SURAH 86 OF 114
At-Tariq
The Nightcomer
الطارق
Surah At-Tariq (The Nightcomer) is the 86th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 17 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 30.
- Ayahs
- 17
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 30
- Order in the Qur’an
- 86 of 114
- By length
- 85th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah At-Tariq?
Surah At-Tariq has 17 Ayahs. It is the 85th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah At-Tariq revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah At-Tariq in?
It sits entirely within Juz 30.
What does At-Tariq mean?
At-Tariq (الطارق) is usually rendered in English as “The Nightcomer”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah At-Tariq 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.