SURAH 85 OF 114
Al-Buruj
The Mansions of the Stars
البروج
Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars) is the 85th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 22 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 22
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 85 of 114
- By length
- 76th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Buruj?
Surah Al-Buruj has 22 Ayahs. It is the 76th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Buruj revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Buruj in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does Al-Buruj mean?
Al-Buruj (البروج) is usually rendered in English as “The Mansions of the Stars”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Buruj 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.