The Complete List of Quranic Surahs
Divine Revelations from Makkah and Madinah
“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah”
(Qur’an 2:2)
✦ 28 MADANI SURAHS ✦
الفاتحة
1. Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
Makki
الأنعام
6. Al-An’am (The Cattle)
Makki
الأعراف
7. Al-A’raf (The Heights)
Makki
يونس
10. Yunus (Jonah)
Makki
هود
11. Hud
Makki
يوسف
12. Yusuf (Joseph)
Makki
الرعد
13. Ar-Ra’d (The Thunder)
Madani
إبراهيم
14. Ibrahim (Abraham)
Makki
الحجر
15. Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)
Makki
النحل
16. An-Nahl (The Bee)
Makki
الإسراء
17. Al-Isra (The Night Journey)
Makki
الكهف
18. Al-Kahf (The Cave)
Makki
مريم
19. Maryam (Mary)
Makki
طه
20. Ta-Ha
Makki
الأنبياء
21. Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)
Makki
الحج
22. Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
Madani
المؤمنون
23. Al-Mu’minun (The Believers)
Makki
النور
24. An-Nur (The Light)
Madani
الفرقان
25. Al-Furqan (The Criterion)
Makki
الشعراء
26. Ash-Shu’ara (The Poets)
Makki
النمل
27. An-Naml (The Ant)
Makki
القصص
28. Al-Qasas (The Stories)
Makki
العنكبوت
29. Al-Ankabut (The Spider)
Makki
الروم
30. Ar-Rum (The Romans)
Makki
لقمان
31. Luqman
Makki
السجدة
32. As-Sajdah (The Prostration)
Makki
الأحزاب
33. Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)
Madani
سبأ
34. Saba (Sheba)
Makki
فاطر
35. Fatir (The Originator)
Makki
يس
36. Ya-Sin
Makki
الصافات
37. As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks)
Makki
ص
38. Sad (The Letter Saad)
Makki
الزمر
39. Az-Zumar (The Troops)
Makki
غافر
40. Ghafir (The Forgiver)
Makki
فصلت
41. Fussilat (Explained in Detail)
Makki
الشورى
42. Ash-Shura (The Consultation)
Makki
الزخرف
43. Az-Zukhruf (The Ornaments of Gold)
Makki
الدخان
44. Ad-Dukhan (The Smoke)
Makki
الجاثية
45. Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching)
Makki
الأحقاف
46. Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)
Makki
محمد
47. Muhammad
Madani
الفتح
48. Al-Fath (The Victory)
Madani
الحجرات
49. Al-Hujurat (The Rooms)
Madani
ق
50. Qaf (The Letter Qaf)
Makki
الذاريات
51. Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)
Makki
الطور
52. At-Tur (The Mount)
Makki
النجم
53. An-Najm (The Star)
Makki
القمر
54. Al-Qamar (The Moon)
Makki
الرحمن
55. Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)
Makki
الواقعة
56. Al-Waqi’ah (The Event)
Makki
الحديد
57. Al-Hadid (The Iron)
Madani
المجادلة
58. Al-Mujadila (The Pleading Woman)
Madani
الحشر
59. Al-Hashr (The Exile)
Madani
الممتحنة
60. Al-Mumtahanah (The Examined One)
Madani
الصف
61. As-Saff (The Ranks)
Madani
الجمعة
62. Al-Jumu’ah (Friday)
Madani
المنافقون
63. Al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites)
Madani
التغابن
64. At-Taghabun (The Mutual Disillusion)
Madani
الطلاق
65. At-Talaq (The Divorce)
Madani
التحريم
66. At-Tahrim (The Prohibition)
Madani
الملك
67. Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty)
Makki
القلم
68. Al-Qalam (The Pen)
Makki
الحاقة
69. Al-Haqqah (The Reality)
Makki
المعارج
70. Al-Ma’arij (The Ascending Stairways)
Makki
نوح
71. Nuh (Noah)
Makki
الجن
72. Al-Jinn (The Jinn)
Makki
المزمل
73. Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One)
Makki
المدثر
74. Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One)
Makki
القيامة
75. Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection)
Makki
الإنسان
76. Al-Insan (The Man)
Madani
المرسلات
77. Al-Mursalat (The Emissaries)
Makki
النبأ
78. An-Naba (The Tidings)
Makki
النازعات
79. An-Nazi’at (Those Who Drag Forth)
Makki
عبس
80. Abasa (He Frowned)
Makki
التكوير
81. At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)
Makki
الإنفطار
82. Al-Infitar (The Cleaving)
Makki
المطففين
83. Al-Mutaffifin (The Defrauding)
Makki
الإنشقاق
84. Al-Inshiqaq (The Sundering)
Makki
البروج
85. Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars)
Makki
الطارق
86. At-Tariq (The Morning Star)
Makki
الأعلى
87. Al-A’la (The Most High)
Makki
الغاشية
88. Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming)
Makki
الفجر
89. Al-Fajr (The Dawn)
Makki
البلد
90. Al-Balad (The City)
Makki
الشمس
91. Ash-Shams (The Sun)
Makki
الليل
92. Al-Layl (The Night)
Makki
الضحى
93. Ad-Duha (The Morning Hours)
Makki
الشرح
94. Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
Makki
التين
95. At-Tin (The Fig)
Makki
العلق
96. Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Makki
القدر
97. Al-Qadr (The Power)
Makki
البينة
98. Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Proof)
Madani
الزلزلة
99. Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)
Madani
العاديات
100. Al-Adiyat (The Courser)
Makki
القارعة
101. Al-Qari’ah (The Calamity)
Makki
التكاثر
102. At-Takathur (The Rivalry in World Increase)
Makki
العصر
103. Al-Asr (The Declining Day)
Makki
الهمزة
104. Al-Humazah (The Traducer)
Makki
الفيل
105. Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Makki
قريش
106. Quraysh
Makki
الماعون
107. Al-Ma’un (The Small Kindnesses)
Makki
الكوثر
108. Al-Kawthar (The Abundance)
Makki
الكافرون
109. Al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers)
Makki
النصر
110. An-Nasr (The Divine Support)
Madani
المسد
111. Al-Masad (The Palm Fiber)
Makki
الإخلاص
112. Al-Ikhlas (The Sincerity)
Makki
الفلق
113. Al-Falaq (The Daybreak)
Makki
الناس
114. An-Nas (Mankind)
Makki
Key Characteristics
Makki Surahs
• Focus on Tawhid (Divine Oneness)
• Strong poetic rhythm and shorter verses
• Frequent oaths by cosmic phenomena
• Emphasis on the Hereafter
• Address “O mankind” rather than believers
Madani Surahs
• Focus on law and social organization
• Longer verses with legal content
• Address “O you who believe”
• Discuss jihad and relations with other communities
• More references to People of the Book
“And We have certainly made the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?”
(Qur’an 54:17)