SURAH 16 OF 114

An-Nahl
The Bee

النحل

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee) is the 16th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 128 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 14.

Ayahs
128
Revealed in
Makkah
Juz
14
Order in the Qur’an
16 of 114
By length
10th longest

Quick answers

How many Ayahs are in Surah An-Nahl?

Surah An-Nahl has 128 Ayahs. It is the 10th longest Surah of the 114.

Where was Surah An-Nahl revealed?

In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.

Which Juz is Surah An-Nahl in?

It sits entirely within Juz 14.

What does An-Nahl mean?

An-Nahl (النحل) is usually rendered in English as “The Bee”.

Practising this Surah on SurahSpot

Opening Surah An-Nahl 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.