Revelation Order
The chronological order of surahs is the order in which their first verses were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. This traditional order is based on reliable narrations and references to the history of the Quran.
Note that a surah's place in this order is based on the revelation of its first verses, not necessarily the revelation of the whole surah.
Chronological Order of Surahs
| Order | Sura Name | Number | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | العلق | 96 | Meccan | |
| 2 | القلم | 68 | Meccan | Except 17-33 and 48-50, from Medina |
| 3 | المزمل | 73 | Meccan | Except 10, 11 and 20, from Medina |
| 4 | المدثر | 74 | Meccan | |
| 5 | الفاتحة | 1 | Meccan | |
| 6 | المسد | 111 | Meccan | |
| 7 | التكوير | 81 | Meccan | |
| 8 | الأعلى | 87 | Meccan | |
| 9 | الليل | 92 | Meccan | |
| 10 | الفجر | 89 | Meccan | |
| 11 | الضحى | 93 | Meccan | |
| 12 | الشرح | 94 | Meccan | |
| 13 | العصر | 103 | Meccan | |
| 14 | العاديات | 100 | Meccan | |
| 15 | الكوثر | 108 | Meccan | |
| 16 | التكاثر | 102 | Meccan | |
| 17 | الماعون | 107 | Meccan | Only 1-3 from Mecca; the rest from Medina |
| 18 | الكافرون | 109 | Meccan | |
| 19 | الفيل | 105 | Meccan | |
| 20 | الفلق | 113 | Meccan | |
| 21 | الناس | 114 | Meccan | |
| 22 | الإخلاص | 112 | Meccan | |
| 23 | النجم | 53 | Meccan | Except 32, from Medina |
| 24 | عبس | 80 | Meccan | |
| 25 | القدر | 97 | Meccan | |
| 26 | الشمس | 91 | Meccan | |
| 27 | البروج | 85 | Meccan | |
| 28 | التين | 95 | Meccan | |
| 29 | قريش | 106 | Meccan | |
| 30 | القارعة | 101 | Meccan | |
| 31 | القيامة | 75 | Meccan | |
| 32 | الهمزة | 104 | Meccan | |
| 33 | المرسلات | 77 | Meccan | Except 48, from Medina |
| 34 | ق | 50 | Meccan | Except 38, from Medina |
| 35 | البلد | 90 | Meccan | |
| 36 | الطارق | 86 | Meccan | |
| 37 | القمر | 54 | Meccan | Except 44-46, from Medina |
| 38 | ص | 38 | Meccan | |
| 39 | الأعراف | 7 | Meccan | Except 163-170, from Medina |
| 40 | الجن | 72 | Meccan | |
| 41 | يس | 36 | Meccan | Except 45, from Medina |
| 42 | الفرقان | 25 | Meccan | Except 68-70, from Medina |
| 43 | فاطر | 35 | Meccan | |
| 44 | مريم | 19 | Meccan | Except 58 and 71, from Medina |
| 45 | طه | 20 | Meccan | Except 130 and 131, from Medina |
| 46 | الواقعة | 56 | Meccan | Except 81 and 82, from Medina |
| 47 | الشعراء | 26 | Meccan | Except 197 and 224-227, from Medina |
| 48 | النمل | 27 | Meccan | |
| 49 | القصص | 28 | Meccan | Except 52-55 from Medina and 85 from Juhfa at the time of the Hijra |
| 50 | الإسراء | 17 | Meccan | Except 26, 32, 33, 57, 73-80, from Medina |
| 51 | يونس | 10 | Meccan | Except 40, 94, 95, 96, from Medina |
| 52 | هود | 11 | Meccan | Except 12, 17, 114, from Medina |
| 53 | يوسف | 12 | Meccan | Except 1, 2, 3, 7, from Medina |
| 54 | الحجر | 15 | Meccan | Except 87, from Medina |
| 55 | الأنعام | 6 | Meccan | Except 20, 23, 91, 93, 114, 151, 152, 153, from Medina |
| 56 | الصافات | 37 | Meccan | |
| 57 | لقمان | 31 | Meccan | Except 27-29, from Medina |
| 58 | سبإ | 34 | Meccan | |
| 59 | الزمر | 39 | Meccan | |
| 60 | غافر | 40 | Meccan | Except 56, 57, from Medina |
| 61 | فصلت | 41 | Meccan | |
| 62 | الشورى | 42 | Meccan | Except 23, 24, 25, 27, from Medina |
| 63 | الزخرف | 43 | Meccan | Except 54, from Medina |
| 64 | الدخان | 44 | Meccan | |
| 65 | الجاثية | 45 | Meccan | Except 14, from Medina |
| 66 | الأحقاف | 46 | Meccan | Except 10, 15, 35, from Medina |
| 67 | الذاريات | 51 | Meccan | |
| 68 | الغاشية | 88 | Meccan | |
| 69 | الكهف | 18 | Meccan | Except 28, 83-101, from Medina |
| 70 | النحل | 16 | Meccan | Except the last three verses from Medina |
| 71 | نوح | 71 | Meccan | |
| 72 | ابراهيم | 14 | Meccan | Except 28, 29, from Medina |
| 73 | الأنبياء | 21 | Meccan | |
| 74 | المؤمنون | 23 | Meccan | |
| 75 | السجدة | 32 | Meccan | Except 16-20, from Medina |
| 76 | الطور | 52 | Meccan | |
| 77 | الملك | 67 | Meccan | |
| 78 | الحاقة | 69 | Meccan | |
| 79 | المعارج | 70 | Meccan | |
| 80 | النبإ | 78 | Meccan | |
| 81 | النازعات | 79 | Meccan | |
| 82 | الإنفطار | 82 | Meccan | |
| 83 | الإنشقاق | 84 | Meccan | |
| 84 | الروم | 30 | Meccan | Except 17, from Medina |
| 85 | العنكبوت | 29 | Meccan | Except 1-11, from Medina |
| 86 | المطففين | 83 | Meccan | |
| 87 | البقرة | 2 | Medinan | Except 281 from Mina at the time of the Last Hajj |
| 88 | الأنفال | 8 | Medinan | Except 30-36 from Mecca |
| 89 | آل عمران | 3 | Medinan | |
| 90 | الأحزاب | 33 | Medinan | |
| 91 | الممتحنة | 60 | Medinan | |
| 92 | النساء | 4 | Medinan | |
| 93 | الزلزلة | 99 | Medinan | |
| 94 | الحديد | 57 | Medinan | |
| 95 | محمد | 47 | Medinan | Except 13, revealed during the Prophet's Hijrah |
| 96 | الرعد | 13 | Medinan | |
| 97 | الرحمن | 55 | Medinan | |
| 98 | الانسان | 76 | Medinan | |
| 99 | الطلاق | 65 | Medinan | |
| 100 | البينة | 98 | Medinan | |
| 101 | الحشر | 59 | Medinan | |
| 102 | النور | 24 | Medinan | |
| 103 | الحج | 22 | Medinan | Except 52-55, revealed between Mecca and Medina |
| 104 | المنافقون | 63 | Medinan | |
| 105 | المجادلة | 58 | Medinan | |
| 106 | الحجرات | 49 | Medinan | |
| 107 | التحريم | 66 | Medinan | |
| 108 | التغابن | 64 | Medinan | |
| 109 | الصف | 61 | Medinan | |
| 110 | الجمعة | 62 | Medinan | |
| 111 | الفتح | 48 | Medinan | Revealed while returning from Hudaybiyya |
| 112 | المائدة | 5 | Medinan | Except 3, revealed at Arafat on Last Hajj |
| 113 | التوبة | 9 | Medinan | Except last two verses from Mecca |
| 114 | النصر | 110 | Medinan | Revealed at Mina on Last Hajj, but regarded as Medinan sura |