This page has questions about the Qur'an and its teachings. Answers are based on Islamic sources.
There are 114 Surahs in the Quran.
The longest Surah is Surah Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2) with 286 Ayahs.
Surah Al-Kawthar (Chapter 108) is the shortest, with only 3 Ayahs.
The Quran contains a total of 6,236 Ayahs (excluding Bismillah repetitions).
The Quran was revealed in Classical Arabic.
The Quran was compiled during Abu Bakr’s Caliphate and standardized under Uthman (Radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
The Quran was revealed over a period of 23 years.
The first revealed verses were from Surah Al-ʻAlaq (96:1–5).
The Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
No, the Quran was revealed over 23 years in different circumstances, and the current arrangement was divinely guided but not chronological.
The Quran has been preserved through memorization by generations of Muslims and careful manuscript copying. Its text remains unchanged since its revelation.
Yes, the Quran is identical in its Arabic text across the world.
“Bismillah” means: “In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”
An Ayah is a verse of the Quran—one numbered unit within a Surah.
A Juz is one of 30 equal parts of the Quran.
A Hizb is a reading division of the Quran; commonly 60 Hizbs.
Makki Surahs were revealed before the Hijrah; Madani after the Hijrah.
Tajwid is the set of rules for correct Quran recitation.
No. The Quran is the Arabic text; translations are interpretations of meaning.
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