SURAH 90 OF 114
Al-Balad
The City
البلد
Surah Al-Balad (The City) is the 90th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 20 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 20
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 90 of 114
- By length
- 79th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Balad?
Surah Al-Balad has 20 Ayahs. It is the 79th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Balad revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Balad in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does Al-Balad mean?
Al-Balad (البلد) is usually rendered in English as “The City”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Balad 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.