SURAH 101 OF 114
Al-Qari'ah
The Calamity
القارعة
Surah Al-Qari'ah (The Calamity) is the 101st chapter of the Qur’an. It has 11 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 11
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 101 of 114
- By length
- 95th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Al-Qari'ah?
Surah Al-Qari'ah has 11 Ayahs. It is the 95th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Al-Qari'ah revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Qari'ah in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does Al-Qari'ah mean?
Al-Qari'ah (القارعة) is usually rendered in English as “The Calamity”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Al-Qari'ah 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.