SURAH 6 OF 114
Al-An'am
The Cattle
الأنعام
Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle) is the 6th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 165 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 7–8.
- Ayahs
- 165
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 7–8
- Order in the Qur’an
- 6 of 114
- By length
- 7th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-An'am?
Surah Al-An'am has 165 Ayahs. It is the 7th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-An'am revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-An'am in?
It spans Juz 7–8.
What does Al-An'am mean?
Al-An'am (الأنعام) is usually rendered in English as “The Cattle”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-An'am 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.