Sunday, November 24, 2013

Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs

Chronological Order of Quranic Surahs

This page presents a series of tables presenting the traditional Islamic chronological order of the surahs.
The source I used presented the information in three slightly contradictory tables, as those had been taken
from various sources as well.  I reconstructed the information below from the information apparently taken
from the unnamed work of Abu al-Qasim `Umar ibn Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Kafi.  Interestingly, Noldeke
(in his Geschichte des Qorans) utilized the same as the basis for his own chronological order of the surahs.

The only differences in order between the traditional order and the order given by Noldeke are the following:
a.) surah 110 is last in the traditional order, but Noldeke places it between 59 and 24;
b.) the order of 64, 61, 62 in the traditional order becomes in Noldeke 62, 64, 61

Source: History of the Quran by Allamah Abu Abd Allah al-Zanjani
(from Al-Tawheed vol. 4, no. 3; vol. 5, nos. 1, 2, and 3).
A series of 4 pdf files obtained from www.playandlearn.org.

Any comments, suggestions, or questions are welcome here.

Chronological Order of the Meccan Surahs:The following table presents the Meccan Surahs in chronological order.  Please note that somewhat
unorthodox transliteration is due to font limitations for web pages.  I think it will still make sense.
The columns for the first two tables are: Surah number in the Quran, transliteration of Quranic title,
translation of title, and a column of notes describing any exception to that chronological placement, etc.
96
al-`Alaq
The Clot

68
al-Qalam
The Pen
except 17-33, 48-50, from Medinah
73
al-Muzammil
The Mantled One
except for 73.10-11, 20, from Medinah
74
al-Muddaththir
The Clothed One

1
al-Fātiĥah
The Opening

111
al-Lahab
The Flame

81
at-Takwīr
The Cessation

87
al-A`lā
The Most High

92
al-Layl
The Night

89
al-Fajr
The Dawn

93
aď-Ďuĥā
The Early Hours

94
al-Inshirāĥ
The Expansion

103
al-`Aşr
Time

100
al-`Ādiyāt
The Assaulters

108
al-Kauthar
Abundance

102
at-Takāthur
Worldly Gain

107
al-Mā`ūn
The Daily Necessaries
only 1-3; rest from Medinah
109
al-Kāfirūn
The Unbelievers

105
al-Fīl
The Elephant

113
al-Falaq
The Daybreak

114
an-Nās
The Men

112
al-Ikhlāş
The Unity

53
an-Najm
The Star
except 32, from Medinah
80
`Abasa
He Frowned

97
al-qadr
The Majesty

91
ash-Shams
The Sun

85
al-Burūj
The Constellations

95
at-Tin
The Fig

106
al-Quraysh
The Quraish

101
al-Qāri`ah
The Terrible Calamity

75
al-Qiyāmah
The Resurrection

104
al-Humazah
The Slanderer

77
al-Mursalāt
The Emissaries
except 48, from Medinah
50
Qāf
Qaf
except 38, from Medinah
90
al-Balad
The City

86
aţ-Ţāriq
The Night-Comer

54
al-Qamar
The Moon
except 44, 45, 46, from Medinah
38
Şād
Sad

7
al-A`rāf
The Elevated Places
except 163-170, from Medinah
72
al-Jinn
The Jinn

36
Yā Sīn
Ya Sin
except 45, from Medinah
25
al-Furqān
The Criterion
except 68, 69, 70, from Medinah
35
al-Fāţir
The Creator

19
Maryam
Mary
except 58, 71, from Medinah
20
Ţā Hā
Ta Ha
except 130, 131, from Medinah
56
al-Wāqi`ah
That Which is Coming
except 81, 82, from Medinah
26
ash-Shu`arā'
The Poets
except 197 and 224-end, from Medinah
27
an-Naml
The Ant

28
al-Qaşaş
The Narrative
except 52-55 from Medinah and 85 from Juhfah at the time of the Hijrah
17
Banī Isrā'īl
  (or al-Isrā')
The Israelites
  (or The Night Journey)
except 26, 32, 33, 57, 73-80, from Medinah
10
Yūnus
Jonah
except 40, 94, 95, 96, from Medinah
11
Hūd
Hud
except 12, 17, 114, from Medinah
12
Yūsuf
Joseph
except 1, 2, 3, 7, from Medinah
15
al-Ĥijr
The Rock
except 87, from Medinah
6
al-An`ām
The Cattle
except 20, 23, 91, 93, 114, 151, 152, 153, from Medinah
37
aş-Şāffāt
The Rangers

31
Luqmān
Lukman
except 27-29, from Medinah
34
Saba'
Sheba

39
az-Zumar
The Companies

40
al-Mu'min
The Forgiving One
except 56, 57, from Medinah
41
Ĥā Mim Sajdah
Revelations Well Expounded

42
ash-Shūrā
The Counsel
except 23, 24, 25, 27, from Medinah
43
az-Zukhruf
The Embellishment
except 54, from Medinah
44
ad-Dukhān
The Evident Smoke

45
al-Jāthiyah
The Kneeling
except 14, from Medinah
46
al-Aĥqāf
The Sandhills
except 10, 15, 35, from Medinah
51
adh-Dhāriyāt
The Scatterers

88
al-Ghāshiyah
The Overwhelming Calamity

18
al-Kahf
The Cave
except 28, 83-101, from Medinah
16
an-Naĥl
The Bee
except last three verses 126-128, from Medinah
71
Nūĥ
Noah

14
Ibrāhīm
Abraham
except 28, 29, from Medinah
21
al-Anbiyā'
The Prophets

23
al-Mu'minūn
The Believers

32
as-Sajdah
The Adoration
except 16-20, from Medinah
52
aţ-Ţūr
The Mountain

67
al-Mulk
The Kingdom

69
al-Ĥāqqah
The Inevitable

70
al-Ma`ārij
The Ladders

78
an-Naba'
The Tidings

79
an-Nāzi`āt
Those Who Pull Out

82
al-Infiţār
The Cleaving Asunder

84
al-Inshiqāq
The Rending

30
ar-Rūm
The Romans
except 17, from Medinah
29
al-`Ankabūt
The Spider
except 1-11, from Medinah
83
at-Taţfīf
The Defrauders
last from Mecca

Chronological Order of the Surahs from Medinah:
2
al-Baqarah
The Cow
except 281 from Mina at the time of the Last Hajj
8
al-Anfāl
The Spoils Of War
except 30-36 from Mecca
3
āl-Imrān
The Family Of Imran

33
al-Aĥzāb
The Allies

60
al-Mumtaĥanah
She Who is Tested

4
an-Nisā'
Women

99
al-Zilzāl
The Shaking

57
al-Ĥadid
The Iron

47
Muĥammad
Muhammad
except 13, from during the Hijrah
13
ar-Ra`d
The Thunder

55
ar-Raĥmān
The Merciful

76
ad-Dahr
The Man

65
aţ-Ţalāq
The Divorce

98
al-Bayyinah
The Proof

59
al-Ĥashr
The Exile

24
an-Nūr
The Light

22
al-Ĥajj
The Pilgrimage
except 52-55, from between Mecca and Medinah
63
al-Munāfiqūn
The Hypocrites

58
al-Mujādilah
She Who Pleaded

49
al-Ĥujurāt
The Chambers

66
at-Taĥrīm
The Prohibition

64
at-Taghābun
The Cheating

61
aş-Şaff
The Ranks

62
al-Jumu`ah
The Day of Congregation

48
al-Fatĥ
The Victory
while returning from Hudaybiyyah
5
al-Mā'idah
The Food
except 3, from Arafat on Last Hajj
9
at-Taubah
Repentance
except last two verses from Mecca
110
an-Naşr
The Help
last one, from Mina on Last Hajj

Quranic Order of the Surahs(Note the additional first column which includes both the city and number of order for each surah, following the order
in which they are given in the above tables. The other colomns are the same.)
Mecca_05
1
al-Fātiĥah
The Opening

Medinah_01
2
al-Baqarah
The Cow
except 281 from Mina at the time of the Last Hajj
Medinah_03
3
āl-Imrān
The Family Of Imran

Medinah_06
4
an-Nisā'
Women

Medinah_26
5
al-Mā'idah
The Food
except 3, from Arafat on Last Hajj
Mecca_55
6
al-An`ām
The Cattle
except 20, 23, 91, 93, 114, 151, 152, 153, from Medinah
Mecca_39
7
al-A`rāf
The Elevated Places
except 163-170, from Medinah
Medinah_02
8
al-Anfāl
The Spoils Of War
except 30-36 from Mecca
Medinah_27
9
at-Taubah
Repentance
except last two verses from Mecca
Mecca_51
10
Yūnus
Jonah
except 40, 94, 95, 96, from Medinah
Mecca_52
11
Hūd
Hud
except 12, 17, 114, from Medinah
Mecca_53
12
Yūsuf
Joseph
except 1, 2, 3, 7, from Medinah
Medinah_10
13
ar-Ra`d
The Thunder

Mecca_72
14
Ibrāhīm
Abraham
except 28, 29, from Medinah
Mecca_54
15
al-Ĥijr
The Rock
except 87, from Medinah
Mecca_70
16
an-Naĥl
The Bee
except last three verses 127-129, from Medinah
Mecca_50
17
Banī Isrā'īl
  (or al-Isrā')
The Israelites
  (or The Night Journey)
except 26, 32, 33, 57, 73-80, from Medinah
Mecca_69
18
al-Kahf
The Cave
except 28, 83-101, from Medinah
Mecca_44
19
Maryam
Mary
except 58, 71, from Medinah
Mecca_45
20
Ţā Hā
Ta Ha
except 130, 131, from Medinah
Mecca_73
21
al-Anbiyā'
The Prophets

Medinah_17
22
al-Ĥajj
The Pilgrimage
except 52-55, from between Mecca and Medinah
Mecca_74
23
al-Mu'minūn
The Believers

Medinah_16
24
an-Nūr
The Light

Mecca_42
25
al-Furqān
The Criterion
except 68, 69, 70, from Medinah
Mecca_47
26
ash-Shu`arā'
The Poets
except 197 and 224-end, from Medinah
Mecca_48
27
an-Naml
The Ant

Mecca_49
28
al-Qaşaş
The Narrative
except 52-55 from Medinah and 85 from Juhfah at the time of the Hijrah
Mecca_85
29
al-`Ankabūt
The Spider
except 1-11, from Medinah
Mecca_84
30
ar-Rūm
The Romans
except 17, from Medinah
Mecca_57
31
Luqmān
Lukman
except 27-29, from Medinah
Mecca_75
32
as-Sajdah
The Adoration
except 16-20, from Medinah
Medinah_04
33
al-Aĥzāb
The Allies

Mecca_58
34
Saba'
Sheba

Mecca_43
35
al-Fāţir
The Creator

Mecca_41
36
Yā Sīn
Ya Sin
except 45, from Medinah
Mecca_56
37
aş-Şāffāt
The Rangers

Mecca_38
38
Şād
Sad

Mecca_59
39
az-Zumar
The Companies

Mecca_60
40
al-Mu'min
The Forgiving One
except 56, 57, from Medinah
Mecca_61
41
Ĥā Mim Sajdah
Revelations Well Expounded

Mecca_62
42
ash-Shūrā
The Counsel
except 23, 24, 25, 27, from Medinah
Mecca_63
43
az-Zukhruf
The Embellishment
except 54, from Medinah
Mecca_64
44
ad-Dukhān
The Evident Smoke

Mecca_65
45
al-Jāthiyah
The Kneeling
except 14, from Medinah
Mecca_66
46
al-Aĥqāf
The Sandhills
except 10, 15, 35, from Medinah
Medinah_09
47
Muĥammad
Muhammad
except 13, from during the Hijrah
Medinah_25
48
al-Fatĥ
The Victory
while returning from Hudaybiyyah
Medinah_20
49
al-Ĥujurāt
The Chambers

Mecca_34
50
Qāf
Qaf
except 38, from Medinah
Mecca_67
51
adh-Dhāriyāt
The Scatterers

Mecca_76
52
aţ-Ţūr
The Mountain

Mecca_23
53
an-Najm
The Star
except 32, from Medinah
Mecca_37
54
al-Qamar
The Moon
except 44, 45, 46, from Medinah
Medinah_11
55
ar-Raĥmān
The Merciful

Mecca_46
56
al-Wāqi`ah
That Which is Coming
except 81, 82, from Medinah
Medinah_08
57
al-Ĥadid
The Iron

Medinah_19
58
al-Mujādilah
She Who Pleaded

Medinah_15
59
al-Ĥashr
The Exile

Medinah_05
60
al-Mumtaĥanah
She Who is Tested

Medinah_23
61
aş-Şaff
The Ranks

Medinah_24
62
al-Jumu`ah
The Day of Congregation

Medinah_18
63
al-Munāfiqūn
The Hypocrites

Medinah_22
64
at-Taghābun
The Cheating

Medinah_13
65
aţ-Ţalāq
The Divorce

Medinah_21
66
at-Taĥrīm
The Prohibition

Mecca_77
67
al-Mulk
The Kingdom

Mecca_02
68
al-Qalam
The Pen
except 17-33, 48-50, from Medinah
Mecca_78
69
al-Ĥāqqah
The Inevitable

Mecca_79
70
al-Ma`ārij
The Ladders

Mecca_71
71
Nūĥ
Noah

Mecca_40
72
al-Jinn
The Jinn

Mecca_03
73
al-Muzammil
The Mantled One
except for 73.10-11, 20, from Medinah
Mecca_04
74
al-Muddaththir
The Clothed One

Mecca_31
75
al-Qiyāmah
The Resurrection

Medinah_12
76
ad-Dahr
The Man

Mecca_33
77
al-Mursalāt
The Emissaries
except 48, from Medinah
Mecca_80
78
an-Naba'
The Tidings

Mecca_81
79
an-Nāzi`āt
Those Who Pull Out

Mecca_24
80
`Abasa
He Frowned

Mecca_07
81
at-Takwīr
The Cessation

Mecca_82
82
al-Infiţār
The Cleaving Asunder

Mecca_86
83
at-Taţfīf
The Defrauders
last from Mecca
Mecca_83
84
al-Inshiqāq
The Rending

Mecca_27
85
al-Burūj
The Constellations

Mecca_36
86
aţ-Ţāriq
The Night-Comer

Mecca_08
87
al-A`lā
The Most High

Mecca_68
88
al-Ghāshiyah
The Overwhelming Calamity

Mecca_10
89
al-Fajr
The Dawn

Mecca_35
90
al-Balad
The City

Mecca_26
91
ash-Shams
The Sun

Mecca_09
92
al-Layl
The Night

Mecca_11
93
aď-Ďuĥā
The Early Hours

Mecca_12
94
al-Inshirāĥ
The Expansion

Mecca_28
95
at-Tin
The Fig

Mecca_01
96
al-`Alaq
The Clot

Mecca_25
97
al-qadr
The Majesty

Medinah_14
98
al-Bayyinah
The Proof

Medinah_07
99
al-Zilzāl
The Shaking

Mecca_14
100
al-`Ādiyāt
The Assaulters

Mecca_30
101
al-Qāri`ah
The Terrible Calamity

Mecca_16
102
at-Takāthur
Worldly Gain

Mecca_13
103
al-`Aşr
Time

Mecca_32
104
al-Humazah
The Slanderer

Mecca_19
105
al-Fīl
The Elephant

Mecca_29
106
al-Quraysh
The Quraish

Mecca_17
107
al-Mā`ūn
The Daily Necessaries
only 1-3; rest from Medinah
Mecca_15
108
al-Kauthar
Abundance

Mecca_18
109
al-Kāfirūn
The Unbelievers

Medinah_28
110
an-Naşr
The Help
last one, from Mina on Last Hajj
Mecca_06
111
al-Lahab
The Flame

Mecca_22
112
al-Ikhlāş
The Unity

Mecca_20
113
al-Falaq
The Daybreak

Mecca_21
114
an-Nās
The Men

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