | 40 | Makki | 29 | 577 |
| 76 | Al-Insan | الإِنسَانِ | Man | 31 | Madani | 29 | 578 |
| 77 | Al-Mursalat | المُرۡسَلَاتِ | The Emissaries | 50 | Makki | 29 | 580 |
| 78 | An-Naba | النَّبَإِ | The Announcement | 40 | Makki | 30 | 582 |
| 79 | An-Nazi'at | النَّازِعَاتِ | Those who drag forth | 46 | Makki | 30 | 583 |
| 80 | 'Abasa | عَبَسَ | He frowned | 42 | Makki | 30 | 585 |
| 81 | At-Takwir | التَّكۡوِيرِ | The Overthrowing | 29 | Makki | 30 | 586 |
| 82 | Al-Infitar | الانفِطَارِ | The Cleaving | 19 | Makki | 30 | 587 |
| 83 | Al-Mutaffifin | المُطَفِّفِينَ | Defrauding | 36 | Makki | 30 | 587 |
| 84 | Al-Inshiqaq | الانشِقَاقِ | The Splitting Open | 25 | Makki | 30 | 589 |
| 85 | Al-Buruj | البُرُوجِ | The Constellations | 22 | Makki | 30 | 590 |
| 86 | At-Tariq | الطَّارِقِ | The Morning Star | 17 | Makki | 30 | 591 |
| 87 | Al-A'la | الأَعۡلَىٰ | The Most High | 19 | Makki | 30 | 591 |
| 88 | Al-Ghashiyah | الغَاشِيَةِ | The Overwhelming | 26 | Makki | 30 | 592 |
| 89 | Al-Fajr | الفَجۡرِ | The Dawn | 30 | Makki | 30 | 593 |
| 90 | Al-Balad | البَلَدِ | The City | 20 | Makki | 30 | 594 |
| 91 | Ash-Shams | الشَّمۡسِ | The Sun | 15 | Makki | 30 | 595 |
| 92 | Al-Layl | اللَّيۡلِ | The Night | 21 | Makki | 30 | 595 |
| 93 | Ad-Duha | الضُّحَىٰ | The Morning Hours | 11 | Makki | 30 | 596 |
| 94 | Ash-Sharh | الشَّرۡحِ | The Consolation | 8 | Makki | 30 | 596 |
| 95 | At-Tin | التِّينِ | The Fig | 8 | Makki | 30 | 597 |
| 96 | Al-'Alaq | العَلَقِ | The Clot | 19 | Makki | 30 | 597 |
| 97 | Al-Qadr | القَدۡرِ | The Power, Fate | 5 | Makki | 30 | 598 |
| 98 | Al-Bayyinah | البَيِّنَةِ | The Evidence | 8 | Madani | 30 | 598 |
| 99 | Az-Zalzalah | الزَّلۡزَلَةِ | The Earthquake | 8 | Madani | 30 | 599 |
| 100 | Al-'Adiyat | العَادِيَاتِ | The Chargers | 11 | Makki | 30 | 599 |
| 101 | Al-Qari'ah | القَارِعَةِ | The Calamity | 11 | Makki | 30 | 600 |
| 102 | At-Takathur | التَّكَاثُرِ | Competition | 8 | Makki | 30 | 600 |
| 103 | Al-'Asr | العَصۡرِ | The Declining Day, Epoch | 3 | Makki | 30 | 601 |
| 104 | Al-Humazah | الهُمَزَةِ | The Traducer | 9 | Makki | 30 | 601 |
| 105 | Al-Fil | الفِيلِ | The Elephant | 5 | Makki | 30 | 601 |
| 106 | Quraysh | قُرَيۡشٍ | Quraysh | 4 | Makki | 30 | 602 |
| 107 | Al-Ma'un | المَاعُونِ | Almsgiving | 7 | Makki | 30 | 602 |
| 108 | Al-Kawthar | الكَوۡثَرِ | Abundance | 3 | Makki | 30 | 602 |
| 109 | Al-Kafirun | الكَافِرُونَ | The Disbelievers | 6 | Makki | 30 | 603 |
| 110 | An-Nasr | النَّصۡرِ | Divine Support | 3 | Madani | 30 | 603 |
| 111 | Al-Masad | المَسَدِ | The Palm Fibre | 5 | Makki | 30 | 603 |
| 112 | Al-Ikhlas | الإِخۡلَاصِ | Sincerity | 4 | Makki | 30 | 604 |
| 113 | Al-Falaq | الفَلَقِ | The Dawn | 5 | Makki | 30 | 604 |
| 114 | An-Nas | النَّاسِ | Mankind | 6 | Makki | 30 | 604 |
Totals and the longest and shortest surahs are on how many surahs and ayahs are in the Quran. Ayat al-Kursi, the greatest verse, is in Al-Baqarah: see Ayat al-Kursi. For the 30 juz and other divisions, see how the Quran is divided.
Frequently asked questions
What is the first surah of the Quran?
Al-Fatihah (The Opening), with 7 verses. It is recited in every unit of prayer.
What is the last surah of the Quran?
An-Nas (Mankind), surah 114, with 6 verses.
Which surah is Ayat al-Kursi in?
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 255. See our guide to Ayat al-Kursi.
What do Makki and Madani mean?
Makki surahs were revealed before the Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah; Madani surahs after. The classification here follows the standard used in the Madinah mushaf.
Data: Tanzil Quran metadata (Hafs ‘an ‘Asim, Kufan count; pages and juz of the 604-page Madinah mushaf).
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