SURAH 96 OF 114
Al-'Alaq
The Clot
العلق
Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot) is the 96th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 19 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 19
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 96 of 114
- By length
- 82nd longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-'Alaq?
Surah Al-'Alaq has 19 Ayahs. It is the 82nd longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-'Alaq revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-'Alaq in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does Al-'Alaq mean?
Al-'Alaq (العلق) is usually rendered in English as “The Clot”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-'Alaq 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.