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Quran Facts

Source-backed structural facts about the Quran.

Quran Facts only includes information that can be directly verified from Quran text or Quran metadata. Interpretive claims, scientific miracle claims, and disputed reports are not included.

At a glance

Core structural counts of the Quran, read directly from Quran metadata.

114١١٤
Surahs
Chapters of the Quran
6,236
Ayahs
Verses across all surahs
30٣٠
Juz
Traditional 30-part division
60٦٠
Hizb
Each juz splits into two hizb
240
Rubʿ al-Hizb
Quarter-hizb divisions
15١٥
Sajdah Ayahs
Verses of prostration
86
Meccan Surahs
Revealed in the Meccan period
28
Medinan Surahs
Revealed in the Medinan period
2
Longest Surah
Al-Baqarahالبقرة
286 ayahs · Surah 2
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103
Shortest Surah
Al-Asrالعصر
3 ayahs · Surah 103
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Sajdah Ayahs 15

Sajdah ayahs are listed from Quran metadata. Open each reference to view Arabic, translation, and tafsir where available.

7:206Al-A'raf13:15Ar-Ra'd16:50An-Nahl17:109Al-Isra19:58Maryam22:18Al-Hajj22:77Al-Hajj25:60Al-Furqan27:26An-Naml32:15As-Sajdah38:24Sad41:38Fussilat53:62An-Najm84:21Al-Inshiqaq96:19Al-Alaq
Sajdah markers are recorded in the source metadata. AskQuran lists the references only and does not explain their rulings here.

Surahs Beginning With Disjoint Letters 29

This section lists surahs that begin with disjoint letters as found in the Quran text. Meanings are not interpreted here.

2Al-BaqarahAlif Lam Mimالم3Aal-E-ImranAlif Lam Mimالم7Al-A'rafAlif Lam Mim Sadالمص10YunusAlif Lam Raالر11HudAlif Lam Raالر12YusufAlif Lam Raالر13Ar-Ra'dAlif Lam Mim Raالمر14IbrahimAlif Lam Raالر15Al-HijrAlif Lam Raالر19MaryamKaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sadكهيعص20Ta-HaTa Haطه26Ash-Shu'araTa Sin Mimطسم27An-NamlTa Sinطس28Al-QasasTa Sin Mimطسم29Al-AnkabutAlif Lam Mimالم30Ar-RumAlif Lam Mimالم31LuqmanAlif Lam Mimالم32As-SajdahAlif Lam Mimالم36Ya-SinYa Sinيس38SadSadص40GhafirHa Mimحم41FussilatHa Mimحم42Ash-ShuraHa Mim · 'Ayn Sin Qafحم عسق43Az-ZukhrufHa Mimحم44Ad-DukhanHa Mimحم45Al-JathiyahHa Mimحم46Al-AhqafHa Mimحم50QafQafق68Al-QalamNunن
AskQuran lists the text pattern only and does not interpret the meaning of these letters.

Quran structure

How the text is divided. Each level is a unit of structural metadata — not a unit of meaning.

QuranالقرآنThe complete revealed text
└─Surahسورة114 chapters
└─Ayahآية6,236 verses
└─Juzجزء30 equal parts for recitation
└─Hizbحزب60 — two per juz
└─Rubʿ al-Hizbربع الحزب240 — four per hizb