The Holy Quran, the divine revelation sent to the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ over 23 years, is a perfectly structured and comprehensive guide for humanity. It is composed of 114 chapters (Surahs), which vary greatly in length, ranging from a few verses in the shortest Surahs to over 280 verses in the longest. Each Surah is further divided into Ayahs (verses), which are the basic units of revelation.

The Order of the Sūrahs and its Division

The Holy Qur’ān opens with the tender supplication of Sūrat al-Fātiḥah and concludes with the seeking of refuge in Sūrat an-Nās, embracing within it 114 blessed sūrahs. Their arrangement in the Muṣḥaf is not accidental nor based on the sequence of revelation; rather, it is a divinely guided order taught by the Beloved Prophet ﷺ himself.

Although the very first sūrah revealed was Sūrat al-‘Alaq, it appears later in the Muṣḥaf as the 96th chapter. The noble Companions learned the precise placement of every āyah and sūrah through the Holy Prophet’s own recitation of the Holy Qur’ān, preserving it with love, care, and devotion.

For the ease of believers, the Muṣḥaf has been thoughtfully divided into thirty parts (ajzāʼ). Each part is further split into two ḥizbs, and every ḥizb into four gentle quarters (arbā‘s). These divisions, established by the scholars, are a beautiful facilitation—allowing hearts to connect with the Qur’ān regularly, reflectively, and with ease, as they journey through its timeless guidance. (The Noble Qur’an (al-Hilālī & Khan, 1998).

Makki and Madani Surahs

Of the Qur’an’s 114 surahs, eighty-six are known as Meccan, revealed before the Prophet’s blessed migration to Medina. These early revelations speak tenderly to the heart, calling humanity back to faith in the One True God. The remaining twenty-eight surahs are Medinan, revealed after the Prophet’s journey from Mecca, guiding believers in how to live faithfully—with their Lord, with one another, and with all of Allah’s creation. Some Meccan surahs contain Medinan verses, and some Medinan surahs include Meccan verses , reflecting the living, responsive nature of revelation. Over twenty-three years, these surahs were revealed with divine wisdom, gently addressing the evolving needs and challenges of the growing Muslim community. (The Clear Quran, Khattab)

S/No.	Urdu Name	Transliteration	Meaning
1	الفاتحہ	Al-Fātiḥah	The Opening
2	البقرہ	Al-Baqarah	The Cow
3	آل عمران	Āl ʿImrān	Family of Imran
4	النساء	An-Nisāʾ	The Women
5	المائدہ	Al-Māʾidah	The Table
6	الانعام	Al-Anʿām	The Cattle
7	الاعراف	Al-Aʿrāf	The Heights
8	الانفال	Al-Anfāl	The Spoils
9	التوبہ	At-Tawbah	The Repentance
10	یونس	Yūnus	Jonah
11	ہود	Hūd	Hud
12	یوسف	Yūsuf	Joseph
13	الرعد	Ar-Raʿd	The Thunder
14	ابراہیم	Ibrāhīm	Abraham
15	الحجر	Al-Ḥijr	The Rocky Land
16	النحل	An-Naḥl	The Bee
17	الاسراء	Al-Isrāʾ	The Night Journey
18	الکہف	Al-Kahf	The Cave
19	مریم	Maryam	Mary
20	طٰہٰ	Ṭā-Hā	Disjointed letters
21	الانبیاء	Al-Anbiyāʾ	The Prophets
22	الحج	Al-Ḥajj	The Pilgrimage
23	المؤمنون	Al-Muʾminūn	The Believers
24	النور	An-Nūr	The Light
25	الفرقان	Al-Furqān	The Criterion
26	الشعراء	Ash-Shuʿarāʾ	The Poets
27	النمل	An-Naml	The Ant
28	القصص	Al-Qaṣaṣ	The Stories
29	العنکبوت	Al-ʿAnkabūt	The Spider
30	الروم	Ar-Rūm	The Romans
31	لقمان	Luqmān	Luqman
32	السجدہ	As-Sajdah	The Prostration
33	الاحزاب	Al-Aḥzāb	The Allies
34	سبا	Sabaʾ	Sheba
35	فاطر	Fāṭir	The Creator
36	یٰس	Yā-Sīn	Disjointed letters
37	الصافات	Aṣ-Ṣāffāt	Those in Rows
38	ص	Ṣād	Letter Ṣād
39	الزمر	Az-Zumar	The Groups
40	غافر	Ghāfir	The Forgiver
41	فصلت	Fuṣṣilat	Explained Clearly
42	الشوریٰ	Ash-Shūrā	Mutual Consultation
43	الزخرف	Az-Zukhruf	The Ornaments
44	الدخان	Ad-Dukhān	The Smoke
45	الجاثیہ	Al-Jāthiyah	The Kneeling
46	الاحقاف	Al-Aḥqāf	The Sand Dunes
47	محمد	Muḥammad	Muhammad ﷺ
48	الفتح	Al-Fatḥ	The Victory
49	الحجرات	Al-Ḥujurāt	The Chambers
50	ق	Qāf	Letter Qāf
51	الذاریات	Adh-Dhāriyāt	The Scatterers
52	الطور	Aṭ-Ṭūr	The Mount
53	النجم	An-Najm	The Star
54	القمر	Al-Qamar	The Moon
55	الرحمن	Ar-Raḥmān	The Most Merciful
56	الواقعہ	Al-Wāqiʿah	The Inevitable
57	الحدید	Al-Ḥadīd	Iron
58	المجادلہ	Al-Mujādilah	The Pleader
59	الحشر	Al-Ḥashr	The Gathering
60	الممتحنہ	Al-Mumtaḥinah	The Examined
61	الصف	Aṣ-Ṣaff	The Rows
62	الجمعہ	Al-Jumuʿah	Friday
63	المنافقون	Al-Munāfiqūn	The Hypocrites
64	التغابن	At-Taghābun	Mutual Loss
65	الطلاق	Aṭ-Ṭalāq	Divorce
66	التحریم	At-Taḥrīm	Prohibition
67	الملک	Al-Mulk	Sovereignty
68	القلم	Al-Qalam	The Pen
69	الحاقہ	Al-Ḥāqqah	The Inevitable Reality
70	المعارج	Al-Maʿārij	The Ascending Ways
71	نوح	Nūḥ	Noah
72	الجن	Al-Jinn	The Jinn
73	المزمل	Al-Muzzammil	The Wrapped One
74	المدثر	Al-Muddaththir	The Covered One
75	القیامہ	Al-Qiyāmah	The Resurrection
76	الانسان	Al-Insān	Man
77	المرسلات	Al-Mursalāt	The Sent Ones
78	النبا	An-Nabaʾ	The Great News
79	النازعات	An-Nāziʿāt	The Snatchers
80	عبس	ʿAbasa	He Frowned
81	التکویر	At-Takwīr	The Overthrowing
82	الانفطار	Al-Infiṭār	The Cleaving
83	المطففین	Al-Muṭaffifīn	The Defrauders
84	الانشقاق	Al-Inshiqāq	The Splitting
85	البروج	Al-Burūj	The Constellations
86	الطارق	Aṭ-Ṭāriq	The Night Visitor
87	الاعلیٰ	Al-Aʿlā	The Most High
88	الغاشیہ	Al-Ghāshiyah	The Overwhelming
89	الفجر	Al-Fajr	The Dawn
90	البلد	Al-Balad	The City
91	الشمس	Ash-Shams	The Sun
92	اللیل	Al-Layl	The Night
93	الضحیٰ	Aḍ-Ḍuḥā	The Morning Light
94	الشرح	Ash-Sharḥ	The Expansion
95	التین	At-Tīn	The Fig
96	العلق	Al-ʿAlaq	The Clinging Clot
97	القدر	Al-Qadr	The Night of Power
98	البینہ	Al-Bayyinah	The Clear Evidence
99	الزلزال	Az-Zalzalah	The Earthquake
100	العادیات	Al-ʿĀdiyāt	The Runners
101	القارعہ	Al-Qāriʿah	The Striking Calamity
102	التکاثر	At-Takāthur	Rivalry
103	العصر	Al-ʿAṣr	Time
104	الہمزہ	Al-Humazah	The Slanderer
105	الفیل	Al-Fīl	The Elephant
106	قریش	Quraysh	Quraysh
107	الماعون	Al-Māʿūn	Small Kindness
108	الکوثر	Al-Kawthar	Abundance
109	الکافرون	Al-Kāfirūn	The Disbelievers
110	النصر	An-Naṣr	The Help
111	المسد	Al-Masad	The Palm Fiber
112	الاخلاص	Al-Ikhlāṣ	Pure Monotheism
113	الفلق	Al-Falaq	The Dawn
114	الناس	An-Nās	Mankind

List of Prostration Places in the Qur’ān

No.	Juz’ No.	Name of Surah	Surah No.	Verse No.
1	9	Al-Aʿrāf	7	206
2	13	Ar-Raʿd	13	15
3	14	An-Naḥl	16	50
4	15	Al-Isrāʾ	17	109
5	16	Maryam	19	58
6	17	Al-Ḥajj	22	18
7	17	Al-Ḥajj	22	77*
8	19	Al-Furqān	25	60
9	19	An-Naml	27	26
10	21	As-Sajdah	32	15
11	23	Ṣād	38	24
12	24	Fuṣṣilat	41	38
13	27	An-Najm	53	62
14	30	Al-Inshiqāq	84	21
15	30	Al-ʿAlaq	96	19

Note: In all, fourteen places of prostration are agreed upon by all Muslim religious scholars and ‘Ulama, while Imām Shāfi‘ī suggests a prostration at this place also (V.22:77)

The Manzil refers to a traditional division of the Qurʾan into seven approximately equal sections. This system emerged from the practice of many among the Salaf (early Muslim generations), who customarily completed the recitation of the entire Qurʾan within one week. In order to facilitate this weekly recitation, scholars such as Ḥamzah al-Zayyāt (d. 156/772) developed a structured division of the Qurʾan into seven sections, each of which came to be known as a Manzil.

The most widely recognized division of the Qurʾan into seven Manzils is attributed to Ḥamzah al-Zayyāt. This division is outlined as follows:

Manzil 1
From Sūrat al-Fātiḥah to Sūrat al-Nisāʾ, comprising four sūrahs.

Manzil 2
From Sūrat al-Māʾidah (Chapter 5) to Sūrat al-Tawbah (Chapter 9), comprising five sūrahs.

Manzil 3
From Sūrat Yūnus (Chapter 10) to Sūrat al-Naḥl (Chapter 16), comprising seven sūrahs.

Manzil 4
From Sūrat al-Isrāʾ (Chapter 17) to Sūrat al-Furqān (Chapter 25), comprising nine sūrahs.

Manzil 5
From Sūrat al-Shuʿarāʾ (Chapter 26) to Sūrat Yā-Sīn (Chapter 36), comprising eleven sūrahs.

Manzil 6
From Sūrat al-Ṣāffāt (Chapter 37) to Sūrat al-Ḥujurāt (Chapter 49), comprising thirteen sūrahs.

Manzil 7
From Sūrat Qāf (Chapter 50) to Sūrat al-Nās (Chapter 114), comprising sixty-five sūrahs.

(Manzil, 2021)

References:

The Noble Qur’an: English translation of the meanings and commentary (M. T.-u.-D. al-Hilālī & M. Muḥsin Khan, Trans.). (1998). King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an.

The Clear Quran: English only translation (M. Khattab, Trans.). (Year). BSF Publishing / The Clear Quran Institute.

Manzil (7 equal sections of the Qur’an). (2021, October 19). Kitaabun.com

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