Quran Facts and Statistics
The Holy Quran has 114 surahs, 6,236 verses and about 77,800 words, divided into 30 juz and printed on 604 pages in the standard Madinah mushaf.
| Surahs (chapters) | 114 |
|---|---|
| Verses (ayat) | 6,236 (Hafs numbering) |
| Words (Tanzil simple text) | 77,800 |
| Letters (approx., without spaces) | 330,709 |
| Meccan surahs | 86 |
| Madinan surahs | 28 |
| Juz (para) | 30 |
| Hizb | 60 (240 quarters) |
| Pages (Madinah mushaf) | 604 |
| Verses of prostration (sajdah) | 15 |
| Longest surah | Al-Baqarah (286 verses) |
| Shortest surahs | Al-Kawthar, Al-'Asr and An-Nasr (3 verses each); Al-Kawthar is the shortest by words |
| Longest verse | Quran 2:282 (129 words) |
| Surahs without Bismillah at the start | One: At-Tawbah (9) |
| Surah with two Bismillahs | An-Naml (27:30) |
| The word "Allah" (as a separate word) | about 2,696 times |
The 10 longest surahs
| # | Surah | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al-Baqarah | 286 |
| 26 | Ash-Shu'ara | 227 |
| 7 | Al-A'raf | 206 |
| 3 | Ali 'Imran | 200 |
| 37 | As-Saffat | 182 |
| 4 | An-Nisa | 176 |
| 6 | Al-An'am | 165 |
| 20 | Taha | 135 |
| 9 | At-Tawbah | 129 |
| 16 | An-Nahl | 128 |
The 10 shortest surahs
| # | Surah | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | An-Nasr | 3 |
| 108 | Al-Kawthar | 3 |
| 103 | Al-'Asr | 3 |
| 112 | Al-Ikhlas | 4 |
| 106 | Quraysh | 4 |
| 113 | Al-Falaq | 5 |
| 111 | Al-Masad | 5 |
| 105 | Al-Fil | 5 |
| 97 | Al-Qadr | 5 |
| 114 | An-Nas | 6 |
Questions
How many surahs are in the Quran?
The Quran has 114 surahs (chapters).
How many verses are in the Quran?
The Quran has 6,236 verses (ayat) in the Hafs numbering used by most printed copies; other readings count slightly differently.
How many words are in the Quran?
About 77,800 words, counted from the Tanzil simple Arabic text. Counts vary slightly depending on how joined words are counted.
What is the longest surah in the Quran?
Al-Baqarah, with 286 verses.
What is the shortest surah in the Quran?
Al-Kawthar (108), with 3 verses.
How many times is Allah mentioned in the Quran?
The name "Allah" appears about 2,696 times as a separate word (with attached prefixes such as wa-, bi- and li-), counted from the Tanzil text. Scholarly counts commonly cite about 2,700.