SURAH 88 OF 114
Al-Ghashiyah
The Overwhelming
الغاشية
Surah Al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) is the 88th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 26 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 26
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 88 of 114
- By length
- 72nd longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?
Surah Al-Ghashiyah has 26 Ayahs. It is the 72nd longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Ghashiyah revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Ghashiyah in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does Al-Ghashiyah mean?
Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية) is usually rendered in English as “The Overwhelming”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Ghashiyah 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.