Key structural aspects of the Qur-aan
General Structure
- Total Manzils: 7
- Total Rukus: 540
- Total Surahs (Chapters): 114
- Total Verses (Ayahs): 6,236
- Total Words: Approximately 77,439
- Total Letters: Approximately 323,671
- Total Dots: 134,550
- Total Kasra's: 39,582
- Total Fat'ha's: 53,242
- Total Dhamma's: 8,804
- Total Madd's: 1,771
- Total Tashdeed's: 1,252
Count of the Letters of the Qur-aan
- Alif: 48,772
- Baa: 11,428
- Taa: 3,105
- Thaa: 2,404
- Jeem: 4,302
- Haa: 4,130
- Khaa: 2,505
- Daal: 5,978
- Dhaal: 4,930
- Raa: 12,246
- Zaa: 1,680
- Seen: 5,994
- Sheen: 2,015
- Saad: 2,037
- Daad: 1,682
- Taa: 80,274
- Dhaa: 842
- Ayn: 9,417
- Ghayn: 1,217
- Faa: 8,419
- Qaaf: 6,613
- Kaaf: 10,522
- Laam: 33,520
- Meem: 26,955
- Noon: 45,190
- Waaw: 16,070
- Haa: 25,586
- Hamza: 4,115
- Yaa: 4,929
Surahs (Chapters)
- Shortest Surah: Surah Al-Kawthar (108) with 3 ayahs.
- Longest Surah: Surah Al-Baqarah (2) with 286 ayahs.
- First Surah: Surah Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
- Last Surah: Surah An-Naas (The Mankind)
- Makki Surahs: 86 surahs revealed before the migration to Madinah, generally shorter and focus on faith, worship, and guidance.
- Madani Surahs: 28 surahs revealed after the migration, often longer and cover social laws, ethics, and community regulations.
Juz (Parts)
- Total Juz: 30 equal parts to facilitate recitation. Each juz is often recited daily in Ramadan.
- Hizb (Half Juz): Each juz is split into two hizbs, making 60 hizbs in the entire Qur-aan.
Rukus (Sections)
- Total Rukus: 558, which are subsections within surahs, marking thematic breaks for easier recitation and study.
Types of Ayahs
- Muqatta’at Letters: 29 surahs begin with unique, disconnected letters (like Alif-Lam-Meem), known as Muqatta’at. Their meanings are generally considered unclear to human understanding.
- Sajda Ayahs: 15 verses across different surahs require prostration (Sajda), called Ayat al-Sajda.
Unique Verses and Themes
- Longest Ayah: Ayat al-Dayn (Verse of Debt), found in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:282).
- Most Repeated Ayah: “Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?” in Surah Ar-Rahman, repeated 31 times.
- Themes Covered: Faith, Prophethood, life after death, worship, human behavior, law, guidance for personal and social conduct.
Revealed Over Time
- Duration of Revelation: Approximately 23 years, from 610 to 632 CE.
- Order of Revelation: The chronological order differs from the compiled order in the Qur-aan. Surah Al-‘Alaq (96) is the first revealed, and Surah An-Nasr (110) is one of the last.
