Qur'aanic Arabic

Names of The Surahs and Their Meanings

The Names of The Surahs of the Quraan and Their Meanings

1. Al-Faatihah (The Opening)
2. Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
3. Aali 3imraan
(The Family Of 3imran)
4. An-Nisaa (The Women)

5. Al-Maaidah
(The Table Spread with Food)
6. Al-An3aam (The Cattle)
7. Al-A3raaf (The Wall with
Elevations)
8. Al-Anfaal (The Spoils Of War)
9. At-Tawbah (The Repentance)
10. Yoonus (The Prophet Jonah)
11. Hood (The Prophet Hud)
12. Yoosuf (The Prophet Joseph)
13. Ar-Ra3d (The Thunder)
14. Ibraheem (The Prophet Abraham)
15. Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract)
16. An-Nahl (The Bee)
17. Al-Israa (The Journey by Night)
18. Al-Kahf (The Cave)
19. Maryam (Mary- Mother of Jesus)
20. Taa Haa (Arabic letters)
21. Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets)
22. Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
23. Al-Muminoon (The Believers)
24. An-Noor (The Light)
25. Al-Furqaan (The Criterion)

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26. Ash-Shu3araa (The Poets)

27. An-Naml (The Ant)
28. Al-Qasas (The Narration)
29. Al-3ankaboot (The Spider)
30. Ar-Room (The Romans)
31. Luqmaan (Luqmaan - A
Wise Man)
32. As-Sajdah (The Prostration)

33. Al-Ahzaab
(The Confederates)
34. Saba (The queen Sheba)

37. As-Saaffaat
(Those Arranged in Ranks)
38. Saad (Arabic Letter)

35. Faatir
(The Originator of Creation)
36. Yaa Seen (Arabic letters)

39. Az-Zumar (The Groups)

40. Ghaafir (The Forgiver)
41. Fussilat
(They Are Explained in Detail)
42. Ash-Shooraa
(The Consultation)
43. Az-Zukhruf
(The Ornaments of Gold)
44. Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke)
45. Al-Jaathiyah (The Kneeling)
46. Al-Ahqaaf
(The Curved Sand Hills)
47. Muhammad (Muhammad)
48. Al-Fat-h (The Victory)
49. Al-Hujuraat (The Dwellings)
50. Qaaf (Arabic Letter)

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51. Adh-Dhaariyaat
(The wind that Scatters)
52. At-Toor (The Mountain)
53. An-Najm (The Star)
54. Al-Qamar (The Moon)
55. Ar-Rahmaan (The Most Gracious)
56. Al-Waaqi3ah (The Event)
57. Al-Hadeed (The Iron)
58. Al-Mujaadalah
(She That Disputation)
59. Al-Hashr (The Gathering)
60. Al-Mumtahanah
(The Woman to be Examined)
61. As-Saff
(The Rank, The Row)
62. Al-Jumu3ah (Friday)
63. Al-Munaafiqoon
(The Hypocrites)
64. At-Taghaabun
(The Mutual Loss or Gain)
65. At-Talaaq (The Divorce)
66. At-Tahreem (The Prohibition)
67. Al-Mulk (The Dominion)
68. Al-Qalam (The Pen)
69. Al-Haaqqah (The Inevitable)
70. Al-Ma3aarij
(The Way of Ascent)
71. Nooh (The Prophet Noah)
72. Al-Jinn (The Genie)
73. Al-Muzzammil
(The One wrapped in Garment)
74. Al-Muddath-thir
(The One Enveloped)
75. Al-Qiyaamah (The Resurrection)
76. Al-Insaan (The Man)

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Names of The Surahs and Their Meanings

77. Al-Mursalaat
(Those Sent Forth)
78. An-Naba (The news)
79. An-Naazi3aat
(Those Who Pull Out)
80. 3abasa (He Frowned)
81. At-Takweer (Wound Round
and Lost its Light)
82. Al-Infitaar (The Cleaving)
83. Al-Mutaffifeen
(Those Who Deal in Fraud)
84. Al-Inshiqaaq
(The Splitting Asunder)
85. Al-Burooj (The Big Stars)
86.At-Taariq (The Night Comer)
87. Al-A3laa (The Most High)

88. Al-Ghaashiyah
(The Overwhelming)
89. Al-Fajr (The Dawn)

90. Al-Balad (The City)

91. Ash-Shams (The Sun)

92. Al-Layl (The Night)
93. Ad-Duhaa
(The Forenoon after Sunrise)
94. Ash-Sharh
(The Opening Forth)
95. At-Teen (The Fig)
96. Al-3alaq (The Clot)
97. Al-Qadr
(The Night of Decree)
98. Al-Bayyinah
(The Clear Evidence)
99. Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)
100. Al-3aadiyaat
(Those Who Runs)
101. Al-Qaari3ah
(The Striking Hour)
102. At-Takaathur (The Pilling
up of Emulous Desire)

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Names of The Surahs and Their Meanings

103. Al-3asr (The Time)

104. Al-Humazah (The Slanderer)
105. Al-Feel (The Elephant)
106. Quraysh (A famous Arab tribe)

107. Al-Ma3oon
(The Small Kindnesses)
108. Al-Kawthar
(A River in Paradise)

109. Al-Kafiroon
(The Disbelievers)
110. An-Nasr (The Help)
111. Al-Masad (The Palm Rope)
112. Al-Ikhlaas (The Purity)
113. Al-Falaq (The Daybreak)
114. An-Naas (The people)

Important comments
- The scholars agree that the names of the surahs are Tawqeefiyyah which means they were
given to them based on revelation.
- There are some surahs which were given more than one name by the Prophet.
Example:
1- Al-Fatihah
Mathaanee

( The Seven Repeatedly Recited)

2- At-Taubah
3- Al-Israa
4- Fatir

was called: Umm Al-Quran ( Mother of the Quraan) and As-Sab3u-l : it is also called Baraaah
( Freedom From All Obligations)

: it is also called Banee Israeel ( Sons of Israel)

: it is also called

5- Ghafir

Al-Malaaikah

( The Angles)

: it is also called Al-Mumin ( The Believer)

6-Fussilat

: it is also called Ha Meem As-Sajdah

7- Al-Insan: it is also called Ad-Dahr

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(Haa Meem, the Prostration)

( The Time)

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