SURAH 70 OF 114
Al-Ma'arij
The Ascending Stairways
المعارج
Surah Al-Ma'arij (The Ascending Stairways) is the 70th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 44 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 29.
- Ayahs
- 44
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 29
- Order in the Qur’an
- 70 of 114
- By length
- 53rd longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Ma'arij?
Surah Al-Ma'arij has 44 Ayahs. It is the 53rd longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Ma'arij revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Ma'arij in?
It sits entirely within Juz 29.
What does Al-Ma'arij mean?
Al-Ma'arij (المعارج) is usually rendered in English as “The Ascending Stairways”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Ma'arij 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.