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Sura ( ) is the Arabic term for "chapter of the Qur'an ." These are traditionally ordered in roughly reverse chronological order, with Madinan Sura s coming first and Makkan ones last for the most part. Each surah is divided into Ayat , or verses.


LIST OF SURAS

The 114 suras are:

# Al-Fatiha (The Opening), 7 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Baqara (The Cow ), 286 ayat, Madinan sura
# Al Imran (The Family of Imran ), 200 ayat, Madinan sura
# An-Nisa (The Women), 176 ayat, Madinan sura
# Al-Ma'ida (The Table), 120 ayat, Madinan sura
# Al-An'am (The Cattle), 165 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-A'raf (The Heights), 206 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), 75 ayat, Madinan sura
# At-Tawba (The Repentance), 129 ayat, Madinan sura
# Yunus ( Jonah ), 109 ayat, Makkan sura
# Hud ( Hud ), 123 ayat, Makkan sura
# Yusuf ( Joseph ), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
# Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), 43 ayat, Makkan sura
# Ibrahim ( Abraham ), 52 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Hijr (Al-Hijr, The Stoneland, The Rock City), 99 ayat, Makkan sura
# An-Nahl (The Bee), 128 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Isra ( Isra , The Night Journey, The Children Of Israel ), 111 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Kahf (The Cave), 110 ayat, Makkan sura
# Maryam ( Mary ), 98 ayat, Makkan sura
# Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha), 135 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), 112 ayat, Makkan sura
# Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage, The Hajj ), 78 ayat, Madinan sura
# Al-Muminun (The Believers), 118 ayat, Makkan sura
# An-Nur (The Light), 64 ayat
# Al-Furqan (The Criterion, The Standard), 77 ayat
# Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets), 227 ayat
# An-Naml (The Ant, The Ants), 93 ayat
# Al-Qisas (The Stories), 88 ayat
# Al-Ankabut (The Spider), 69 ayat
# Ar-Rum (The Romans, The Byzantine s), 60 ayat
# Luqman ( Luqman ), 34 ayat
# As-Sajda (The Prostration, Worship, Adoration), 30 ayat
# Al-Ahzab (The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces), 73 ayat
# Saba (Saba, Sheba ), 54 ayat
# Fatir (The Angels, Orignator), 45 ayat
# Ya-Seen (Ya-seen), 83 ayat
# As-Saaffat (Those Who Set The Ranks,drawn Up In Ranks), 182 ayat
# Sad (The Letter Sad ), 88 ayat
# Az-Zumar (The Troops, Throngs), 75 ayat
# Ghafir (The Forgiver (God)), 85 ayat
# Fussilat (Explained In Detail), 54 ayat
# Ash-Shura (Council, Consultation), 53 ayat
# Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments Of Gold, Luxury), 89 ayat
# Ad-Dukhan (Smoke), 59 ayat
# Al-Jathiya (Crouching), 37 ayat
# Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes), 35 ayat
# Muhammad ( Muhammad ), 38 ayat
# Al-Fath (Victory, Conquest), 29 ayat
# Al-Hujraat (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments), 18 ayat
# Qaf (The Letter Qaf ), 45 ayat
# Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds), 60 ayat
# At-Tur (The Mount), 49 ayat
# An-Najm (The Star), 62 ayat
# Al-Qamar (The Moon), 55 ayat
# Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving), 78 ayat
# Al-Waqia (The Event, The Inevitable), 96 ayat
# Al-Hadid (The Iron), 29 ayat
# Al-Mujadila (She That Disputeth, The Pleading Woman), 22 ayat
# Al-Hashr (Exile, Banishment), 24 ayat
# Al-Mumtahina (She That Is To Be Examined, Examining Her), 13 ayat
# As-Saff (The Ranks, Battle Array), 14 ayat
# Al-Jumua (The Congregation, Friday), 11 ayat
# Al-Munafiqoon (The Hypocrites), 11 ayat
# At-Taghabun (Mutual Disillusion, Haggling), 18 ayat
# At-Talaq (Divorce), 12 ayat
# At-Tahrim (Banning, Prohibition), 12 ayat
# Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty, Control), 30 ayat
# Al-Qalam (The Pen), 52 ayat
# Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), 52 ayat
# Al-Maarij (The Ascending Stairways), 44 ayat
# Nooh ( Nooh ), 28 ayat
# Al-Jinn (The Jinn ), 28 ayat
# Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up), 20 ayat
# Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak), 56 ayat
# Al-Qiyama (The Rising Of The Dead, Resurrection), 40 ayat
# Al-Insan (Man), 31 ayat
# Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth), 50 ayat
# An-Naba (The Tidings, The Announcement), 40 ayat
# An-Naziat (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers), 46 ayat
# Abasa (He Frowned), 42 ayat
# At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), 29 ayat
# Al-Infitar (The Cleaving, Bursting Apart), 19 ayat
# Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding, The Cheats, Cheating), 36 ayat
# Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering, Splitting Open), 25 ayat
# Al-Burooj (The Mansions Of The Stars, Constellations), 22 ayat
# At-Tariq (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer), 17 ayat
# Al-Ala (The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest), 19 ayat
# Al-Ghashiya (The Overwhelming, The Pall), 26 ayat
# Al-Fajr (The Dawn, Daybreak), 30 ayat
# Al-Balad (The City, This Countryside), 20 ayat
# Ash-Shams (The Sun), 15 ayat
# Al-Lail (The Night), 21 ayat
# Ad-Dhuha (The Morning Hours, Morning Bright), 11 ayat
# Al-Inshirah (Solace, Consolation, Relief), 8 ayat
# At-Tin (The Fig, The Figtree), 8 ayat
# Al-Alaq (The Clot, Recite), 19 ayat
# Al-Qadr (Power, Fate), 5 ayat
# Al-Bayyina (The Clear Proof, Evidence), 8 ayat
# Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), 8 ayat
# Al-Adiyat (The Courser, The Chargers), 11 ayat
# Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster), 11 ayat
# At-Takathur (Rivalry In World Increase, Competition), 8 ayat
# Al-Asr (The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch), 3 ayat
# Al-Humaza (The Traducer, The Gossipmonger), 9 ayat
# Al-Fil (The Elephant), 5 ayat
# Quraysh ( Quraish ), 4 ayat
# Al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen), 7 ayat
# Al-Kawthar (Abundance, Plenty), 3 ayat
# Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers, The Kafir s), 6 ayat
# An-Nasr (Succour, Divine Support, Victory), 3 ayat
# Al-Masadd (The Palm Fibre), 5 ayat
# Al-Ikhlas (Sincerity), 4 ayat
# Al-Falaq (The Daybreak, Dawn), 5 ayat
# An-Nas (Mankind), 6 ayat


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