SURAH 51 OF 114
Adh-Dhariyat
The Winnowing Winds
الذاريات
Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) is the 51st chapter of the Qur’an. It has 60 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 26–27.
- Ayahs
- 60
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 26–27
- Order in the Qur’an
- 51 of 114
- By length
- 38th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Adh-Dhariyat?
Surah Adh-Dhariyat has 60 Ayahs. It is the 38th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Adh-Dhariyat revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Adh-Dhariyat in?
It spans Juz 26–27.
What does Adh-Dhariyat mean?
Adh-Dhariyat (الذاريات) is usually rendered in English as “The Winnowing Winds”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Adh-Dhariyat 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.