SURAH 26 OF 114
Ash-Shu'ara
The Poets
الشعراء
Surah Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets) is the 26th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 227 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 19.
- Ayahs
- 227
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 19
- Order in the Qur’an
- 26 of 114
- By length
- 2nd longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Ash-Shu'ara?
Surah Ash-Shu'ara has 227 Ayahs. It is the 2nd longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Ash-Shu'ara revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Ash-Shu'ara in?
It sits entirely within Juz 19.
What does Ash-Shu'ara mean?
Ash-Shu'ara (الشعراء) is usually rendered in English as “The Poets”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Ash-Shu'ara 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.