SURAH 27 OF 114
An-Naml
The Ant
النمل
Surah An-Naml (The Ant) is the 27th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 93 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 19–20.
- Ayahs
- 93
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 19–20
- Order in the Qur’an
- 27 of 114
- By length
- 22nd longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah An-Naml?
Surah An-Naml has 93 Ayahs. It is the 22nd longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah An-Naml revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah An-Naml in?
It spans Juz 19–20.
What does An-Naml mean?
An-Naml (النمل) is usually rendered in English as “The Ant”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah An-Naml 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.