Chronological Order of the Qur'an
The Qur'an is not in chronological order, but arranged roughly longest surah (chapter) to the shortest. The following lists the chronological (or revelational) order of the Qur'an. [1][2][3][4][5]
To view the traditional order of the Quran, you can sort the table by "Traditional Order"
Chronological Order | Surah Name | Number of Verses | Location of Revelation | Traditional Order |
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1 | Al-Alaq | 19 | Mecca | 96 |
2 | Al-Qalam | 52 | Mecca | 68 |
3 | Al-Muzzammil | 20 | Mecca | 73 |
4 | Al-Muddathir | 56 | Mecca | 74 |
5 | Al-Fatiha | 7 | Mecca | 1 |
6 | Al-Masadd | 5 | Mecca | 111 |
7 | At-Takwir | 29 | Mecca | 81 |
8 | Al-Ala | 19 | Mecca | 87 |
9 | Al-Lail | 21 | Mecca | 92 |
10 | Al-Fajr | 30 | Mecca | 89 |
11 | Ad-Dhuha | 11 | Mecca | 93 |
12 | Al-Inshirah | 8 | Mecca | 94 |
13 | Al-Asr | 3 | Mecca | 103 |
14 | Al-Adiyat | 11 | Mecca | 100 |
15 | Al-Kauther | 3 | Mecca | 108 |
16 | At-Takathur | 8 | Mecca | 102 |
17 | Al-Maun | 7 | Mecca | 107 |
18 | Al-Kafiroon | 6 | Mecca | 109 |
19 | Al-Fil | 5 | Mecca | 105 |
20 | Al-Falaq | 5 | Mecca | 113 |
21 | An-Nas | 6 | Mecca | 114 |
22 | Al-Ikhlas | 4 | Mecca | 112 |
23 | An-Najm | 62 | Mecca | 53 |
24 | Abasa | 42 | Mecca | 80 |
25 | Al-Qadr | 5 | Mecca | 97 |
26 | Ash-Shams | 15 | Mecca | 91 |
27 | Al-Burooj | 22 | Mecca | 85 |
28 | At-Tin | 8 | Mecca | 95 |
29 | Quraish | 4 | Mecca | 106 |
30 | Al-Qaria | 11 | Mecca | 101 |
31 | Al-Qiyama | 40 | Mecca | 75 |
32 | Al-Humaza | 9 | Mecca | 104 |
33 | Al-Mursalat | 50 | Mecca | 77 |
34 | Qaf | 45 | Mecca | 50 |
35 | Al-Balad | 20 | Mecca | 90 |
36 | At-Tariq | 17 | Mecca | 86 |
37 | Al-Qamar | 55 | Mecca | 54 |
38 | Sad | 88 | Mecca | 38 |
39 | Al-Araf | 206 | Mecca | 7 |
40 | Al-Jinn | 28 | Mecca | 72 |
41 | Ya-Sin | 83 | Mecca | 36 |
42 | Al-Furqan | 77 | Mecca | 25 |
43 | Fatir | 45 | Mecca | 35 |
44 | Maryam | 98 | Mecca | 19 |
45 | Taha | 135 | Mecca | 20 |
46 | Al-Waqia | 96 | Mecca | 56 |
47 | Ash-Shuara | 227 | Mecca | 26 |
48 | An-Naml | 93 | Mecca | 27 |
49 | Al-Qasas | 88 | Mecca | 28 |
50 | Al-Isra | 111 | Mecca | 17 |
51 | Yunus | 109 | Mecca | 10 |
52 | Hud | 123 | Mecca | 11 |
53 | Yusuf | 111 | Mecca | 12 |
54 | Al-Hijr | 99 | Mecca | 15 |
55 | Al-Anaam | 165 | Mecca | 6 |
56 | As-Saaffat | 182 | Mecca | 37 |
57 | Luqman | 34 | Mecca | 31 |
58 | Saba | 54 | Mecca | 34 |
59 | Az-Zumar | 75 | Mecca | 39 |
60 | Al-Ghafir | 85 | Mecca | 40 |
61 | Fussilat | 54 | Mecca | 41 |
62 | Ash-Shura | 53 | Mecca | 42 |
63 | Az-Zukhruf | 89 | Mecca | 43 |
64 | Ad-Dukhan | 59 | Mecca | 44 |
65 | Al-Jathiya | 37 | Mecca | 45 |
66 | Al-Ahqaf | 35 | Mecca | 46 |
67 | Adh-Dhariyat | 60 | Mecca | 51 |
68 | Al-Ghashiya | 26 | Mecca | 88 |
69 | Al-Kahf | 110 | Mecca | 18 |
70 | An-Nahl | 128 | Mecca | 16 |
71 | Nooh | 28 | Mecca | 71 |
72 | Ibrahim | 52 | Mecca | 14 |
73 | Al-Ambiya | 112 | Mecca | 21 |
74 | Al-Mumenoon | 118 | Mecca | 23 |
75 | As-Sajda | 30 | Mecca | 32 |
76 | At-Tur | 49 | Mecca | 52 |
77 | Al-Mulk | 30 | Mecca | 67 |
78 | Al-Haaqqa | 52 | Mecca | 69 |
79 | Al-Maarij | 44 | Mecca | 70 |
80 | An-Naba | 40 | Mecca | 78 |
81 | An-Naziat | 46 | Mecca | 79 |
82 | Al-Infitar | 19 | Mecca | 82 |
83 | Al-Inshiqaq | 25 | Mecca | 84 |
84 | Ar-Room | 60 | Mecca | 30 |
85 | Al-Ankaboot | 69 | Mecca | 29 |
86 | Al-Mutaffifin | 36 | Mecca | 83 |
87 | Al-Baqara | 286 | Medina | 2 |
88 | Al-Anfal | 75 | Medina | 8 |
89 | Al-i-Imran | 200 | Medina | 3 |
90 | Al-Ahzab | 73 | Medina | 33 |
91 | Al-Mumtahina | 13 | Medina | 60 |
92 | An-Nisa | 176 | Medina | 4 |
93 | Al-Zalzala | 8 | Medina | 99 |
94 | Al-Hadid | 29 | Medina | 57 |
95 | Muhammad | 38 | Medina | 47 |
96 | Ar-Rad | 43 | Medina | 13 |
97 | Al-Rahman | 78 | Medina | 55 |
98 | Al-Insan | 31 | Medina | 76 |
99 | At-Talaq | 12 | Medina | 65 |
100 | Al-Bayyina | 8 | Medina | 98 |
101 | Al-Hashr | 24 | Medina | 59 |
102 | An-Noor | 64 | Medina | 24 |
103 | Al-Hajj | 78 | Medina | 22 |
104 | Al-Munafiqoon | 11 | Medina | 63 |
105 | Al-Mujadila | 22 | Medina | 58 |
106 | Al-Hujraat | 18 | Medina | 49 |
107 | At-Tahrim | 12 | Medina | 66 |
108 | At-Taghabun | 18 | Medina | 64 |
109 | As-Saff | 14 | Medina | 61 |
110 | Al-Jumua | 11 | Medina | 62 |
111 | Al-Fath | 29 | Medina | 48 |
112 | Al-Maeda | 120 | Medina | 5 |
113 | At-Taubah | 129 | Medina | 9 |
114 | An-Nasr | 3 | Medina | 110 |
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- ↑ Allamah Abu 'Abd Allah al-Zanjani - The History of the Quran - Al-Tawheed Vol. 4, No. 3; Vol. 5, No. 1, 2, & 3
- ↑ Quran Verses in Chronological Order - Qran.org, accessed May 13, 2011
- ↑ Kevin P. Edgecomb - Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs - Bombaxo, 2002
- ↑ Quran Chapters and their Chronological Sequence of Revelation - International Community of Submitters (ICS)
- ↑ Revelation Order - Tanzil Project, accessed May 13, 2011