Chronology of Qur’anic Suras in standard order
Compiled by Aya Okawa
EGYPTIAN (Standard) | WESTERN (Noldeke-Schwally) | |||||||
Surah Number. Ayah | Ayah | Surah Name | Chron Number | Period | E Counter | Chron Number | Period | W Counter |
1 | al-Fatiha | E5 | Meccan | 13 | N48 | First Meccan | 74 | |
2 | al-Baqarah | E87 | Madinan | 163 | N91 | Madinan | 171 | |
2.163-171 | 163-171 | Madinan | 164 | * | Meccan ins | 172 | ||
2.?200-2 | ?200-2 | Madinan | 165 | * | Meccan ins | 173 | ||
2.?204-7 | ?204-7 | Madinan | 166 | * | Meccan ins | 174 | ||
3 | al ‘Imran | E89 | Madinan | 169 | N97 | Madinan | 182 | |
4 | al-Nisa’ | E92 | Madinan | 172 | N100 | Madinan | 185 | |
5 | al-Mai’dah | E112 | Madinan | 199 | N114 | Madinan (but parts earli | 203 | |
6 | al-An’am | E55 | Meccan | 93 | N89 | Third Meccan | 163 | |
6.20,23 | 20,23 | * | Madinan add | 94 | N89 | Third Meccan | 164 | |
6.91 | 91 | * | Madinan add | 95 | * | Madinan add | 165 | |
6.92 | 92 | * | Meccan | 96 | * | Madinan add | 166 | |
6.93 | 93 | * | Madinan add | 97 | * | Madinan add | 167 | |
6.94 | 94 | E55 | Meccan | 98 | * | Madinan add | 168 | |
6.114,141,151-153 | 114,141,151-153 | * | Madinan add | 99 | N89 | Third Meccan | 169 | |
7 | al-A’raf | E39 | Meccan | 55 | N87 | Third Meccan | 156 | |
7.157f | 157f | E39 | Meccan | 56 | * | Madinan add | 157 | |
7.163-170 | 163-170 | * | Madinan Add | 57 | N87 | Third Meccan | 158 | |
8 | al-Anfal | E88 | Madinan | 167 | N95 | Madinan | 178 | |
8. 30-36 | 30-36 | Meccan ins | 168 | N95 | Madinan | 179 | ||
9 | al-Bara’ah/al-Tawbah | E113 | Madinan | 200 | N113 | Madinan | 202 | |
10 | Yunus | E51 | Meccan | 82 | N84 | Third Meccan | 150 | |
10.46 | 46 | * | Madinan add | 83 | N84 | Third Meccan | 151 | |
10.94-96 | 94-96 | * | Madinan add | 84 | N84 | Third Meccan | 152 | |
11 | Hud | E52 | Meccan | 85 | N75 | Third Meccan | 120 | |
11.12 | 12 | * | Madinan add | 86 | N75 | Third Meccan | 121 | |
11.17 | 17 | * | Madinan add | 87 | N75 | Third Meccan | 122 | |
11.114 | 114 | * | Madinan add | 88 | N75 | Third Meccan | 123 | |
12 | Yusuf | E53 | Meccan | 89 | N77 | Third Meccan | 126 | |
12.1-3 | 3-Jan | * | Madinan add | 90 | N77 | Third Meccan | 127 | |
12.7 | 7 | * | Madinan add | 91 | N77 | Third Meccan | 128 | |
13 | al-Ra’d | E96 | Madinan | 177 | N90 | Third Meccan | 170 | |
14 | Ibrahim | E72 | Meccan | 137 | N76 | Third Meccan | 124 | |
14.35-39 | 35-39 | E72 | Meccan | 138 | * | Madinan add | 125 | |
15 | al-Hijr | E54 | Meccan | 92 | N57 | Second Meccan | 88 | |
16 | al-Nahl | E70 | Meccan | 133 | N73 | Third Meccan | 115 | |
16.41f | 41f | E70 | Meccan | 134 | * | Madinan add | 116 | |
16.126-128 | 126-128 | * | Madinan add | 135 | N73 | Third Meccan | 117 | |
17 | Bani Isra’il | E50 | Meccan | 79 | N67 | Second Meccan | 103 | |
17.26 | 26 | * | Madinan add | 80 | N67 | Second Meccan | 104 | |
17.32f. | 32f | * | Madinan add | 81 | N67 | Second Meccan | 105 | |
18 | al-Kahf | E69 | Meccan | 130 | N69 | Second Meccan | 107 | |
18.28 | 28 | * | Madinan add | 131 | N69 | Second Meccan | 108 | |
18.83-101 | 83-101 | * | Madinan add | 132 | N69 | Second Meccan | 109 | |
19 | Maryam | E44 | Meccan | 64 | N58 | Second Meccan | 89 | |
19.58 | 58 | * | Madinan add | 65 | N58 | Second Meccan | 90 | |
19.71 | 71 | * | Madinan add | 66 | N58 | Second Meccan | 91 | |
20 | TaHa | E45 | Meccan | 67 | N55 | Second Meccan | 83 | |
20.130f | 130f | * | Madinan add | 68 | N55 | Second Meccan | 84 | |
21 | al-Anbiya’ | E73 | Meccan | 139 | N65 | Second Meccan | 100 | |
22 | al-Hajj | E103 | Madinan | 186 | N107 | Madinan | 192 | |
22.1-24 | 24-Jan | E103 | Madinan | 187 | * | Meccan ins | 193 | |
22.43-55 | 43-55 | E103 | Madinan | 188 | * | Meccan ins | 194 | |
22.59-64 | 59-64 | E103 | Madinan | 189 | * | Meccan ins | 195 | |
22.66-74 | 66-74 | E103 | Madinan | 190 | * | Meccan ins | 196 | |
23 | al-Mu’minin | E74 | Meccan | 140 | N64 | Second Meccan | 99 | |
24 | al-Nur | E102 | Madinan | 185 | N105 | Madinan | 190 | |
25 | al-Furqan | E42 | Meccan | 61 | N66 | Second Meccan | 101 | |
25.68-70 | 68-70 | * | Madinan add | 62 | N66 | Second Meccan | 102 | |
26 | al-Shu’ara | E47 | Meccan | 72 | N56 | Second Meccan | 85 | |
26.197 | 197 | * | Madinan add | 73 | N56 | Second Meccan | 86 | |
26.224-227 | 224-227 | * | Madinan add | 74 | N56 | Second Meccan | 87 | |
27 | al-Nami | E48 | Meccan | 75 | N68 | Second Meccan | 106 | |
28 | al-Qasa | E49 | Meccan | 76 | N79 | Third Meccan | 131 | |
28.52-55 | 42-55 | * | Madinan add | 77 | N79 | Third Meccan | 132 | |
28.85 | 85 | * | Madinan add | 78 | N79 | Third Meccan | 133 | |
29 | al-‘Ankabut | E85 | Meccan | 157 | N81 | Third Meccan | 135 | |
29.1 | 1 | E85 | Meccan | 158 | * | Madinan add | 136 | |
29.2-11 | 11-Feb | * | Madinan add | 159 | * | Madinan add | 137 | |
29.?45 | ?45 | E85 | Meccan | 160 | * | Madinan add | 138 | |
29.?60 | ?60 | E85 | Meccan | 161 | * | Madinan add | 139 | |
30 | al-Rum | E84 | Meccan | 155 | N74 | Third Meccan | 118 | |
30.17 | 17 | * | Madinan add | 156 | N74 | Third Meccan | 119 | |
31 | Luqman | E57 | Meccan | 101 | N82 | Third Meccan | 140 | |
31.11-18 | 18-Nov | E57 | Meccan | 102 | * | Madinan add | 141 | |
31.25 | 25 | E57 | Meccan | 103 | * | Madinan add | 142 | |
31.26 | 26 | E57 | Meccan | 104 | * | Madinan add | 143 | |
31.27 | 27 | * | Madinan add | 105 | * | Madinan add | 144 | |
31.28 | 28 | * | Madinan add | 106 | * | Madinan add | 145 | |
31.29 | 29 | * | Madinan add | 107 | N82 | Third Meccan | 146 | |
32 | al-Sajdah | E75 | Meccan | 141 | N70 | Third Meccan | 110 | |
32.16-20 | 16-20 | * | Madinan add | 142 | N70 | Third Meccan | 111 | |
33 | al-Ahzab | E90 | Madinan | 170 | N103 | Madinan | 188 | |
34 | al-Saba’ | E58 | Meccan | 108 | N85 | Third Meccan | 153 | |
34.6 | 6 | * | Madinan add | 109 | N85 | Third Meccan | 154 | |
35 | Fatir / al-Mala’ika | E43 | Meccan | 63 | N86 | Third Meccan | 155 | |
36 | YaSin | E41 | Meccan | 59 | N60 | Second Meccan | 93 | |
36.45 | 45 | * | Madinan add | 60 | N60 | Second Meccan | 94 | |
37 | al-Saffat | E56 | Meccan | 100 | N50 | Second Meccan | 77 | |
38 | al-Sad | E38 | Meccan | 54 | N59 | Second Meccan | 92 | |
39 | al-Zumar | E59 | Meccan | 110 | N80 | Third Meccan | 134 | |
39.52-54 | 52-54 | * | Madinan add | 111 | N80 | Third Meccan | 135 | |
40 | al-Mu’min | E60 | Meccan | 112 | N78 | Third Meccan | 129 | |
40.56f | 56f | * | Madinan add | 113 | N78 | Third Meccan | 130 | |
41 | Ha Mim / Fussilat | E61 | meccan | 114 | N71 | Third Meccan | 112 | |
42 | Al-Shura | E62 | meccan | 115 | N83 | Third Meccan | 147 | |
42.42-45 | 42-45 | * | Madinan add | 116 | N83 | Third Meccan | 148 | |
42.27 | 27 | * | Madinan add | 117 | N83 | Third Meccan | 149 | |
43 | al-Zukhruf | E63 | Meccan | 118 | N61 | Second Meccan | 95 | |
43.54 | 54 | * | Madinan add | 119 | N61 | Second Meccan | 96 | |
44 | al-Dukhan | E64 | Meccan | 120 | N53 | Second Meccan | 80 | |
45 | al-Jathiyah | E65 | Meccan | 121 | N72 | Third Meccan | 113 | |
45.14 | 14 | * | Madinan add | 122 | N72 | Third Meccan | 114 | |
46 | al-Ahqaf | E66 | Meccan | 123 | N88 | Third Meccan | 159 | |
46.1 | 1 | * | Madinan add | 124 | N88 | Third Meccan | 160 | |
46.15 | 15 | * | Madinan add | 125 | N88 | Third Meccan | 161 | |
46.35 | 35 | * | Madinan add | 126 | N88 | Third Meccan | 162 | |
47 | Muhammad | E95 | Madinan | 175 | N96 | Madinan | 180 | |
47.13 | 13 | * | Meccan ins | 176 | N96 | Madinan | 181 | |
48 | al-Fath | E111 | Madinan | 198 | N108 | Madinan | 197 | |
49 | al-Hujurat | E106 | Madinan | 193 | N112 | Madinan | 201 | |
50 | Qaf | E34 | Meccan | 48 | N54 | Second Meccan | 81 | |
50.38 | 38 | * | Madinan add | 49 | N54 | Second Meccan | 82 | |
51 | al-Dhariyat | E67 | Meccan | 127 | N39 | First Meccan | 58 | |
51.24-60 | 24-60 | E67 | Meccan | 128 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 59 | |
52 | al-Tur | E76 | Meccan | 143 | N40 | First Meccan | 60 | |
52.21 | 21 | E76 | Meccan | 144 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 61 | |
52.29-49 | 29-49 | E76 | Meccan | 145 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 62 | |
53 | al-Najm | E23 | Meccan | 32 | N28 | First Meccan | 38 | |
53.23 | 23 | E23 | Meccan | 33 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 39 | |
53.26-32 | 26-32 | E23 | Meccan | 34 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 40 | |
53.32 | 32 | * | Madinan add | 35 | N28 | First Meccan | 41 | |
54 | al-Qamar | E37 | Meccan | 52 | N49 | Second Meccan | 75 | |
54.44-46 | 44-46 | * | Madinan add | 53 | N49 | Second Meccan | 76 | |
55 | al-Rahman | E97 | Madinan | 178 | N43 | First Meccan | 67 | |
55.8-9 | 9-Aug | E97 | Madinan | 179 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 68 | |
55.33 (except last 5 w | 33 | E97 | Madinan | 180 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 69 | |
56 | al-Waqi’ah | E46 | Meccan | 69 | N41 | First Meccan | 63 | |
56.75-95 | 75-95 | * | Mec exc 56.81f | 70 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 64 | |
56.81f | 81f | * | Madinan add | 71 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 65 | |
57 | al-Hadid | E94 | Madinan | 174 | N99 | Madinan | 184 | |
58 | al-Mujadalh | E105 | Madinan | 192 | N106 | Madinan | 191 | |
59 | al-Hashr | E101 | Madinan | 184 | N102 | Madinan | 187 | |
60 | al-Mumtahanah | E91 | Madinan | 171 | N110 | Madinan | 199 | |
61 | al-Saff | E109 | Madinan | 196 | N98 | Madinan | 183 | |
62 | al-Jumu’ah | E110 | Madinan | 197 | N94 | Madinan | 177 | |
63 | al-Munafiqun | E104 | Madinan | 191 | N104 | Madinan | 189 | |
64 | al-Taghabun | E108 | Madinan | 195 | N93 | Madinan | 176 | |
65 | al-Talaq | E99 | Madinan | 182 | N101 | Madinan | 186 | |
66 | al-Tahrim | E107 | Madinan | 194 | N109 | Madinan | 198 | |
67 | al-Mulk | E77 | Meccan | 146 | N63 | Second Meccan | 98 | |
68 | al-Qalam | E2 | Meccan | 3 | N18 | First Meccan | 20 | |
68.17-33 | 17-33 | * | Madinan add | 4 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 21 | |
68.34-47 | 34-47 | E2 | Meccan | 5 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 22 | |
68.48-50 | 48-50 | * | Madinan add | 6 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 23 | |
68.51-52 | 51-52 | E2 | Meccan | 7 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 24 | |
69 | al-Haqqah | E78 | Meccan | 147 | N38 | First Meccan | 57 | |
70 | al-Ma’arij | E79 | Meccan | 148 | N42 | First Meccan | 66 | |
71 | Nuh | E71 | Meccan | 136 | N51 | Second Meccan | 78 | |
72 | al-Jinn | E40 | Meccan | 58 | N62 | Second Meccan | 97 | |
73 | al-Muzammil | E3 | Meccan | 8 | N23 | First Meccan | 31 | |
73.10f | 10f | * | Madinan add | 9 | N23 | First Meccan | 32 | |
73.20twenty | 20 | * | Madinan add | 10 | * | Madinan add to Meccan | 33 | |
74 | al-Mudaththir | E4 | Meccan | 11 | N2 | First Meccan | 3 | |
74.31 | 31 | E4 | Meccan | 12 | * | Madinan add to Meccan | 4 | |
75 | al-Qiyamah | E31 | Meccan | 43 | N36 | First Meccan | 52 | |
75.16-19 | 16-19 | E31 | Meccan | 44 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 55 | |
76 | al-Dahr / al-Insan | E98 | Madinan | 181 | N52 | Second Meccan | 79 | |
77 | al-Mursalat | E33 | Meccan | 46 | N32 | First Meccan | 47 | |
77.48 | 48 | * | Madinan add | 47 | N32 | First Meccan | 48 | |
78 | al-Naba’ | E80 | Meccan | 149 | N33 | First Meccan | 49 | |
79 | al-Nazi’at | E81 | Meccan | 150 | N31 | First Meccan | 45 | |
79.27-46 | 27-46 | E81 | Meccan | 151 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 46 | |
80 | Abasa | E24 | Meccan | 36 | N17 | First Meccan | 19 | |
81 | al-Takwir | E7 | Meccan | 15 | N27 | First Meccan | 37 | |
82 | al-Infitar | E82 | Meccan | 152 | N26 | First Meccan | 36 | |
83 | al-Mutaffifin | E86 | Meccan | 162 | N37 | First Meccan | 56 | |
84 | al-Inshiqaq | E83 | Meccan | 153 | N29 | First Meccan | 42 | |
84.25 | 25 | E83 | Meccan | 154 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 43 | |
85 | al-Buruj | E27 | Meccan | 39 | N22 | First Meccan | 29 | |
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86 | al-Tariq | E36 | Meccan | 51 | N15 | First Meccan | 17 | |
87 | al-A’la | E8 | Meccan | 16 | N19 | First Meccan | 25 | |
88 | al-Ghashiyah | E68 | Meccan | 129 | N34 | First Meccan | 50 | |
89 | al-Fajr | E10 | Meccan | 19 | N35 | First Meccan | 51 | |
90 | al-Balad | E35 | Meccan | 50 | N11 | First Meccan | 13 | |
91 | al-Shams | E26 | Meccan | 38 | N16 | First Meccan | 18 | |
92 | al-Layl | E9 | Meccan | 17 | N10 | First Meccan | 12 | |
93 | al-Duha | E9 | Meccan | 18 | N13 | First Meccan | 15 | |
94 | al-Inshirah | E11 | Meccan | 20 | N12 | First Meccan | 14 | |
95 | al-Tin | E28 | Meccan | 40 | N20 | First Meccan | 26 | |
96 | al-‘Alaq | E1 | Meccan | 1 | N1 | First Meccan | 1 | |
96.9-19 | 9-19.0 | E1 | Meccan | 2 | * | Meccan add to Meccan | 2 | |
97 | al-Qadr | E25 | Meccan | 37 | N14 | First Meccan | 16 | |
98 | al-Bayyinah | E100 | Madinan | 183 | N92 | Madinan | 175 | |
99 | al-Zilzal / a-Zalzala | E93 | Madinan | 173 | N25 | First Meccan | 35 | |
100 | al-‘Adiyat | E14 | Meccan | 23 | N30 | First Meccan | 44 | |
101 | al-Qariyah | E30 | Meccan | 42 | N24 | First Meccan | 34 | |
102 | al-Takathur | E16 | Meccan | 25 | N8 | First Meccan | 10 | |
103 | al-‘Asr | E13 | Meccan | 21 | N21 | First Meccan | 27 | |
103.3 | 3 | E13 | Meccan | 22 | * | Additions to Mec, date | 28 | |
104 | al-Humazah | E32 | Meccan | 45 | N6 | First Meccan | 8 | |
105 | al-Fil | E19 | Meccan | 28 | N9 | First Meccan | 11 | |
106 | Quraysh | E29 | Meccan | 41 | N4 | First Meccan | 6 | |
107 | al-Ma’un | E17 | Meccan | 26 | N7 | First Meccan | 9 | |
108 | al-Kawthar | E15 | Meccan | 24 | N5 | First Meccan | 7 | |
109 | al-Kafirun | E18 | Meccan | 27 | N45 | First Meccan | 71 | |
110 | al-Nasr | E114 | Madinan | 201 | N111 | Madinan | 200 | |
111 | Lahab / Tabbat | E6 | Meccan | 14 | N3 | First Meccan | 5 | |
112 | al-Ikhlas | E22 | Meccan | 31 | N44 | First Meccan | 70 | |
113 | al-Falaq | E20 | Meccan | 29 | N46 | First Meccan | 72 | |
114 | al-Nass | E21 | Meccan | 30 | N47 | First Meccan | 73 |