SURAH 15 OF 114
Al-Hijr
The Rocky Tract
الحجر
Surah Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) is the 15th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 99 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 14.
- Ayahs
- 99
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 14
- Order in the Qur’an
- 15 of 114
- By length
- 19th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Hijr?
Surah Al-Hijr has 99 Ayahs. It is the 19th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Hijr revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Hijr in?
It sits entirely within Juz 14.
What does Al-Hijr mean?
Al-Hijr (الحجر) is usually rendered in English as “The Rocky Tract”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Hijr 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.