SURAH 42 OF 114
Ash-Shuraa
The Consultation
الشورى
Surah Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation) is the 42nd chapter of the Qur’an. It has 53 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 25.
- Ayahs
- 53
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 25
- Order in the Qur’an
- 42 of 114
- By length
- 44th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Ash-Shuraa?
Surah Ash-Shuraa has 53 Ayahs. It is the 44th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Ash-Shuraa revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Ash-Shuraa in?
It sits entirely within Juz 25.
What does Ash-Shuraa mean?
Ash-Shuraa (الشورى) is usually rendered in English as “The Consultation”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Ash-Shuraa 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.