List of Surahs in the Quran

The following are lists of the surahs of the Qur’an arranged in various (hopefully) useful orders. There are three lists:

Traditional order: – this is the traditional order of the surahs
Chronological order: this is the general order of the revelation of the surahs
Alphabetical order: arranged according to the English transliteration of the surahs

The usage is as follows: 1. the normal order of the surahs; 2. the surahs in order of revelation (useful when following abrogation); 3. when surahs are mentioned by name rather than number.

Traditional order of surahs: this is the usual order found in the Qur’an

Traditional order	Arabic name	English name	Chronological Order
1	al-Fatihah	The Opening	5
2	al-Baqarah	The Cow	87
3	Al-Imran	The Family Of Imran	89
4	an-Nisa’	Women	92
5	al-Ma’idah	The Food	112
6	al-An`am	The Cattle	55
7	al-A`raf	The Elevated Places	39
8	al-Anfal	The Spoils Of War	88
9	at-Taubah	Repentance	113
10	Yunus	Jonah	51
11	Hud	Hud	52
12	Yusuf	Joseph	53
13	ar-Ra`d	The Thunder	96
14	Ibrahim	Abraham	72
15	al-Hijr	The Rock	54
16	an-Nahl	The Bee	70
17	Al-Isra	The Night Journey	50
18	al-Kahf	The Cave	69
19	Maryam	Mary	44
20	Ta Ha	Ta Ha	45
21	al-Anbiya’	The Prophets	73
22	al-Hajj	The Pilgrimage	103
23	al-Mu’minun	The Believers	74
24	an-Nur	The Light	102
25	al-Furqan	The Criterion	42
26	ash-Shu`ara’	The Poets	47
27	an-Naml	The Ant	48
28	al-Qasas	The Narrative	49
29	al-`Ankabut	The Spider	85
30	ar-Rum	The Romans	84
31	Luqman	Lukman	57
32	as-Sajdah	The Adoration	75
33	al-Ahzab	The Allies	90
34	Saba’	Sheba	58
35	Fatir	The Creator	43
36	Ya Sin	Ya Sin	41
37	as-Saffat	The Rangers	56
38	Sad	Sad	38
39	az-Zumar	The Companies	59
40	Ghafir	The Forgiving One	60
41	Fussilat	Revelations Well Expounded	61
42	ash-Shura	The Counsel	62
43	az-Zukhruf	The Embellishment	63
44	ad-Dukhan	The Evident Smoke	64
45	al-Jathiyah	The Kneeling	65
46	al-Ahqaf	The Sandhills	66
47	Muhammad	Muhammad	95
48	al-Fath	The Victory	111
49	al-Hujurat	The Chambers	106
50	Qaf	Qaf	34
51	ad-Dhariyat	The Scatterers	67
52	at-Tur	The Mountain	76
53	an-Najm	The Star	23
54	al-Qamar	The Moon	37
55	ar-Rahman	The Merciful	97
56	al-Waqi`ah	That Which is Coming	46
57	al-Hadid	The Iron	94
58	al-Mujadilah	She Who Pleaded	105
59	al-Hashr	The Exile	101
60	al-Mumtahanah	She Who is Tested	91
61	as-Saff	The Ranks	109
62	al-Jumu`ah	The Day of Congregation	110
63	al-Munafiqun	The Hypocrites	104
64	at-Taghabun	The Cheating	108
65	at-Talaq	The Divorce	99
66	at-Tahrim	The Prohibition	107
67	al-Mulk	The Kingdom	77
68	al-Qalam	The Pen	2
69	al-Haqqah	The Inevitable	78
70	al-Ma`arij	The Ladders	79
71	Nuh	Noah	71
72	al-Jinn	The Jinn	40
73	al-Muzammil	The Mantled One	3
74	al-Mudathir	The Clothed One	4
75	al-Qiyamah	The Resurrection	31
76	al-Insane	The Man	98
77	al-Mursalat	The Emissaries	33
78	an-Naba’	The Tidings	80
79	an-Nazi`at	Those Who Pull Out	81
80	`Abasa	He Frowned	24
81	at-Takwir	The Cessation	7
82	al-Infitar	The Cleaving Asunder	82
83	Al-Mutaffifeen	The Defrauders	86
84	al-Inshiqaq	The Rending	83
85	al-Buruj	the Constellations	27
86	at-Tariq	The Night-Comer	36
87	al-A`la	The Most High	8
88	al-Ghashiya	The Overwhelming Calamity	68
89	al-Fajr	The Dawn	10
90	al-Balad	The City	35
91	ash-Shams	The Sun	26
92	al-Layl	The Night	9
93	ad-Duha	The Early Hours	11
94	ash-Sharh	The Expansion	12
95	at-Tin	The Fig	28
96	al-`Alaq	The Clot	1
97	al-qadr	The Majesty	25
98	al-Bayyinah	The Proof	100
99	Az-Zalzala	The Shaking	93
100	al-`Adiyat	The Assaulters	14
101	al-Qari`ah	The Terrible Calamity	30
102	at-Takathur	Worldly Gain	16
103	al-`Asr	Time	13
104	al-Humazah	The Slanderer	32
105	al-Fil	The Elephant	19
106	al-Quraish	The Quraish	29
107	al-Ma`un	The Daily Necessaries	17
108	al-Kauthar	Abundance	15
109	al-Kafirun	The Unbelievers	18
110	an-Nasr	The Help	114
111	Al-Masad	The Palm Fibre	6
112	al-Ikhlas	The Unity	22
113	al-Falaq	The Daybreak	20
114	an-Nas	The Men	21

2. Chronological order: this is the order in which the surahs were revealed. This list is useful for determining which ayat abrogates another

Chronological Order	Arabic name	English name	Traditional order
1	al-`Alaq	The Clot	96
2	al-Qalam	The Pen	68
3	al-Muzammil	The Mantled One	73
4	al-Mudathir	The Clothed One	74
5	al-Fatihah	The Opening	1
6	Al-Masad	The Palm Fibre	111
7	at-Takwir	The Cessation	81
8	al-A`la	The Most High	87
9	al-Layl	The Night	92
10	al-Fajr	The Dawn	89
11	ad-Duha	The Early Hours	93
12	ash-Sharh	The Expansion	94
13	al-`Asr	Time	103
14	al-`Adiyat	The Assaulters	100
15	al-Kauthar	Abundance	108
16	at-Takathur	Worldly Gain	102
17	al-Ma`un	The Daily Necessaries	107
18	al-Kafirun	The Unbelievers	109
19	al-Fil	The Elephant	105
20	al-Falaq	The Daybreak	113
21	an-Nas	The Men	114
22	al-Ikhlas	The Unity	112
23	an-Najm	The Star	53
24	`Abasa	He Frowned	80
25	al-qadr	The Majesty	97
26	ash-Shams	The Sun	91
27	al-Buruj	the Constellations	85
28	at-Tin	The Fig	95
29	al-Quraish	The Quraish	106
30	al-Qari`ah	The Terrible Calamity	101
31	al-Qiyamah	The Resurrection	75
32	al-Humazah	The Slanderer	104
33	al-Mursalat	The Emissaries	77
34	Qaf	Qaf	50
35	al-Balad	The City	90
36	at-Tariq	The Night-Comer	86
37	al-Qamar	The Moon	54
38	Sad	Sad	38
39	al-A`raf	The Elevated Places	7
40	al-Jinn	The Jinn	72
41	Ya Sin	Ya Sin	36
42	al-Furqan	The Criterion	25
43	Fatir	The Creator	35
44	Maryam	Mary	19
45	Ta Ha	Ta Ha	20
46	al-Waqi`ah	That Which is Coming	56
47	ash-Shu`ara’	The Poets	26
48	an-Naml	The Ant	27
49	al-Qasas	The Narrative	28
50	Al-Isra	The Night Journey	17
51	Yunus	Jonah	10
52	Hud	Hud	11
53	Yusuf	Joseph	12
54	al-Hijr	The Rock	15
55	al-An`am	The Cattle	6
56	as-Saffat	The Rangers	37
57	Luqman	Lukman	31
58	Saba’	Sheba	34
59	az-Zumar	The Companies	39
60	Ghafir	The Forgiving One	40
61	Fussilat	Revelations Well Expounded	41
62	ash-Shura	The Counsel	42
63	az-Zukhruf	The Embellishment	43
64	ad-Dukhan	The Evident Smoke	44
65	al-Jathiyah	The Kneeling	45
66	al-Ahqaf	The Sandhills	46
67	ad-Dhariyat	The Scatterers	51
68	al-Ghashiya	The Overwhelming Calamity	88
69	al-Kahf	The Cave	18
70	an-Nahl	The Bee	16
71	Nuh	Noah	71
72	Ibrahim	Abraham	14
73	al-Anbiya’	The Prophets	21
74	al-Mu’minun	The Believers	23
75	as-Sajdah	The Adoration	32
76	at-Tur	The Mountain	52
77	al-Mulk	The Kingdom	67
78	al-Haqqah	The Inevitable	69
79	al-Ma`arij	The Ladders	70
80	an-Naba’	The Tidings	78
81	an-Nazi`at	Those Who Pull Out	79
82	al-Infitar	The Cleaving Asunder	82
83	al-Inshiqaq	The Rending	84
84	ar-Rum	The Romans	30
85	al-`Ankabut	The Spider	29
86	Al-Mutaffifeen	The Defrauders	83
87	al-Baqarah	The Cow	2
88	al-Anfal	The Spoils Of War	8
89	Al-Imran	The Family Of Imran	3
90	al-Ahzab	The Allies	33
91	al-Mumtahanah	She Who is Tested	60
92	an-Nisa’	Women	4
93	Az-Zalzala	The Shaking	99
94	al-Hadid	The Iron	57
95	Muhammad	Muhammad	47
96	ar-Ra`d	The Thunder	13
97	ar-Rahman	The Merciful	55
98	al-Insane	The Man	76
99	at-Talaq	The Divorce	65
100	al-Bayyinah	The Proof	98
101	al-Hashr	The Exile	59
102	an-Nur	The Light	24
103	al-Hajj	The Pilgrimage	22
104	al-Munafiqun	The Hypocrites	63
105	al-Mujadilah	She Who Pleaded	58
106	al-Hujurat	The Chambers	49
107	at-Tahrim	The Prohibition	66
108	at-Taghabun	The Cheating	64
109	as-Saff	The Ranks	61
110	al-Jumu`ah	The Day of Congregation	62
111	al-Fath	The Victory	48
112	al-Ma’idah	The Food	5
113	at-Taubah	Repentance	9
114	an-Nasr	The Help	110

3. Alphabetical list of surahs according to the transliteration of the Arabic: this list is to enable those searching in the English language for the name of the surah. The list was compiled without regard to the definer prefix which were re-added after sorting.

Traditional order	Arabic name	English name	Chronological Order
87	al-A`la	The Most High	8
7	al-A`raf	The Elevated Places	39
80	`Abasa	He Frowned	24
100	al-`Adiyat	The Assaulters	14
46	al-Ahqaf	The Sandhills	66
33	al-Ahzab	The Allies	90
96	al-`Alaq	The Clot	1
6	al-An`am	The Cattle	55
21	al-Anbiya’	The Prophets	73
8	al-Anfal	The Spoils Of War	88
29	al-`Ankabut	The Spider	85
103	al-`Asr	Time	13
90	al-Balad	The City	35
2	al-Baqarah	The Cow	87
98	al-Bayyinah	The Proof	100
85	al-Buruj	the Constellations	27
51	ad-Dhariyat	The Scatterers	67
93	ad-Duha	The Early Hours	11
44	ad-Dukhan	The Evident Smoke	64
89	al-Fajr	The Dawn	10
113	al-Falaq	The Daybreak	20
48	al-Fath	The Victory	111
1	al-Fatihah	The Opening	5
35	Fatir	The Creator	43
105	al-Fil	The Elephant	19
25	al-Furqan	The Criterion	42
41	Fussilat	Revelations Well Expounded	61
40	Ghafir	The Forgiving One	60
88	al-Ghashiya	The Overwhelming Calamity	68
57	al-Hadid	The Iron	94
22	al-Hajj	The Pilgrimage	103
69	al-Haqqah	The Inevitable	78
59	al-Hashr	The Exile	101
15	al-Hijr	The Rock	54
11	Hud	Hud	52
49	al-Hujurat	The Chambers	106
104	al-Humazah	The Slanderer	32
14	Ibrahim	Abraham	72
112	al-Ikhlas	The Unity	22
3	Al-Imran	The Family Of Imran	89
82	al-Infitar	The Cleaving Asunder	82
76	al-Insane	The Man	98
84	al-Inshiqaq	The Rending	83
17	Al-Isra	The Night Journey	50
45	al-Jathiyah	The Kneeling	65
72	al-Jinn	The Jinn	40
62	al-Jumu`ah	The Day of Congregation	110
109	al-Kafirun	The Unbelievers	18
18	al-Kahf	The Cave	69
108	al-Kauthar	Abundance	15
92	al-Layl	The Night	9
31	Luqman	Lukman	57
70	al-Ma`arij	The Ladders	79
107	al-Ma`un	The Daily Necessaries	17
5	al-Ma’idah	The Food	112
19	Maryam	Mary	44
111	Al-Masad	The Palm Fibre	6
74	al-Mudathir	The Clothed One	4
47	Muhammad	Muhammad	95
58	al-Mujadilah	She Who Pleaded	105
67	al-Mulk	The Kingdom	77
23	al-Mu’minun	The Believers	74
60	al-Mumtahanah	She Who is Tested	91
63	al-Munafiqun	The Hypocrites	104
77	al-Mursalat	The Emissaries	33
83	Al-Mutaffifeen	The Defrauders	86
73	al-Muzammil	The Mantled One	3
78	an-Naba’	The Tidings	80
16	an-Nahl	The Bee	70
53	an-Najm	The Star	23
27	an-Naml	The Ant	48
114	an-Nas	The Men	21
110	an-Nasr	The Help	114
79	an-Nazi`at	Those Who Pull Out	81
4	an-Nisa’	Women	92
71	Nuh	Noah	71
24	an-Nur	The Light	102
97	qadr	The Majesty	25
50	Qaf	Qaf	34
68	al-Qalam	The Pen	2
54	al-Qamar	The Moon	37
101	al-Qari`ah	The Terrible Calamity	30
28	al-Qasas	The Narrative	49
75	al-Qiyamah	The Resurrection	31
106	al-Quraish	The Quraish	29
13	ar-Ra`d	The Thunder	96
55	ar-Rahman	The Merciful	97
30	ar-Rum	The Romans	84
34	Saba’	Sheba	58
38	Sad	Sad	38
61	as-Saff	The Ranks	109
37	as-Saffat	The Rangers	56
32	as-Sajdah	The Adoration	75
91	ash-Shams	The Sun	26
94	ash-Sharh	The Expansion	12
26	ash-Shu`ara’	The Poets	47
42	ash-Shura	The Counsel	62
20	Ta Ha	Ta Ha	45
64	at-Taghabun	The Cheating	108
66	at-Tahrim	The Prohibition	107
102	at-Takathur	Worldly Gain	16
81	at-Takwir	The Cessation	7
65	at-Talaq	The Divorce	99
86	at-Tariq	The Night-Comer	36
9	at-Taubah	Repentance	113
95	at-Tin	The Fig	28
52	at-Tur	The Mountain	76
56	al-Waqi`ah	That Which is Coming	46
36	Ya Sin	Ya Sin	41
10	Yunus	Jonah	51
12	Yusuf	Joseph	53
99	az-Zalzala	The Shaking	93
43	az-Zukhruf	The Embellishment	63
39	az-Zumar	The Companies	59

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