Root Letters of the Names of Surahs in the Quran

Order of Arabic
Number English name English Translation Root letters
revelation language

1 5 ‫ال َفات َِحة‬ al-Fatihah/ Hamd The Opening ‫فتح‬

2 87 ‫ال َب َق َرة‬ al-Baqarah The Cow ‫بقر‬

3 89 َ ِ‫آل ع‬
‫مران‬ Al-Imran The Family Of Imran ‫مران‬
َ ِ‫آل ع‬

4 92 َ ‫ال ِّن‬
‫ساء‬ an-Nisa' Women ‫نسأ‬

5 112 ‫ال َمائدة‬ al-Ma'idah The Food ‫مأد‬

6 55 ‫األنعام‬
َ al-An`am The Cattle ‫نعم‬

7 39 ‫األعراف‬
َ al-A`raf The Elevated Places ‫عرف‬

8 88 ‫األن َفال‬ al-Anfal The Spoils Of War ‫نفل‬

9 113 ‫التو َبة‬ at-Taubah/Baraat Repentance ‫توب‬

10 51 ‫ُيونس‬ Yunus Jonah ‫يُونس‬

11 52 ‫هُود‬ Hud Hud ‫هُود‬

12 53 ‫سف‬
ُ ‫ُيو‬ Yusuf Joseph ‫يُوسُف‬

13 96 ‫الر ْعد‬
َّ ar-Ra`d The Thunder ‫رَّ عْ د‬

14 72 ‫إبراهِيم‬ Ibrahim Abraham ‫إبراهِيم‬

15 54 ‫الح ِْجر‬ al-Hijr The Rock ‫ِح جْ ر‬

16 70 ‫ال َّن ْحل‬ an-Nahl The Bee ‫نَّ حْ ل‬

17 50 ‫اإلس َراء‬
ْ Al-Isra/ Bani Israel The Night Journey ‫إسْ َراء‬

18 69 ‫الك ْهف‬ al-Kahf The Cave ‫ك ْه ف‬

19 44 ‫َمر َيم‬ Maryam Mary ‫َمر َيم‬

20 45 ‫طه‬ Ta Ha Ta Ha ‫طه‬

21 73 ‫األنب َياء‬ al-Anbiya' The Prophets ‫نبأ‬

22 103 ‫الحج‬
َ al-Hajj The Pilgrimage ‫حج‬

23 74 ‫ال ُمؤمنون‬ al-Mu'minun The Believers ‫ممن‬

24 102 ‫ال ُّنور‬ an-Nur The Light ‫نور‬

25 42 ‫الفُ ْرقان‬ al-Furqan The Criterion ‫فرق‬

26 47 ُّ ‫ال‬
‫ش َع َراء‬ ash-Shu`ara' The Poets ‫شعر‬
27 48 ‫ال َّن ْمل‬ an-Naml The Ant ‫نمل‬

28 49 َ ‫ال َق‬
‫صص‬ al-Qasas The Narrative ‫قصص‬

29 85 ‫العنكبوت‬
َ al-`Ankabut The Spider ‫عكب‬

30 84 ‫الروم‬
ُّ ar-Rum The Romans ‫رؤم‬

31 57 ‫لق َمان‬ Luqman Lukman ‫لقمان‬

32 75 ‫السجدَ ة‬
َّ as-Sajdah The Adoration ‫سجد‬

33 90 َ
‫األحزاب‬ al-Ahzab The Allies ‫حزب‬

34 58 ‫س َبأ‬
َ Saba' Sheba ‫سبا‬

35 43 ‫َفاطِ ر‬ Fatir The Creator ‫فطر‬

36 41 ‫يس‬ Ya Sin Ya Sin ‫يس‬

37 56 ‫الصافات‬
َّ as-Saffat The Rangers ‫صفت‬

38 38 ‫ص‬ Sad Sad ‫ص‬

39 59 ُّ
‫الز َمر‬ az-Zumar The Companies ‫زمر‬

40 60 ‫َغافِر‬ Ghafir/Mu’min The Forgiving One/Believer ‫ممن‬/‫غفر‬

‫حمسج‬/‫فصل‬
41 61 ِّ ُ‫ف‬
ْ‫ص َلت‬ Fussilat/Ha-Meem Sajdah Revelations Well Expounded
‫ر‬

42 47 ‫ورى‬
َ ‫ش‬ُّ ‫ال‬ ash-Shura The Counsel ‫شور‬

43 63 ‫الز ْخ ُرف‬
ُّ az-Zukhruf The Embellishment ‫زخر‬

44 64 ‫الدُّخان‬ ad-Dukhan The Evident Smoke ‫دخن‬

45 65 ‫الجاثِية‬ al-Jathiyah The Kneeling ‫جثى‬

46 66 ‫األحقاف‬ al-Ahqaf The Sandhills ‫حقف‬

47 95 ‫ُم َح ّمد‬ Muhammad Muhammad ‫محمد‬

48 111 ‫ال َف ْتح‬ al-Fath The Victory ‫فتح‬

49 106 ‫ال ُح ُجرات‬ al-Hujurat The Chambers ‫حجر‬

50 34 ‫ق‬ Qaf Qaf ‫ق‬

51 67 َّ
‫الذار َيات‬ ad-Dhariyat The Scatterers ‫زار‬

52 76 ‫ال ُّطور‬ at-Tur The Mountain ‫طور‬

53 23 ‫ال َّن ْجم‬ an-Najm The Star ‫نجم‬

54 37 ‫ال َق َمر‬ al-Qamar The Moon ‫قمر‬

55 97 ‫الرحمن‬
َّ ar-Rahman The Merciful ‫رحم‬

56 46 ‫الواق َِعة‬ al-Waqi`ah That Which is Coming ‫وقع‬

57 94 ‫الحديد‬
َ al-Hadid The Iron ‫حدد‬

58 105 ‫ال ُمجادَ لة‬ al-Mujadilah She Who Pleaded ‫مجدل‬

59 101 ْ ‫الح‬
‫شر‬ َ al-Hashr The Exile ‫حشر‬

60 91 ‫ال ُمم َت َحنة‬ al-Mumtahanah She Who is Tested ‫متحن‬

61 109 ‫الصف‬
َّ as-Saff The Ranks ‫صف‬

62 110 ‫الج ُمعة‬

ُّ al-Jumu`ah The Day of Congregation ‫جمع‬

63 104 ‫ال ُمنافِقُون‬ al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites ‫منافق‬

64 108 ‫ال َّتغا ُبن‬ at-Taghabun The Cheating ‫تغب‬

65 99 َّ
‫الطالق‬ at-Talaq, The Divorce ‫طلق‬

66 107 ‫ال َّت ْحريم‬ at-Tahrim The Prohibition ‫تحرم‬

67 77 ‫ال ُم ْلك‬ al-Mulk The Kingdom ‫ملك‬

68 2 ‫ال َقلـَم‬ al-Qalam The Pen ‫قلم‬

69 78 ‫الحا ّقـَة‬
َ al-Haqqah The Inevitable ‫حق‬

70 79 ‫عارج‬
ِ ‫ال َم‬ al-Ma'arij The Ladders ‫معرج‬

71 71 ‫ُنوح‬ Nuh Noah ‫ن وح‬

72 40 ّ‫ال ِجن‬ al-Jinn The Jinn ‫جنن‬

73 3 ‫ال ُم َّز ّمـِل‬ al-Muzammil The Mantled One ‫مزمل‬

74 4 ‫ال ُمدَّ ثــِّر‬ al-Mudathir The Clothed One ‫مدث‬

75 31 ‫القِيا َمة‬ al-Qiyamah The Resurrection ‫قىام‬

76 98 ‫اإلنسان‬ al-Insaan/Dahr The Man/ ‫انس‬

77 33 ‫رسالت‬
َ ‫ال ُم‬ al-Mursalat The Emissaries ‫مرسل‬

78 80 ‫النـَّبأ‬ an-Naba' The Tidings ‫نبا‬

79 81 ‫ازعات‬
ِ ّ‫النـ‬ an-Nazi`at Those Who Pull Out ‫نزع‬

80 24 ‫َع َبس‬ `Abasa He Frowned ‫عبس‬

81 7 ‫التـَّ ْكوير‬ at-Takwir The Cessation ‫تكو‬

82 82 ‫اإلنفِطار‬ al-Infitar The Cleaving Asunder ‫فطر‬

83 86 ‫ال ُمطـَ ِّففين‬ Al-Mutaffifin The Defrauders ‫مطفف‬

84 83 ‫اإلنشِ قاق‬ al-Inshiqaq The Rending ‫شقق‬

85 27 ‫ال ُبروج‬ al-Buruj the Constellations ‫برج‬

86 36 ّ
‫الطارق‬ at-Tariq The Night-Comer ‫طرق‬

87 8 ‫األعلی‬ al-A`la The Most High ‫ءعل‬

88 68 ‫الغاشِ َية‬ al-Ghashiya The Overwhelming Calamity ‫غشى‬

89 10 ‫ال َف ْجر‬ al-Fajr The Dawn ‫فجر‬

90 35 ‫ال َبـلـَد‬ al-Balad The City ‫بلد‬

91 26 ‫الشــَّ ْمس‬ ash-Shams The Sun ‫شمس‬

92 9 ‫اللـَّيل‬ al-Layl The Night ‫لىل‬

93 11 ‫ضحی‬
ُّ ‫ال‬ ad-Dhuha The Early Hours ‫ضحا‬

94 12 َّ ‫ال‬
‫ش ْرح‬ ash-Sharh The Expansion ‫شحر‬

95 28 ‫التـِّين‬ at-Tin The Fig ‫تىن‬

96 1 ‫العلـَق‬
َ al-`Alaq The Clot ‫علق‬

97 25 ‫القـَدر‬ al-qadr The Majesty ‫قدر‬

98 100 ‫ال َب ِّي َنة‬ al-Bayyinah The Proof ‫بىن‬

99 93 َ
‫الزلزلة‬ Az-Zalzala The Shaking/Earthquake ‫زلزل‬

100 14 ‫العادِيات‬
َ al-`Adiyat The Assaulters ‫عدى‬

101 30 ‫القار َعة‬

ِ al-Qari`ah The Terrible Calamity ‫قرع‬

102 16 ‫ال َتكاثـُر‬ at-Takathur Worldly Gain ‫كثر‬

103 13 ‫صر‬
ْ ‫الع‬
َ al-`Asr Time ‫عصر‬

104 32 ‫ال ُه َم َزة‬ al-Humazah The Slanderer ‫همز‬

105 19 ‫الفِيل‬ al-Feel The Elephant ‫فيل‬

106 29 ‫قـ ُ َر ْيش‬ al-Quraish The Quraish ‫قريش‬

107 17 ‫ال َما ُعون‬ al-Ma`un The Daily Necessaries ‫معن‬

108 15 ‫ال َك ْو َثر‬ al-Kauthar Abundance ‫كوثر‬

109 18 ‫ال َكافِ ُرون‬ al-Kafirun The Unbelievers ‫كفر‬

110 114 ‫النـَّصر‬ an-Nasr The Help ‫نصر‬

111 6 ‫سد‬
َ ‫ال َم‬ Al-Masad/Lahab The Palm Fibre ‫مسد‬

112 22 ‫اإلخاَل ص‬
ْ al-Ikhlas/ Tawhid The Unity ‫ و ح د‬/‫خ ل ص‬

113 20 ‫ال َف َلق‬ al-Falaq The Daybreak ‫فلق‬

114 21 ‫ال َّناس‬ an-Nas The Men ‫ناس‬