SURAH 74 OF 114
Al-Muddaththir
The Cloaked One
المدثر
Surah Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One) is the 74th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 56 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 29.
- Ayahs
- 56
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 29
- Order in the Qur’an
- 74 of 114
- By length
- 40th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Muddaththir?
Surah Al-Muddaththir has 56 Ayahs. It is the 40th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Muddaththir revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Muddaththir in?
It sits entirely within Juz 29.
What does Al-Muddaththir mean?
Al-Muddaththir (المدثر) is usually rendered in English as “The Cloaked One”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Muddaththir 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.