SURAH 81 OF 114
At-Takwir
The Overthrowing
التكوير
Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) is the 81st chapter of the Qur’an. It has 29 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 29
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 81 of 114
- By length
- 69th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah At-Takwir?
Surah At-Takwir has 29 Ayahs. It is the 69th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah At-Takwir revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah At-Takwir in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does At-Takwir mean?
At-Takwir (التكوير) is usually rendered in English as “The Overthrowing”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah At-Takwir 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.