SURAH 17 OF 114
Al-Isra
The Night Journey
الإسراء
Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey) is the 17th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 111 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 15.
- Ayahs
- 111
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 15
- Order in the Qur’an
- 17 of 114
- By length
- 16th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Isra?
Surah Al-Isra has 111 Ayahs. It is the 16th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Isra revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Isra in?
It sits entirely within Juz 15.
What does Al-Isra mean?
Al-Isra (الإسراء) is usually rendered in English as “The Night Journey”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Isra 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.