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.