Qur'an Statistics

Facts and figures about the Qur’an — computed from the surah metadata and the traditional sciences.

Makkī vs Madanī

76%

24%

Makkī: 87Madanī: 27

Key facts

Total surahs

114

Total verses (āyāt)

6,236

In the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (Kūfan) count. The total varies by counting tradition (≈ 6204–6236).

Ajzāʾ (juz’ / para)

Each juz’ is further split into 2 ḥizb (60 aḥzāb in all).

Makkī surahs

Revealed before the hijrah. Computed from the surah metadata.

Madanī surahs

Revealed after the hijrah. Computed from the surah metadata.

Longest surah

Al-Baqara — 286 āyāt

Al-Baqarah, the second surah, is the longest by verse count.

Shortest surah

Al-Asr — 3 āyāt

Al-Kawthar is the shortest surah, with only three verses.

Longest verse

Āyat al-Dayn — 2:282

The verse of debt (al-Baqarah 282) is the longest āyah in the Qur’an.

Shortest verses

e.g. 20:1 (طٰهٰ), 89:1 (ٱلْفَجْر)

The muqaṭṭaʿāt openings and single-word oaths are among the shortest āyāt; exact ranking depends on how the letters are counted.

Verses of prostration (sajdah)

14 / 15

Ḥanafī count 14; the Shāfiʿī count adds a 15th at 22:77. Found across 14 surahs.

Surahs with muqaṭṭaʿāt

Surahs opening with disconnected letters (e.g. الم, حم, يس). Their meaning is known only to Allah.

The seven long surahs

al-Sabʿ al-Ṭiwāl

The first seven long surahs (al-Baqarah → al-Aʿrāf, with al-Tawbah). A foundational division of the muṣḥaf.

Surahs named after prophets

Yūnus, Hūd, Yūsuf, Ibrāhīm, Muḥammad ﷺ, Nūḥ (title = the prophet’s name).

Surah without a basmalah

al-Tawbah (9)

The only surah that does not begin with Bismillāh.

Basmalah appears twice in

al-Naml (27)

At its opening and again within verse 27:30 (Sulaymān’s letter).

The mufaṣṣal divisions

al-Ṭiwāl (the long)Sūrah 49 (al-Ḥujurāt) → 85 (al-Burūj)
al-Awsāṭ (the middling)Sūrah 86 (al-Ṭāriq) → 98 (al-Bayyinah)
al-Qiṣār (the short)Sūrah 99 (al-Zalzalah) → 114 (al-Nās)

All 114 surahs

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# ▲	Surah	Āyāt	Revealed
1	Al-Faatihaسُورَةُ ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ	7	Makkī
2	Al-Baqaraسُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ	286	Madanī
3	Aal-i-Imraanسُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ	200	Madanī
4	An-Nisaaسُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ	176	Madanī
5	Al-Maaidaسُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ	120	Madanī
6	Al-An'aamسُورَةُ الأَنۡعَامِ	165	Makkī
7	Al-A'raafسُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ	206	Makkī
8	Al-Anfaalسُورَةُ الأَنفَالِ	75	Madanī
9	At-Tawbaسُورَةُ التَّوۡبَةِ	129	Madanī
10	Yunusسُورَةُ يُونُسَ	109	Makkī
11	Hudسُورَةُ هُودٍ	123	Makkī
12	Yusufسُورَةُ يُوسُفَ	111	Makkī
13	Ar-Ra'dسُورَةُ الرَّعۡدِ	43	Madanī
14	Ibrahimسُورَةُ إِبۡرَاهِيمَ	52	Makkī
15	Al-Hijrسُورَةُ الحِجۡرِ	99	Makkī
16	An-Nahlسُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ	128	Makkī
17	Al-Israaسُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ	111	Makkī
18	Al-Kahfسُورَةُ الكَهۡفِ	110	Makkī
19	Maryamسُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ	98	Makkī
20	Taa-Haaسُورَةُ طه	135	Makkī
21	Al-Anbiyaaسُورَةُ الأَنبِيَاءِ	112	Makkī
22	Al-Hajjسُورَةُ الحَجِّ	78	Madanī
23	Al-Muminoonسُورَةُ المُؤۡمِنُونَ	118	Makkī
24	An-Noorسُورَةُ النُّورِ	64	Madanī
25	Al-Furqaanسُورَةُ الفُرۡقَانِ	77	Makkī
26	Ash-Shu'araaسُورَةُ الشُّعَرَاءِ	227	Makkī
27	An-Namlسُورَةُ النَّمۡلِ	93	Makkī
28	Al-Qasasسُورَةُ القَصَصِ	88	Makkī
29	Al-Ankabootسُورَةُ العَنكَبُوتِ	69	Makkī
30	Ar-Roomسُورَةُ الرُّومِ	60	Makkī
31	Luqmanسُورَةُ لُقۡمَانَ	34	Makkī
32	As-Sajdaسُورَةُ السَّجۡدَةِ	30	Makkī
33	Al-Ahzaabسُورَةُ الأَحۡزَابِ	73	Madanī
34	Sabaسُورَةُ سَبَإٍ	54	Makkī
35	Faatirسُورَةُ فَاطِرٍ	45	Makkī
36	Yaseenسُورَةُ يسٓ	83	Makkī
37	As-Saaffaatسُورَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ	182	Makkī
38	Saadسُورَةُ صٓ	88	Makkī
39	Az-Zumarسُورَةُ الزُّمَرِ	75	Makkī
40	Ghafirسُورَةُ غَافِرٍ	85	Makkī
41	Fussilatسُورَةُ فُصِّلَتۡ	54	Makkī
42	Ash-Shuraسُورَةُ الشُّورَىٰ	53	Makkī
43	Az-Zukhrufسُورَةُ الزُّخۡرُفِ	89	Makkī
44	Ad-Dukhaanسُورَةُ الدُّخَانِ	59	Makkī
45	Al-Jaathiyaسُورَةُ الجَاثِيَةِ	37	Makkī
46	Al-Ahqafسُورَةُ الأَحۡقَافِ	35	Makkī
47	Muhammadسُورَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ	38	Madanī
48	Al-Fathسُورَةُ الفَتۡحِ	29	Madanī
49	Al-Hujuraatسُورَةُ الحُجُرَاتِ	18	Madanī
50	Qaafسُورَةُ قٓ	45	Makkī
51	Adh-Dhaariyatسُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ	60	Makkī
52	At-Turسُورَةُ الطُّورِ	49	Makkī
53	An-Najmسُورَةُ النَّجۡمِ	62	Makkī
54	Al-Qamarسُورَةُ القَمَرِ	55	Makkī
55	Ar-Rahmaanسُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن	78	Makkī
56	Al-Waaqiaسُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ	96	Makkī
57	Al-Hadidسُورَةُ الحَدِيدِ	29	Madanī
58	Al-Mujaadilaسُورَةُ المُجَادلَةِ	22	Madanī
59	Al-Hashrسُورَةُ الحَشۡرِ	24	Madanī
60	Al-Mumtahanaسُورَةُ المُمۡتَحنَةِ	13	Madanī
61	As-Saffسُورَةُ الصَّفِّ	14	Madanī
62	Al-Jumu'aسُورَةُ الجُمُعَةِ	11	Madanī
63	Al-Munaafiqoonسُورَةُ المُنَافِقُونَ	11	Madanī
64	At-Taghaabunسُورَةُ التَّغَابُنِ	18	Madanī
65	At-Talaaqسُورَةُ الطَّلَاقِ	12	Madanī
66	At-Tahrimسُورَةُ التَّحۡرِيمِ	12	Madanī
67	Al-Mulkسُورَةُ المُلۡكِ	30	Makkī
68	Al-Qalamسُورَةُ القَلَمِ	52	Makkī
69	Al-Haaqqaسُورَةُ الحَاقَّةِ	52	Makkī
70	Al-Ma'aarijسُورَةُ المَعَارِجِ	44	Makkī
71	Noohسُورَةُ نُوحٍ	28	Makkī
72	Al-Jinnسُورَةُ الجِنِّ	28	Makkī
73	Al-Muzzammilسُورَةُ المُزَّمِّلِ	20	Makkī
74	Al-Muddaththirسُورَةُ المُدَّثِّرِ	56	Makkī
75	Al-Qiyaamaسُورَةُ القِيَامَةِ	40	Makkī
76	Al-Insaanسُورَةُ الإِنسَانِ	31	Madanī
77	Al-Mursalaatسُورَةُ المُرۡسَلَاتِ	50	Makkī
78	An-Nabaسُورَةُ النَّبَإِ	40	Makkī
79	An-Naazi'aatسُورَةُ النَّازِعَاتِ	46	Makkī
80	Abasaسُورَةُ عَبَسَ	42	Makkī
81	At-Takwirسُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ	29	Makkī
82	Al-Infitaarسُورَةُ الانفِطَارِ	19	Makkī
83	Al-Mutaffifinسُورَةُ المُطَفِّفِينَ	36	Makkī
84	Al-Inshiqaaqسُورَةُ الانشِقَاقِ	25	Makkī
85	Al-Buroojسُورَةُ البُرُوجِ	22	Makkī
86	At-Taariqسُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ	17	Makkī
87	Al-A'laaسُورَةُ الأَعۡلَىٰ	19	Makkī
88	Al-Ghaashiyaسُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ	26	Makkī
89	Al-Fajrسُورَةُ الفَجۡرِ	30	Makkī
90	Al-Baladسُورَةُ البَلَدِ	20	Makkī
91	Ash-Shamsسُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ	15	Makkī
92	Al-Lailسُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ	21	Makkī
93	Ad-Dhuhaaسُورَةُ الضُّحَىٰ	11	Makkī
94	Ash-Sharhسُورَةُ الشَّرۡحِ	8	Makkī
95	At-Tinسُورَةُ التِّينِ	8	Makkī
96	Al-Alaqسُورَةُ العَلَقِ	19	Makkī
97	Al-Qadrسُورَةُ القَدۡرِ	5	Makkī
98	Al-Bayyinaسُورَةُ البَيِّنَةِ	8	Madanī
99	Az-Zalzalaسُورَةُ الزَّلۡزَلَةِ	8	Madanī
100	Al-Aadiyaatسُورَةُ العَادِيَاتِ	11	Makkī
101	Al-Qaari'aسُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ	11	Makkī
102	At-Takaathurسُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ	8	Makkī
103	Al-Asrسُورَةُ العَصۡرِ	3	Makkī
104	Al-Humazaسُورَةُ الهُمَزَةِ	9	Makkī
105	Al-Filسُورَةُ الفِيلِ	5	Makkī
106	Quraishسُورَةُ قُرَيۡشٍ	4	Makkī
107	Al-Maa'unسُورَةُ المَاعُونِ	7	Makkī
108	Al-Kawtharسُورَةُ الكَوۡثَرِ	3	Makkī
109	Al-Kaafiroonسُورَةُ الكَافِرُونَ	6	Makkī
110	An-Nasrسُورَةُ النَّصۡرِ	3	Madanī
111	Al-Masadسُورَةُ المَسَدِ	5	Makkī
112	Al-Ikhlaasسُورَةُ الإِخۡلَاصِ	4	Makkī
113	Al-Falaqسُورَةُ الفَلَقِ	5	Makkī
114	An-Naasسُورَةُ النَّاسِ	6	Makkī