Collection
Quran by Surah
Surah-level Quran audio pages with listening, download, and read-online sources.
Static catalog
This page builds all 114 Surah records from CMS content. Other collections fill in as source review is completed.
114 Surahs
Browse The Surah Catalog
Surah
001-Al-Fatihah
This sura is seen to be a precise table of contents of the Qur’anic message. It is very important in Islamic worship, being an oblig...
Surah
002-Al-Baqarah
This is a Medinan sura and the longest in the Qur’an, containing material revealed over several years, and named after the story of...
Surah
003-Aali Imran
A Medinan sura which takes its title from the family of ‘Imran mentioned in verse 33. It begins by emphasizing that the Qur’an confi...
Surah
004-An-Nisa’
A Medinan sura which takes its title from the many references to women throughout the sura (verses 3–4, 127–30). It gives a number o...
Surah
005-Al-Ma’idah
The title relates to food, and a central theme of this Medinan sura is the regulation of lawful and unlawful food, obedience to whic...
Surah
006-Al-An’am
A Meccan sura which takes its title from verses 136–9. The false claims the polytheists made about livestock are thoroughly addresse...
Surah
007-Al-A’raf
A Meccan sura named after the heights of the barrier which will divide the righteous from the damned on the Day of Judgement (verse...
Surah
008-Al-Anfal
The main part of this Medinan sura is a comment on the Battle of Badr (near Medina), the first fought between the Muslims and their...
Surah
009-At-Taubah
A Medinan sura whose title is taken from verse 104. The sura opens by giving notice of the severance of the treaty with the idolater...
Surah
010-Yunus
A Meccan sura which takes its title from the reference to Jonah in verse 98. It stresses God’s power, the authenticity of the Qur’an...
Surah
011-Hud
A Meccan sura named after the prophet Hud whose story is given in verses 50—60
Surah
012-Yusuf
A Meccan sura dealing primarily with the story of Joseph, but framed by a three-verse introduction about the Qur’an and a ten-verse...
Surah
013-Ar-Ra’d
A Medinan sura that takes its title from the thunder that praises God in verse 13. The sura is distinguished by its moving descripti...
Surah
014-Ibrahim
A Meccan sura named after Abraham (verses 35–41), who prays to God that Mecca may be made prosperous so that its people may be thank...
Surah
015-Al-Hijr
A Meccan sura which takes its title from the reference to the people of al-Hijr (verses 80–4). These are an example of the many who...
Surah
016-An-Nahl
A Meccan sura. It takes its title from the bee (verses 68–9) inspired in its remarkable way by God. This is just one of the numerous...
Surah
017-Al-Isra’
A Meccan sura framed by references to the Children of Israel at the beginning, and to Pharaoh at the end. The bulk of the sura deals...
Surah
018-Al-Kahf
A Meccan sura which gets its name from the Sleepers of the Cave, whose story takes a prominent place in the sura (verses 9–26). This...
Surah
019-Maryam
A Meccan sura which takes its name from the story of Mary (verses 16–35). It recounts the grace given by God to a number of prophets...
Surah
020-Ta-Ha
A Meccan sura that both begins and ends with mention of the Qur’an: it was not sent to the Prophet to cause him grief but is a clear...
Surah
021-Al-Anbiya’
A Meccan sura which takes its name from the list of prophets mentioned from verse 48 to verse 91. It stresses that fact that Muhamma...
Surah
022-Al-Haj
A Medinan sura that gets its title from the reference to the sacred rite of the pilgrimage first enacted by Abraham (verse 27).
Surah
023-Al-Mu’minun
A Meccan sura which stresses that the believers are the ones who will succeed, whereas the disbelievers will be punished for their a...
Surah
024-An-Nur
This Medinan sura clarifies several regulations for the Muslim community, mainly to do with marriage, modesty, obedience to the Prop...
Surah
025-Al-Furqan
A Meccan sura that starts with a denunciation of polytheism, then deals with the disbelievers’ arguments against the Prophet, the Qu...
Surah
026-Ash-Shu’ara’
A Meccan sura which takes its name from the reference to poets in verse 224. It talks about the disbelievers who belittle the Qur’an...
Surah
027-An-Naml
A Meccan sura which takes its title from the ants mentioned in the Solomon story (verses 18–19). It both opens and closes by describ...
Surah
028-Al-Qasas
A Meccan sura which centres on the story of Moses and takes its title from the reference to the story told by Moses in verse 25.
Surah
029-Al-Ankabut
A Meccan sura that takes its title from the illustration of the spider in verse 41. The sura stresses that believers will be tested...
Surah
030-Ar-Rum
A Meccan sura which opens with a reference to the defeat of the Byzantines at the hands of the Persians (613–14 CE) in Syria, and th...
Surah
031-Luqman
A Meccan sura that takes its title from Luqman the Wise, whose counsel to his son is related in verses 13–19. The sura opens with a...
Surah
032-As-Sajdah
A Meccan sura which takes its title from the bowing down of true believers in worship in verse 15.
Surah
033-Al-Ahzab
A Medinan sura which gets its title from the incident of the Battle of the Trench in AH 5/627 CE (verses 9–27), when the joint force...
Surah
034-Saba’
A Meccan sura that takes its name from the people of Sheba who were blessed, and then punished for their ingratitude (verses 15–21).
Surah
035-Al-Fatir
A Meccan sura that affirms God’s power and Creation and contrasts this with the powerlessness and uselessness of the ‘partners’ set...
Surah
036-Ya-Sin
A Meccan sura that emphasizes the divine source of the Qur’an and defends it from the charge of being poetry made by man (verses 5–6...
Surah
037-As-Saffah
The central point of this Meccan sura is the unity of God (verses 4 and 180–2) and the refutation of the pagan belief that the angel...
Surah
038-Sad
This Meccan sura mentions previous prophets in support and encouragement for Muhammad, and makes a clear link between the arrogance...
Surah
039-Az-Zumar
A Meccan sura, whose title is taken from its concluding verses. The main focus of the sura is the contrast between those who follow...
Surah
040-Ghafar
A Meccan sura with two recurring themes: disputing God’s truth (verses 4, 35, 69) and calling upon Him (verses 14, 49, 50, 60, 65, 7...
Surah
041-Fusilat
This Meccan sura deals with the obduracy of the disbelievers, the truthfulness of the Qur’an, the unity of God, and the inevitabilit...
Surah
042-Ash-Shura
A Meccan sura that takes its name from verse 38, where the practice of consultation (shura) is listed as one characteristic of the M...
Surah
043-Az-Zukhruf
A Meccan sura named after the gold ornaments mentioned in verse 35 and alluded to again in verse 53: in both instances, God is refut...
Surah
044-Ad-Dukhan
A Meccan sura that takes its title from verse 10, which describes a smoke-filled day, taken by many to refer to the Day of judgment.
Surah
045-Al-Jathiyah
A Meccan sura that takes its title from verse 28, where the kneeling posture of all communities on the Day of Judgement is described...
Surah
046-Al-Ahqaf
A Meccan sura. The title refers to the sand dunes mentioned in verse 21, where the people of ‘Ad used to live, and where they were d...
Surah
047-Muhammad
A Medinan sura that deals with issues of war, those who try to prevent conversion to Islam and the carrying out of God’s commands (a...
Surah
048-Al-Fat’h
A Medinan sura that takes its title from verse I and makes reference to the occasion when the Prophet had a vision that he and his f...
Surah
049-Al-Hujurat
This Medinan sura takes its title from the reference to the Prophet’s private rooms in verse 4. It guides the believers on how to be...
Surah
050-Qaf
A Meccan sura which deals predominantly with the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. Reference is made to previous generations of...
Surah
051-Adz-Dzariyah
A Meccan sura that gives several of the signs of nature as proof of the Resurrection, among them the scattering winds that give the...
Surah
052-At-Tur
A Meccan sura which addresses many of the arguments put to the Prophet by the disbelievers of Mecca (verses 29–49).
Surah
053-An-Najm
A Meccan sura that confirms the divine source of the Prophet’s message and refers to his ascension to heaven during the Night Journe...
Surah
054-Al-Qamar
A Meccan sura dealing mainly with the punishment dealt out to previous generations of disbelievers. These are presented as a warning...
Surah
055-Ar-Rahman
A Medinan sura that highlights God’s wonders in this world, describes the end of the world and paints an evocative picture of the de...
Surah
056-Al-Waqi’ah
A Meccan sura whose central message is stated in its opening verses, from which the sura takes its title: the Day of Judgement is in...
Surah
057-Al-Hadid
A Medinan sura that urges the believers to spend in God’s cause and uphold justice—the sura takes its title from the iron mentioned...
Surah
058-Al-Mujadilah
A Medinan sura which disallows a specific pagan divorce practice: the sura takes its title from the dispute referred to in verse I b...
Surah
059-Al-Hashr
A Medinan sura, the bulk of which is taken to refer to the Jewish clan of Banu al-Nadir, who originally agreed with the Prophet that...
Surah
060-Al-Mumtahanah
A Medinan sura, revealed between the Treaty of Hudaybiyya and the conquest of Mecca, which takes its title from verse 10: instructio...
Surah
061-As-Saf
A Medinan sura encouraging the believers to stick together in support of God’s cause (hence the title of the sura, cf verse 4). It c...
Surah
062-Al-Jum’ah
A Medinan sura which takes its title from the instruction to the believers to observe the Friday prayer promptly and reliably when c...
Surah
063-Al-Munafiqun
A Medinan sura which warns the believers about the treachery of the hypocrites and describes their behaviour in some detail.
Surah
064-At-Taghabun
A Medinan sura that gets its title from verse 9. The sura opens with a description of God’s power, wisdom, and knowledge (verses 1–4...
Surah
065-At-Talaq
A Medinan sura that outlines regulations concerning divorce (verses 1–7). The sura strongly urges people to observe God’s regulation...
Surah
066-At-Tahrim
A Medinan sura that discusses episodes in the Prophet’s home life. It chides two of the Prophet’s wives for an incident when a confi...
Surah
067-Al-Mulk
Surah
068-Al-Qalam
An early Meccan sura that deals with the accusation that Muhammad was not God’s Messenger but merely mad (verses 2–6).
Surah
069-Al-Haqqah
A Meccan sura that describes punishment in this life (verses 4–12) and the next (verses 13–18). The bliss to be enjoyed by the belie...
Surah
070-Al-Ma’arij
A Meccan sura that describes the Day of Judgement (verses 8–18). One of the opponents of the Prophet challenged him to hasten the pu...
Surah
071-Nuh
A Meccan sura giving further details of the life of Noah before the Flood, to encourage the Prophet and warn the disbelievers.
Surah
072-Al-Jinn
A Meccan sura that gives an account of what a group of jinn said when they overheard a recitation of the Qur’an and realized its tru...
Surah
073-Al-Muzammil
A sura that is part very early Meccan, part Medinan (verse 20). This verse describes how God relaxed the early regime of devotion fi...
Surah
074-Al-Mudaththir
After his first encounter with the Angel of Revelation in the Cave of Hira, the Prophet went home trembling and asked his wife to co...
Surah
075-Al-Qiyamah
A Meccan sura, dealing with the Day of Resurrection and man’s denial of that Day. God’s power is convincingly described in several v...
Surah
076-Al-Insan
A Medinan sura that speaks of how man is tested (verses 2–3) and what the results will be for the evildoers (verse 4) and for the ri...
Surah
077-Al-Mursalat
A Meccan sura that describes the Day of Decision: its inevitability, arguments for its coming, and the events that will presage the...
Surah
078-An-Naba’
A Meccan sura. The disbelievers often asked incredulously about the Resurrection.
Surah
079-An-Nazi’at
A Meccan sura, the main theme of which is the possibility and inevitability of the Resurrection, its results, and its timing.
Surah
080-‘Abasa
A Meccan sura. While the Prophet was speaking to some disbelieving notables, hoping to convert them, a blind Muslim man came up to l...
Surah
081-At-Takwir
A Meccan sura stressing the fact that people will be confronted by their deeds on Judgement Day, asserting the truth of the Qur’an,...
Surah
082-Al-Infitar
A Meccan sura dealing with man’s ingratitude and his failure to concede that the Day of Judgement will come.
Surah
083-Al-Mutaffifin
A Meccan sura. The practice of cheating appears to have been prevalent in Mecca, and is strongly condemned here and elsewhere in the...
Surah
084-Al-Inshiqaq
A Meccan sura dealing with the inevitability of man’s meeting with his Lord on the Day of Judgement. The obedience of the sky and ea...
Surah
085-Al-Buruj
This Meccan sura strengthened the heart of the Prophet and his followers by referring to the fate of those who tortured earlier beli...
Surah
086-At-Tariq
A Meccan sura that focuses on a series of examples of things coming out: the piercing night-star, spurting semen, the baby that burs...
Surah
087-Al-A’la
A Meccan sura reassuring the Prophet that God will help him and urge him to continue with his mission.
Surah
088-Al-Ghashiyah
This Meccan sura serves to warn the disbelievers, encourage the Prophet and the believers, and absolve him of responsibility for the...
Surah
089-Al-Fajr
A Meccan sura in which God emphasizes (by oath) that the tyrants of the Prophet’s time will be like those He dealt with in the past.
Surah
090-Al-Balad
Revealed in Mecca. The point of this sura is that man is created to work and be judged.
Surah
091-Ash-Shams
A Meccan sura, the central theme of which is purifying or corrupting the soul, with the tribe of Thamud given as an example of corru...
Surah
092-Al-Layl
A Meccan sura showing the consequences of the paths people choose and emphasizing God’s guidance and warning.
Surah
093-Adh-Dhuha
An early Meccan sura addressed to the Prophet, to reassure him when he had not received revelation for some time, that his Lord had...
Surah
094-Al-Inshirah
This Meccan sura addressed to the Prophet, is a continuation of the reassurance and encouragement given in Sura 93.
Surah
095-At-Tin
A Meccan sura questioning how a man can deny the Judgement, and emphasizing the importance of faith and good deeds.
Surah
096-Al-‘Alaq
A Meccan sura named after the term ‘alaq in verse 2. The first five verses are known to be the first revelation of the Qur’an when t...
Surah
097-Al-Qadar
This Meccan sura celebrates the night when the first revelation of the Qur’an was sent down.
Surah
098-Al-Bayinah
A Medinan sura that takes its title from the clear evidence demanded by the disbelievers before they will believe.
Surah
099-Az-Zalzalah
A Medinan sura, one of a series of suras that deal with scenes from the Day of Judgement. Compare Suras 81, 82, 101, and others.
Surah
100-Al-‘Adiyah
An early Meccan sura in which God swears by the warhorses He has subjected to man’s idea that man is ungrateful and misguided.
Surah
101-Al-Qari’ah
A Meccan sura which gives some scenes from the Resurrection and Judgement.
Surah
102-At-Takathur
A Meccan sura which criticizes man’s preoccupation with worldly wealth and stresses that he will be brought to account on the Day of...
Surah
103-Al-‘Asr
A Meccan sura showing the way to salvation. The image of a declining day suggests the stage in the day, or in life when only a short...
Surah
104-Al-Humazah
A Meccan sura that condemns the greedy backbiter and gives a description of Hell.
Surah
105-Al-Fil
This sura is a reference to events that happened in 570 CE, the year of the Prophet’s birth, when the army of Abraha (a Christian ru...
Surah
106-Quraish
This Meccan sura connects grammatically with the previous one’s account of how God defeated the threat to Mecca posed by Abraha, so...
Surah
107-Al-Ma’un
A Meccan sura describing some characteristics of a person who denies the Judgement.
Surah
108-Al-Kauthar
This Meccan sura comes to reassure the Prophet and as a retort to his enemy.
Surah
109-Al-Kafirun
Some of the Meccan idolaters suggested to the Prophet as a compromise that he should worship their gods for a year and they should w...
Surah
110-An-Nasr
A Medinan sura said to be one of the last revelations the Prophet received before his death.
Surah
111-Al-Masad
This sura refers to an uncle of the Prophet who opposed him fiercely, as did his wife.
Surah
112-Al-Ikhlas
This sura is unusual in having as its title a term not mentioned in the body of the sura. Ikhlas conveys the meaning of sincerity in...
Surah
113-Al-Falaq
A Meccan sura used as an invocation against evil.
Surah
114-An-Nas
Another Meccan sura commonly used as an invocation against evil.