SURAH 78 OF 114
An-Naba
The Tidings
النبإ
Surah An-Naba (The Tidings) is the 78th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 40 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 40
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 78 of 114
- By length
- 57th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah An-Naba?
Surah An-Naba has 40 Ayahs. It is the 57th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah An-Naba revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah An-Naba in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does An-Naba mean?
An-Naba (النبإ) is usually rendered in English as “The Tidings”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah An-Naba 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.