The Noble Quran-Quran in Chapter order:

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Index of The Noble Quran:

1.  Surah Al-Fatihah 2.  Surah Al-Baqarah 3.  Surah Aal-'Imran
4.  Surah An-Nisa' 5.  Surah Al-Ma'idah' 6.  Surah Al-An'am
7.  Surah Al-A'raf 8.  Surah Al-Anfal 9.  Surah At-Taubah
10. Surah Yunus 11. Surah Hud 12. Surah Yusuf
13. Surah Ar-Ra'd 14. Surah Ibrahim 15. Surah Al-Hijr
16. Surah An-Nahl 17. Surah Al-Isra' 18. Surah Al-Kahf
19. Surah Maryam 20. Surah Ta-Ha 21. Surah Al-Anbiya'
22. Surah Al-Hajj 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun 24. Surah An-Nur
25. Surah Al-Furqan 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara' 27. Surah An-Naml
28. Surah Al-Qasas 29. Surah Al-Ankabut 30. Surah Ar-Rum
31. Surah Luqman 32. Surah As-Sajdah 33. Surah Al-Ahzab
34. Surah Saba' 35. Surah Fatir 36. Surah Ya-Sin
37. Surah As-Saffaat 38. Surah Saad 39. Surah Az-Zumar
40. Surah Ghafir 41. Surah Fussilat 42. Surah Ash-Shura
43. Surah Az-Zukhruf 44. Surah Ad-Dukhan 45. Surah Al-Jathiyah
46. Surah Al-Ahqaf 47. Surah Muhammad 48. Surah Al-Fath
49. Surah Al-Hujuraat 50. Surah Qaf 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat
52. Surah At-Tur 53. Surah An-Najm 54. Surah Qamar
55. Surah Ar-Rahman 56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah 57. Surah Al-Hadid
58. Surah Al-Mujadilah 59. Surah Al-Hashr 60. Surah Al-Mumtahinah
61. Surah As-Saff 62. Surah Al-Jumu'ah 63. Surah Al-Munafiqun
64. Surah At-Taghabun 65. Surah At-Talaaq 66. Surah At- Tahrim
67. Surah Al-Mulk 68. Surah Al-Qalam 69. Surah Al-Haqqah
70. Surah Al-Ma'arij 71. Surah Nuh 72. Surah Al-Jinn
73. Surah Al-Muzzammil 74. Surah Al-Muddathir 75. Surah Al-Qiyamah
76. Surah Al-Insan 77. Surah Al-Mursalaat 78. Surah An-Naba'
79. Surah An-Nazi'aat 80. Surah Abasa 81. Surah At-Takwir
82. Surah Al-Infitaar 83. Surah Al-Mutaffifin 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq
85. Surah Al-Burooj 86. Surah At-Tariq 87. Surah Al-A'la
88. Surah Al-Ghaashiyah 89. Surah Al-Fajr 90. Surah Al-Balad
91.  Surah Ash-Shams 92. Surah Al-Lail 93.  Surah Ad-Duha
94.  Surah Ash-Sharh 95.  Surah At-Tin 96.  Surah Al-Alaq
97.  Surah Al-Qadr 98.  Surah Al-Baiyyinah 99.  Surah Az-Zalzalah
100. Surah Al-Aadiyaat 101. Surah Al-Qari'ah 102. Surah At-Takaathur
103. Surah Al-Asr 104. Surah Al-Humazah 105. Surah Al-Feel
106. Surah Quraish 107. Surah Al-Maa'oon 108. Surah Al-Kauthar
109. Surah Al-Kaafiroon 110. Surah An-Nasr 111. Surah Al-Masad
112. Surah Al-Ikhlaas 113. Surah Al-Falaq 114. Surah An-Naas
 Revelation Order of the Qur'an:
The Qur'an was sometimes revealed to respond to various events and incidents. Sometimes it
was revealed to support the Prophet (saws) who was faced with many questions, whether by
Muslims or non-Muslims, and hardships. Other times was revealed for legislation and for putting
rules to govern the social, economical, and political life of Muslims.

The first verses to be revealed, according to the most correct opinion of scholars, are the first
five verses of Surat Al-`Alaq, which happens to be Chapter 96 of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an.

Order of Verses

Muslim scholars agree that the order of the verses in every chapter was done or commanded by
the Prophet (saws) himself following the commands of Almighty Allah.

The Prophet (saws) once told his Companions after he had received a certain revelation that the
arch-angel Gabriel had specified for him the particular order of verses (Ahmad).

There are also many incidents narrated in the books of Sunnah regarding the Prophet's (saws)
recitation during prayer. The Companions used to pray every day behind the Prophet (saws)
and he used to recite the Qur'an in the order given to him by Allah, and they used to learn and
memorize from his recitation.

There have never been any incident in which any of the Companions reciting in any order that
violated the order of the verses showed to us by the Prophet (saws).

Order of Surahs

As for the order of the surahs (chapters), the most accepted view is that it was also applied
following an instruction given by Almighty Allah. It has been recorded that the Prophet (saws)
reviewed the Qur'an with the arch-angel Gabriel 24 times all within his life.

Every year, he used to review it once during the month of Ramadan with Gabriel. During the
final year of the Prophet's life, Gabriel revised the Qur'an twice with the Prophet (saws) as a
way of confirming it. The Prophet (saws), in turn, used to follow this order in teaching his
Companions and communicating the message to them.

Significance of Order

The question of why a surah like Surat Al-`Alaq, which was revealed first not put first in
themushaf (a physical copy of the Qur'an), this will require us to search more in the Qur'an and
explore some of its secrets. A deeper look into the whole matter will show us that the order of
the Qur'an has a purpose and the revelation of the Qur'an also has a purpose.
For instance, the revelation of the Qur'an responding to specific problems or incidents carries
the purpose of solving these problems or providing guidance in these incidents.

During the first 13 years of Islam, the main task of the Prophet (saws) was to call people to
Islam based on the Qur'anic revelations that focused on the Oneness of Allah and righteous
conduct.

When Muslims migrated to Madinah and an Islamic community started to be well-established

and new challenges emerged, the main focus of the revelation was to regulate the life of
Muslims through detailing the rulings pertaining to different acts of worship and setting
punishments for crimes and so on.  

This shows us that the revelation in each of the two stages has a purpose. When the revelation
stage was completed, the whole Qur'an was there and the whole message was put in the order
that was intended for it to stay till the Day of Judgment.

Explanation of Order

Such an order serves in delivering the message the Qur'an is put for, as it has got another
purpose.

If you look at the first surah of the Qur'an, namely Al-Fatihah, you can perceive that it acts as a
summary for the structure and the message of the Book (Qur'an) ahead of every reader.

Being Umm Al-Qur'an (the Mother of the Qur'an), it carries all its themes; it summarizes them. It
tells us who Allah is: the source of all love and mercy. Therefore, knowing who He is, we should
be thankful to Him and worship Him alone. We should seek His help, and He has all the power
to give us whatever we need. It makes it clear that Allah is the only One Who can really guide. It
speaks about life after death and the consequences of human action and behavior.

The same holds true for Surat Al-Baqarah. The first verses speak about the fact that this Book is
above all doubts and it is beyond the abilities of doubters to try to challenge its validity. Then it
gives a hint on its main theme — guiding the righteous — and then goes on to speak about the
beginning of creation and the story of Adam to establish the theme that humankind is here on
earth as a vicegerent of the Creator and should use the Book as a manual to carry out the
mission in the right way.

All these themes and messages cannot be carried except through this logical order in which
Allah commanded for the Qur'an to be put. If a surah like Al-`Alaq was to be put at the beginning
instead of Al-Fatihah, it could have given a significance of course and give a message, but not
the exact fully wonderful message that we can get from the order of the Qur'an as it is now.

Why Al-`Alaq in the Current Order?

As for why Surat Al-`Alaq is mentioned in this specific order in the Qur'an, scholars hold the
view that in the previous surah of At-Tin, Allah says what means that He has created humans in
the best make (At-Tin 95:4). The details of that creation are cited in Surat Al-`Alaq:

*{Read in the name of your Lord Who created. Created humans, out of a (mere) clot of
congealed blood.}* (Al-`Alaq 96:1-2)
 Revelation Order of the Qur'an:
Revelation Surah Arabic Total
Surah Name Revelation Place
Order Number Name Verses
1 96 Alaq 19 Macca
2 68 Qalam 52 Macca
3 73 Muzammil 20 Macca
4 74 Mudathir 56 Macca
5 1 Fatehah 7 Macca
6 111 Lahab 5 Macca
7 81 Takwir 29 Macca
8 87 A'la 19 Macca
9 92 Leyl 21 Macca
10 89 Fajr 30 Macca
11 93 Duha 11 Macca
12 94 Inshira 8 Macca
13 103 Asr 3 Macca
14 100 Aadiyat 11 Macca
15 108 Kauthar 3 Macca
16 102 Takatur 8 Macca
17 107 Alma'un 7 Macca
18 109 Kafirun 6 Macca
19 105 Fil 5 Macca
20 113 Falaq 5 Macca
21 114 Nas 6 Macca
22 112 Iklas 4 Macca
23 53 Najm 62 Macca
24 80 Abasa 42 Macca
25 97 Qadr 5 Macca
26 91 Shams 15 Macca
27 85 Buruj 22 Macca
28 95 T'in 8 Macca
29 106 Qureysh 4 Macca
30 101 Qariah 11 Macca
31 75 Qiyamah 40 Macca
32 104 Humazah 9 Macca
33 77 Mursalat 50 Macca
34 50 Q'af 45 Macca
35 90 Balad 20 Macca
36 86 Tariq 17 Macca
37 54 Qamr 55 Macca
38 38 Sad 88 Macca
39 7 A'Raf 206 Macca
40 72 Jinn 28 Macca
41 36 Ya'sin 83 Macca
42 25 Furqan 77 Macca
43 35 Fatir 45 Macca
44 19 Maryam 98 Macca
45 20 Ta Ha 135 Macca
46 56 Waqiah 96 Macca
47 26 Shuara 227 Macca
48 27 Naml 93 Macca
49 28 Qasas 88 Macca
50 17 Bani Israil 111 Macca
51 10 Yunus 109 Macca
52 11 Hud 123 Macca
53 12 Yousuf 111 Macca
54 15 Hijr 99 Macca
55 6 Anam 165 Macca
56 37 Saffat 182 Macca
57 31 Luqman 34 Macca
58 34 Saba 54 Macca
59 39 Zumar 75 Macca
60 40 Mumin 85 Macca
61 41 Hamim Sajdah 54 Macca
62 42 Shura 53 Macca
63 43 Zukhruf 89 Macca
64 44 Dukhan 59 Macca
65 45 Jathiyah 37 Macca
66 46 Ahqaf 35 Macca
67 51 Dhariyat 60 Macca
68 88 Ghashiya 26 Madina
69 18 Kahf 110 Macca
70 16 Nahl 128 Macca
71 71 Noah 28 Macca
72 14 Ibrahim 52 Macca
73 21 Anbiya 112 Macca
74 23 Muminun 118 Macca
75 32 Sajdah 30 Macca
76 52 Tur 49 Macca
77 67 Mulk 30 Macca
78 69 Haqqah 52 Macca
79 70 Maarij 44 Macca
80 78 Naba 40 Macca
81 79 Naziat 46 Macca
82 82 Infitar 19 Macca
83 84 Inshiqaq 25 Macca
84 30 Rum 60 Macca
85 29 Ankabut 85 Macca
86 83 Tatfif 36 Macca
87 2 Baqarah 286 Madina
88 8 Anfal 75 Madina
89 3 Aal-e-Imran 200 Madina
90 33 Ahzab 73 Madina
91 60 Mumtahana 13 Madina
92 4 Nisa 176 Madina
93 99 Zilzal 8 Macca
94 57 Hadid 29 Madina
95 47 Muhammad 38 Madina
96 13 Ra'd 43 Madina
97 55 Rahman 78 Macca
98 76 Dahr 31 Madina
99 65 Talaq 12 Madina
100 98 Beyinnah 8 Madina
101 59 Hashr 24 Madina
102 24 Nur 64 Madina
103 22 Hajj 78 Madina
104 63 Munafiqun 11 Madina
105 58 Mujadila 22 Madina
106 49 Hujurat 18 Madina
107 66 Tahrim 12 Madina
108 64 Taghabun 18 Madina
109 61 Saff 14 Madina
110 62 Jumah 11 Madina
111 48 Fath 29 Madina
112 5 Maidah 120 Madina
113 9 Taubah 129 Madina
114 110 Nasr 3 Madina

SURA (CHAPTER) TABLE:

Order
a_sura Of
No. Revelation Verses English Arabic

1 5 7 The Key  Al-Fatehah

2 87 286 The Heifer Al-Baqarah

3 89 200 The Amramites Ali-'Imran  

4 92 176 Women Al-Nesa'   

5 112 120 The Feast Al-Ma'edah

6 55 165 Livestock Al-An'am   

7 39 206 The Purgatory Al-A'araf     

8 88 75 Spoils of War Al-Anfal    

9 113 127 Ultimatum Bara'ah    

10 51 109 Jonah Younus    

11 52 123 Hood Hud         

12 53 111 Joseph Yousuf     

13 96 43 The Thunder Al-Ra`ad   

14 72 52 Abraham Ibrahim   

15 54 99 Al-Hijr Valley Al-Hijr      

16 70 128 The Bee Al-Nahl    

The Children of
17 50 111 Israel Bani Israel

18 69 110 The Cave Al-Kahf   

19 44 98 Mary Maryam    

20 45 135 Ta-Ha Ta Ha      

21 73 112 The Prophets Al-Anbya' 

22 103 78 The Pilgrimage Al-Hajj      

23 74 118 The Believers Al-Mu'minun

24 102 64 Light Al-Noor    

The Statute
25 42 77 Book Al-Furqan

26 47 227 The Poets Al-Shu`ara'

27 48 93 The Ant Al-Naml   

28 49 88 History Al-Qasas

Al-'Ankaboot
29 85 69 The Spider

30 84 60 The Romans Al-Room   

31 57 34 Luqman Luqman   

The
32 75 30 Prostration Al-Sajdah 

33 90 73 The Parties Al-Ahzab  

34 58 54 Sheba Saba'        
35 43 45 Initiator Faater       

36 41 83 Ya-Sin Ya Sin      

37 56 182 The Arrangers Al-Saffat 

38 38 88 Sad Saad       

39 59 75 The Throngs Al-Zumar 

40 60 85 Forgiver Ghafer     

41 61 54 Detailed Fussilat  

42 62 53 Consultation Al-Shoora

43 63 89 Ornaments  Al-Zukhruf 

44 64 59 Smoke Al-Dukhan

45 65 37 Kneeling Al-Jatheyah

46 66 35 The Dunes Al-Ahqaf   

47 95 38 Muhammad Muhammad

48 111 29 Victory Al-Fatt-h   

49 106 18 The Walls Al-Hujurat 

50 34 45 Q Qaf          

Drivers of the
51 67 60 Winds Al-Dhareyat 

52 76 49 Mount Sinai Al-Toor    

53 23 62 The Stars Al-Najm   

54 37 55 The Moon Al-Qamar

55 97 78 Most Gracious Al-Rahmaan

 Al-Waaqe'ah
56 46 96 The Inevitable

57 94 29 Iron Al-Hadeed   

Al-Mujaadalah
58 105 22 The Debate

59 101 24 Exodus Al-Hashr     

Al-Mumtahanah
60 91 13 The Test

Al-Suff        
61 109 14 The Column

Al-Jumu`ah  
62 110 11 Friday

Al-Munaafeqoon
63 104 11 The Hypocrites

Mutual Al-Taghaabun
64 108 18 Blaming

Al-Talaaq    
65 99 12 Divorce

Al-Tahreem  
66 107 12 Prohibition

Al-Mulk        
67 77 30 Kingship

68 2 52 The Pen Al-Qalam     

Al-Haaqqah
69 78 52 Incontestable

70 79 44 The Heights Al-Ma'aarej  

71 71 28 Noah Noah          
 Al-Jinn        
72 40 28 The Jinn

Al-Muzzammil 
73 3 20 Clocked

The Hidden Al-Muddath-thir

74 4 56 secret

Al-Qeyaamah
75 31 40 Resurrection

Al-Insaan      
76 98 31 The Human

Al-Mursalaat
77 33 50 Dispatched

78 80 40 The Event Al-Naba'       

Al-Naaze`aat
79 81 46 The Snatchers

`Abasa      
80 24 42 He Frowned

81 7 29 The Rolling Al-Takweer

82 82 19 The Shattering Al-Infitaar   

Al-Mutaffifeen
83 86 36 The Cheaters

Al-Inshiqaaq 
84 83 25 The Rupture

85 27 22 The Galaxies Al-Burooj     

86 36 17 The Bright Star Al-Taareq   

87 8 19 The Most High Al-A`alaa    

 The Al-Ghaasheyah
88 68 26 Overwhelming

89 10 30 The Dawn Al-Fajr        

90 35 20 The Town Al-Balad      

91 26 15 The Sun Al-Shams   

92 9 21 The Night Al-Layl        

93 11 11 The Forenoon Al-Duhaa     

Cooling the Al-Sharrhh  

94 12 8 Temper

Al-Teen      
95 28 8 The Fig

96 1 19 The Embryo Al-`Alaq      

97 25 5 Destiny Al-Qadr       

Al-Bayyinah   
98 100 8 Proof

Al-Zalzalah   
99 93 8 The Quake

Al-`Aadeyaat
100 14 11 The Gallopers

101 30 11 The Shocker Al-Qaare`ah

Al-Takaathur
102 16 8 Hoarding

103 13 3 The Afternoon Al-`Asr         

104 32 9 The Backbiter Al-Humazah

105 19 5 The Elephant Al-Feel       

106 29 4 Quraish Tribe Quraish      

107 17 7 Charity Al-Maa`oon

108 15 3 Bounty Al-Kawthar

The Al-Kaaferoon
109 18 6 Disbelievers

110 114 3 Triumph Al-Naasr      

111 6 5 Thorns Al-Masad    

112 22 4 Absoluteness Al-Ikhlaas  

113 20 5 The Daybreak Al-Falaq     

114 21 6 People Al-Naas