SURAH 24 OF 114
An-Nur
The Light
النور
Surah An-Nur (The Light) is the 24th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 64 Ayahs, was revealed in Madinah, and falls in Juz 18.
- Ayahs
- 64
- Revealed in
- Madinah
- Juz
- 18
- Order in the Qur’an
- 24 of 114
- By length
- 35th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah An-Nur?
Surah An-Nur has 64 Ayahs. It is the 35th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah An-Nur revealed?
In Madinah, which makes it a Madani Surah.
Which Juz is Surah An-Nur in?
It sits entirely within Juz 18.
What does An-Nur mean?
An-Nur (النور) is usually rendered in English as “The Light”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah An-Nur 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.