Guide

What is the Quran?

Introduction to the Holy Scripture of Islam

The Holy Scripture

The Quran (Arabic: القرآن, al-Qurʼān, literally "the recitation") is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God (Allah) transmitted to the Prophet Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel between 610 and 632 CE.

Structure: Surahs & Ayat

The Quran consists of 114 chapters called surahs, encompassing 6,236 verses called ayat (literally "signs"). Surahs are not arranged chronologically, but roughly from longest to shortest, beginning with Surah Al-Fatihah.

114

Surahs (Chapters)

6,236

Ayat (Verses)

30

Juz (Parts)

60

Hizb (Divisions)