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.
