SURAH 21 OF 114
Al-Anbya
The Prophets
الأنبياء
Surah Al-Anbya (The Prophets) is the 21st chapter of the Qur’an. It has 112 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 17.
- Ayahs
- 112
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 17
- Order in the Qur’an
- 21 of 114
- By length
- 14th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Anbya?
Surah Al-Anbya has 112 Ayahs. It is the 14th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Anbya revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Anbya in?
It sits entirely within Juz 17.
What does Al-Anbya mean?
Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) is usually rendered in English as “The Prophets”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Anbya 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.