SURAH 80 OF 114
'Abasa
He Frowned
عبس
Surah 'Abasa (He Frowned) is the 80th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 42 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 42
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 80 of 114
- By length
- 55th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah 'Abasa?
Surah 'Abasa has 42 Ayahs. It is the 55th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah 'Abasa revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah 'Abasa in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does 'Abasa mean?
'Abasa (عبس) is usually rendered in English as “He Frowned”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah 'Abasa in Learning Blocks gives you the full Arabic with a translation beside it, and remembers where you stopped. From there you can hide individual Ayahs and rebuild them from memory, or hide the whole Surah and work through it in sequence — which is the part a plain reader cannot do.
The game modes draw their rounds from across all 114 Surahs rather than one, so they are practice for recognition in general: naming a Surah from a recited Ayah, estimating Ayah counts, and choosing the Ayah that comes next. The how it works page explains the scoring.