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The Qur’an in the order of its revelation

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The Qur’an arranged in the traditional order of its revelation — the sequence in which the sūrahs are held to have come down across roughly twenty-three years, following the standard Egyptian muṣḥaf. This is the traditional ordering, not the only one; scholars differ on where some sūrahs belong. The three Makkan bands are an editorial grouping of that sequence, not a precise dating. Sūrahs already open for study link straight to their pages; the rest are shown in their place and open as they are published.

Early Makkan48

  1. Al-'AlaqالعلقMakkan19 āyāt
  2. Al-QalamالقلمMakkan52 āyāt
  3. Al-MuzzammilالمزملMakkan20 āyāt
  4. Al-MuddaththirالمدثرMakkan56 āyāt
  5. Al-FatihahالفاتحةMakkan7 āyāt
  6. Al-MasadالمسدMakkan5 āyāt
  7. At-TakwirالتكويرMakkan29 āyāt
  8. Al-A'laالأعلىMakkan19 āyāt
  9. Al-LaylالليلMakkan21 āyāt
  10. Al-FajrالفجرMakkan30 āyāt
  11. Ad-DuhaالضحىMakkan11 āyāt
  12. Ash-SharhالشرحMakkan8 āyāt
  13. Al-'AsrالعصرMakkan3 āyāt
  14. Al-'AdiyatالعادياتMakkan11 āyāt
  15. Al-KawtharالكوثرMakkan3 āyāt
  16. At-TakathurالتكاثرMakkan8 āyāt
  17. Al-Ma'unالماعونMakkan7 āyāt
  18. Al-KafirunالكافرونMakkan6 āyāt
  19. Al-FilالفيلMakkan5 āyāt
  20. Al-FalaqالفلقMakkan5 āyāt
  21. An-NasالناسMakkan6 āyāt
  22. Al-IkhlasالإخلاصMakkan4 āyāt
  23. An-NajmالنجمMakkan62 āyāt
  24. AbasaعبسMakkan42 āyāt
  25. Al-QadrالقدرMakkan5 āyāt
  26. Ash-ShamsالشمسMakkan15 āyāt
  27. Al-BurujالبروجMakkan22 āyāt
  28. At-TinالتينMakkan8 āyāt
  29. QurayshقريشMakkan4 āyāt
  30. Al-Qari'ahالقارعةMakkan11 āyāt
  31. Al-QiyamahالقيامةMakkan40 āyāt
  32. Al-HumazahالهمزةMakkan9 āyāt
  33. Al-MursalatالمرسلاتMakkan50 āyāt
  34. QafقMakkan45 āyāt
  35. Al-BaladالبلدMakkan20 āyāt
  36. At-TariqالطارقMakkan17 āyāt
  37. Al-QamarالقمرMakkan55 āyāt
  38. SadصMakkan88 āyāt
  39. Al-A'rafالأعرافMakkan206 āyāt
  40. Al-JinnالجنMakkan28 āyāt
  41. Ya-SinيسMakkan83 āyāt
  42. Al-FurqanالفرقانMakkan77 āyāt
  43. FatirفاطرMakkan45 āyāt
  44. MaryamمريمMakkan98 āyāt
  45. Ta-HaطهMakkan135 āyāt
  46. Al-Waqi'ahالواقعةMakkan96 āyāt
  47. Ash-Shu'araالشعراءMakkan227 āyāt
  48. An-NamlالنملMakkan93 āyāt

Middle Makkan21

  1. Al-QasasالقصصMakkan88 āyāt
  2. Al-IsraالإسراءMakkan111 āyāt
  3. YunusيونسMakkan109 āyāt
  4. HudهودMakkan123 āyāt
  5. YusufيوسفMakkan111 āyāt
  6. Al-HijrالحجرMakkan99 āyāt
  7. Al-An'amالأنعامMakkan165 āyāt
  8. As-SaffatالصافاتMakkan182 āyāt
  9. LuqmanلقمانMakkan34 āyāt
  10. SabaسبأMakkan54 āyāt
  11. Az-ZumarالزمرMakkan75 āyāt
  12. GhafirغافرMakkan85 āyāt
  13. FussilatفصلتMakkan54 āyāt
  14. Ash-ShuraالشورىMakkan53 āyāt
  15. Az-ZukhrufالزخرفMakkan89 āyāt
  16. Ad-DukhanالدخانMakkan59 āyāt
  17. Al-JathiyahالجاثيةMakkan37 āyāt
  18. Al-AhqafالأحقافMakkan35 āyāt
  19. Adh-DhariyatالذارياتMakkan60 āyāt
  20. Al-GhashiyahالغاشيةMakkan26 āyāt
  21. Al-KahfالكهفMakkan110 āyāt

Late Makkan17

  1. An-NahlالنحلMakkan128 āyāt
  2. NuhنوحMakkan28 āyāt
  3. IbrahimإبراهيمMakkan52 āyāt
  4. Al-AnbiyaالأنبياءMakkan112 āyāt
  5. Al-Mu'minunالمؤمنونMakkan118 āyāt
  6. As-SajdahالسجدةMakkan30 āyāt
  7. At-TurالطورMakkan49 āyāt
  8. Al-MulkالملكMakkan30 āyāt
  9. Al-HaqqahالحاقةMakkan52 āyāt
  10. Al-Ma'arijالمعارجMakkan44 āyāt
  11. An-NabaالنبأMakkan40 āyātFeatured example
  12. An-Nazi'atالنازعاتMakkan46 āyāt
  13. Al-InfitarالانفطارMakkan19 āyāt
  14. Al-InshiqaqالانشقاقMakkan25 āyāt
  15. Ar-RumالرومMakkan60 āyāt
  16. Al-'AnkabutالعنكبوتMakkan69 āyāt
  17. Al-MutaffifinالمطففينMakkan36 āyāt

Madinan28

  1. Al-BaqarahالبقرةMadinan286 āyāt
  2. Al-AnfalالأنفالMadinan75 āyāt
  3. Al-'Imranآل عمرانMadinan200 āyāt
  4. Al-AhzabالأحزابMadinan73 āyāt
  5. Al-MumtahanahالممتحنةMadinan13 āyāt
  6. An-NisaالنساءMadinan176 āyāt
  7. Az-ZalzalahالزلزلةMadinan8 āyātClassification disputed; some hold it Makkan.
  8. Al-HadidالحديدMadinan29 āyāt
  9. MuhammadمحمدMadinan38 āyāt
  10. Ar-Ra'dالرعدMadinan43 āyātClassification disputed; some hold it Makkan.
  11. Ar-RahmanالرحمنMadinan78 āyātClassification disputed; many hold it Makkan.
  12. Al-InsanالإنسانMadinan31 āyātClassification disputed; some hold it Makkan.
  13. At-TalaqالطلاقMadinan12 āyāt
  14. Al-BayyinahالبينةMadinan8 āyātClassification disputed; some hold it Makkan.
  15. Al-HashrالحشرMadinan24 āyāt
  16. An-NurالنورMadinan64 āyāt
  17. Al-HajjالحجMadinan78 āyāt
  18. Al-MunafiqunالمنافقونMadinan11 āyāt
  19. Al-MujadilahالمجادلةMadinan22 āyāt
  20. Al-HujuratالحجراتMadinan18 āyāt
  21. At-TahrimالتحريمMadinan12 āyāt
  22. At-TaghabunالتغابنMadinan18 āyāt
  23. As-SaffالصفMadinan14 āyāt
  24. Al-Jumu'ahالجمعةMadinan11 āyāt
  25. Al-FathالفتحMadinan29 āyāt
  26. Al-Ma'idahالمائدةMadinan120 āyāt
  27. At-TawbahالتوبةMadinan129 āyāt
  28. An-NasrالنصرMadinan3 āyāt

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