The Holy Quran
Introduction:
The Holy Quran is the sacred book of Islam, which Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) over 23 years ago. It has 114 chapters and is a complete guide for Muslims on how to live a good life, covering everything from faith and morals to daily actions. The Quran is recited in Arabic during prayers and is memorized by many Muslims worldwide. It offers wisdom, comfort, and guidance, teaching values like justice, kindness, and devotion to God.
Quran Facts & Figures
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| Total number of chapters in the Quran: | 114 |
| Total number of Verses in the Quran: | 6,666 |
| Total number of words in the Quran: | 77,797 |
| Total number of unique words in the Quran: | 14,870 |
| Total number of Letters in the Quran: | 330,709 |
| Total number of Makki Surahs in the Quran: | 86(75.4%) |
| Total number of Madni Surahs in the Quran: | 28(24.6%) |
Letters used in the Holy Quran
There are 28 letters (alphabet words) in the Arabic language. Out of 28, there are 5 most occurring words used in the Quran: Alif 43542 (ا) times in the Holy Quran, Lam (ل) occurs 38191 times, Nun (ن) occurs 27270 times, Mim (م) occurs 26735 and Waw (و) occurs 24813.
Lohe Qurani
“Loh e Qurani” translates to “Tablet of the Quran” in Arabic.
114 Surahs of the Holy Quran
| Surah Number | Surah Name | Meaning | Verses | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Fatiha | The Opening | 7 | Makki |
| 2 | Al-Baqarah | The Cow | 286 | Madani |
| 3 | Al Imran | The Family of Imran | 200 | Madani |
| 4 | An-Nisa | The Women | 176 | Madani |
| 5 | Al-Ma’idah | The Table Spread | 120 | Madani |
| 6 | Al-An’am | The Cattle | 165 | Makki |
| 7 | Al-A’raf | The Heights | 206 | Makki |
| 8 | Al-Anfal | The Spoils of War | 75 | Madani |
| 9 | At-Tawbah | The Repentance | 129 | Madani |
| 10 | Yunus | Jonah | 109 | Makki |
| 11 | Hud | Hud | 123 | Makki |
| 12 | Yusuf | Joseph | 111 | Makki |
| 13 | Ar-Ra’d | The Thunder | 43 | Madani |
| 14 | Ibrahim | Abraham | 52 | Makki |
| 15 | Al-Hijr | The Rocky Tract | 99 | Makki |
| 16 | An-Nahl | The Bee | 128 | Makki |
| 17 | Al-Isra | The Night Journey | 111 | Makki |
| 18 | Al-Kahf | The Cave | 110 | Makki |
| 19 | Maryam | Mary | 98 | Makki |
| 20 | Ta-Ha | Ta-Ha | 135 | Makki |
| 21 | Al-Anbiya | The Prophets | 112 | Makki |
| 22 | Al-Hajj | The Pilgrimage | 78 | Madani |
| 23 | Al-Mu’minun | The Believers | 118 | Makki |
| 24 | An-Nur | The Light | 64 | Madani |
| 25 | Al-Furqan | The Criterion | 77 | Makki |
| 26 | Ash-Shu’ara | The Poets | 227 | Makki |
| 27 | An-Naml | The Ant | 93 | Makki |
| 28 | Al-Qasas | The Narration | 88 | Makki |
| 29 | Al-Ankabut | The Spider | 69 | Makki |
| 30 | Ar-Rum | The Romans | 60 | Makki |
| 31 | Luqman | Luqman | 34 | Makki |
| 32 | As-Sajda | The Prostration | 30 | Makki |
| 33 | Al-Ahzab | The Confederates | 73 | Madani |
| 34 | Saba’ | Sheba | 54 | Makki |
| 35 | Fatir | The Originator | 45 | Makki |
| 36 | Ya-Sin | Ya-Sin | 83 | Makki |
| 37 | As-Saffat | Those Ranged in Ranks | 182 | Makki |
| 38 | Sad | The Letter Sad | 88 | Makki |
| 39 | Az-Zumar | The Groups (or Throngs) | 75 | Makki |
| 40 | Ghafir (or Al-Mu’min) | The Forgiver (or The Believer) | 85 | Makki |
| 41 | Fussilat | Explained in Detail | 54 | Makki |
| 42 | Ash-Shura | The Consultation | 53 | Madani |
| 43 | Az-Zukhruf | The Gold Adornments | 89 | Makki |
| 44 | Ad-Dukhan | The Smoke | 59 | Makki |
| 45 | Al-Jathiyah | The Kneeling | 37 | Makki |
| 46 | Al-Ahqaf | The Wind-Curved Sandhills | 35 | Makki |
| 47 | Muhammad | Muhammad | 38 | Madani |
| 48 | Al-Fath | The Victory | 29 | Madani |
| 49 | Al-Hujurat | The Apartments | 18 | Madani |
| 50 | Qaf | The Letter Qaf | 45 | Makki |
| 51 | Adh-Dhariyat | The Winnowing Winds | 60 | Makki |
| 52 | At-Tur | The Mount | 49 | Makki |
| 53 | An-Najm | The Star | 62 | Makki |
| 54 | Al-Qamar | The Moon | 55 | Makki |
| 55 | Ar-Rahman | The Beneficent | 78 | Madani |
| 56 | Al-Waqi’ah | The Inevitable | 96 | Makki |
| 57 | Al-Hadid | The Iron | 29 | Madani |
| 58 | Al-Mujadila | The Pleading Woman | 22 | Madani |
| 59 | Al-Hashr | The Exile | 24 | Madani |
| 60 | Al-Mumtahina | The Woman to be Examined | 13 | Madani |
| 61 | As-Saff | The Ranks | 14 | Madani |
| 62 | Al-Jumu’ah | Friday | 11 | Madani |
| 63 | Al-Munafiqun | The Hypocrites | 11 | Madani |
| 64 | At-Taghabun | The Mutual Disillusion | 18 | Madani |
| 65 | At-Talaq | The Divorce | 12 | Madani |
| 66 | At-Tahrim | The Prohibition | 12 | Madani |
| 67 | Al-Mulk | The Sovereignty | 30 | Makki |
| 68 | Al-Qalam | The Pen | 52 | Makki |
| 69 | Al-Haqqah | The Inevitable | 52 | Makki |
| 70 | Al-Ma’arij | The Ascending Stairways | 44 | Makki |
| 71 | Nuh | Noah | 28 | Makki |
| 72 | Al-Jinn | The Jinn | 28 | Makki |
| 73 | Al-Muzzammil | The Enshrouded One | 20 | Makki |
| 74 | Al-Muddathir | The Cloaked One | 56 | Makki |
| 75 | Al-Qiyamah | The Resurrection | 40 | Makki |
| 76 | Al-Insan (or Ad-Dahr) | Man (or Time) | 31 | Madani |
| 77 | Al-Mursalat | The Emissaries | 50 | Makki |
| 78 | An-Naba’ | The Tidings | 40 | Makki |
| 79 | An-Nazi’at | Those Who Drag Forth | 46 | Makki |
| 80 | ‘Abasa | He Frowned | 42 | Makki |
| 81 | At-Takwir | The Overthrowing | 29 | Makki |
| 82 | Al-Infitar | The Cleaving | 19 | Makki |
| 83 | Al-Mutaffifin | The Defrauders | 36 | Makki |
| 84 | Al-Inshiqaq | The Splitting Open | 25 | Makki |
| 85 | Al-Buruj | The Mansions of the Stars | 22 | Makki |
| 86 | At-Tariq | The Morning Star | 17 | Makki |
| 87 | Al-Ala | The Most High | 19 | Makki |
| 88 | Al-Ghashiyah | The Overwhelming | 26 | Makki |
| 89 | Al-Fajr | The Dawn | 30 | Makki |
| 90 | Al-Balad | The City | 20 | Makki |
| 91 | Ash-Shams | The Sun | 15 | Makki |
| 92 | Al-Lail | The Night | 21 | Makki |
| 93 | Ad-Duha | The Morning Hours | 11 | Makki |
| 94 | Ash-Sharh | The Expansion | 8 | Makki |
| 95 | At-Tin | The Fig | 8 | Makki |
| 96 | Al-‘Alaq | The Clot | 19 | Makki |
| 97 | Al-Qadr | The Power (or Decree) | 5 | Makki |
| 98 | Al-Bayyinah | The Clear Evidence | 8 | Madani |
| 99 | Az-Zalzalah | The Earthquake | 8 | Madani |
| 100 | Al-‘Adiyat | The Courser (or The Chargers) | 11 | Makki |
| 101 | Al-Qari’ah | The Striking Hour | 11 | Makki |
| 102 | At-Takathur | The Rivalry in Worldly Increase | 8 | Makki |
| 103 | Al-‘Asr | The Time | 3 | Makki |
| 104 | Al-Humazah | The Slanderer | 9 | Makki |
| 105 | Al-Fil | The Elephant | 5 | Makki |
| 106 | Quraysh | Quraysh | 4 | Makki |
| 107 | Al-Ma’un | Small Kindnesses | 7 | Makki |
| 108 | Al-Kawthar | The Abundance | 3 | Makki |
| 109 | Al-Kafirun | The Disbelievers | 6 | Makki |
| 110 | An-Nasr | The Help | 3 | Madani |
| 111 | Al-Masad (or Al-Lahab) | The Palm Fibre (or The Flame) | 5 | Makki |
| 112 | Al-Ikhlas | The Sincerity | 4 | Makki |
| 113 | Al-Falaq | The Daybreak | 5 | Makki |
| 114 | An-Nas | The Mankind | 6 | Makki |
55 names of Holy Quran
| Name | Translation | Some Selected Relevant Verses From The Holy Qurān |
| 1. Al-Kitāb | The Book | (2:1-2) (2:129) (2:151) (3:164) (4:127) (4:136) (6:114) (7:196) (11:1) (14:1) (15:1)(16:89) (18:1) (18:27) (19:16) (19:41)(19:51) (19:54) (29:45) (29:51) (35:29) (39:1) (39:2) (39:41) (40:1-2) (42:17) ((43:1-2)) |
| 2. Mubīn | Luminous | (4:174/175) (5:15) (12:1-2) (27:1) ((43:1-2)) |
| 3. Al-Qurān | The Qurān | (2:185) (4:82) (6:19) (7:204) (9:111) (10:37) (10:61) (15:87) (16: 98) (17:9) (17:78) (17:82) (17:88) (20:1-2) (20:113) (25:32) (27:6) (27:76) (27:92) (38:1) (39:27) (46:29) (50:1) (54:17) (55:1-2) ((56:77)) (59:21) (72:1-2) (73:4) (73:20) |
| 4. Karīm | Honourable, Noble | ((56:77)) |
| 5. KalāmAllāh | The Word of Allāh | ((9:6)) |
| 6. Nūr | Sacred Light | ((4:174/175)) (7:157) (64:8) |
| 7. Hudā | Right Guidance | (2:1-2) (2:97) (2:185) (3:138) (7:52) (7:203) (10:57) (16:89) (16:102) ((27:77)) (45:20) |
| 8. Rahma | Mercy | (7:52) (16:64) (17:82) ((27:77)) (31:3) |
| 9. Al-Furqān | The Criterion of Judgement | (2:185)(3:4) ((25:1)) |
| 10. Shifā | A Healing, A Cure | (10:57) ((17:82)) (41:44) |
| 11. Mawiza | Admonition | (3:138) ((10:57)) (24:34) |
| 12. Dhikr | Remembrance, Reminder | (3:58) (7:1-2) (12:104) (15:9) (16:44) (20:99)(21:24) ((21:50)) (36:11) (36:69) (41:41)(43:5) |
| 13. Mubārak | Blessed | (6:92)(6:155) ((21:50)) (38:29) |
| 14. Alī | Exalted | ((43:4)) |
| 15. Hikma | Perfect Wisdom | ((54:5)) |
| 16. Hakīm | Full of Wisdom | ((10:1)) (31:1-2) (36:1-2) (43:4) |
| 17. Muhaymin | Guardian, Witness | ((5:48)) |
| 18. Musaddiq | Confirming Scripture | (2:91) (3:3) ((5:48)) (6:92) (35:31) (46:12) (46:30) |
| 19. Hablillāh | The rope of Allāh | ((3:103)) |
| 20. Sirāt ul Mustaqīm | The Straight Path | ((6:153)) |
| 21. Qayyim | Straight Guidance | ((18:2)) |
| 22. Qawl | Word of Allāh | (28:51) ((86:13)) |
| 23. Fasl | Decisive | ((86:13)) |
| 24. Nabaun Azīm | Supreme Message | (38:67) ((78:1-2)) |
| 25. Ahsan ul Hadīth | The Best Message | ((39:23)) |
| 26. Mathānī | Oft-repeated | ((39:23)) |
| 27. Mutashābih | Consistent in itself | ((39:23)) |
| 28. Tanzīl | The Final Revelation Sent by Allāh | (2:4) (2:23) (3:84) (4:166) (5:83) (17:105)(17:106) (20:4) ((26:192-194)) (36:5) (41:1-2) (41:42) (56:80) (97:1) |
| 29. Rūh | The Book which gives life to faith | ((42:52)) |
| 30. Wahy | The Final Revelation | (4:163) (10:109) ((21:45)) (53:4) |
| 31. Arabī | In Arabic | ((12:2)) (13:37) (26:195) (41:3) (42:7) (43:3) |
| 32. Basāir | Eye-opening evidences | ((7:203)) (45:20) |
| 33. Bayān | The Final Statement | ((3:138)) |
| 34. Ilm | Ultimate Knowledge | (2:120) ((2:145)) |
| 35. Haqq | Truth, True | ((3:62)) (10:108) (13:1) (13:19) (28:53) (34:6) (35:31) (47:2) (57:16) (69:51) |
| 36. Hādī | Guide | ((17:9)) (46:30) (72:2) |
| 37. Ajab | Wonderful | ((72:1)) |
| 38. Tadhkira | Admonition, Reminder | (20:3) ((69:48)) (74:54) |
| 39. Urwatul Wuthqā | The Firm Handhold | ((2:256)) |
| 40. Sidq | Truth | (39:32) ((39:33)) |
| 41. Adl | Justice | ((6:115)) |
| 42. AmrAllāh | The Commandment of Allāh | ((65:5)) |
| 43. Munādī | Inviter to faith | ((3:193)) |
| 44. Bushrā | Glad tidings | ((2:97)) (16:102) (27:2) (46:12) |
| 45. Majīd | Glorious | (50:1)((85:21-22)) |
| 46. Zabūr | The Scripture | ((21:105)) |
| 47. Bashīr | Herald of glad tidings | (17:9) ((41:4)) |
| 48. Nadhīr | Warner | ((41:4)) |
| 49. Azīz | Mighty | ((41:41) |
| 50. Balāgh | Sufficient Message | ((14:52)) (21:106) |
| 51. Qasas | Narratives | ((12:3)) |
| 52. Suhuf | Scriptures | ((80:13)) (98:2) |
| 53. Mukarrama | Honoured | ((80:13)) |
| 54. Marfūa | Exalted | ((80:14)) |
| 55. Mutahhara | Kept Pure | ((80:14)) (98:2) |
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