SURAH 13 OF 114
Ar-Ra'd
The Thunder
الرعد
Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) is the 13th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 43 Ayahs, was revealed in Madinah, and falls in Juz 13.
- Ayahs
- 43
- Revealed in
- Madinah
- Juz
- 13
- Order in the Qur’an
- 13 of 114
- By length
- 54th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Ar-Ra'd?
Surah Ar-Ra'd has 43 Ayahs. It is the 54th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Ar-Ra'd revealed?
In Madinah, which makes it a Madani Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Ar-Ra'd in?
It sits entirely within Juz 13.
What does Ar-Ra'd mean?
Ar-Ra'd (الرعد) is usually rendered in English as “The Thunder”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Ar-Ra'd 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.