SURAH 46 OF 114
Al-Ahqaf
The Curved Sand Hills
الأحقاف
Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Curved Sand Hills) is the 46th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 35 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 26.
- Ayahs
- 35
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 26
- Order in the Qur’an
- 46 of 114
- By length
- 61st longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Ahqaf?
Surah Al-Ahqaf has 35 Ayahs. It is the 61st longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Ahqaf revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Ahqaf in?
It sits entirely within Juz 26.
What does Al-Ahqaf mean?
Al-Ahqaf (الأحقاف) is usually rendered in English as “The Curved Sand Hills”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Ahqaf 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.