SURAH 12 OF 114
Yusuf
Joseph
يوسف
Surah Yusuf (Joseph) is the 12th chapter of the Qur’an. It has 111 Ayahs, was revealed in Makkah, and falls in Juz 12–13.
- Ayahs
- 111
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Juz
- 12–13
- Order in the Qur’an
- 12 of 114
- By length
- 15th longest
Quick answers
How many Ayahs are in Surah Yusuf?
Surah Yusuf has 111 Ayahs. It is the 15th longest Surah of the 114.
Where was Surah Yusuf revealed?
In Makkah, which makes it a Makki Surah.
Which Juz is Surah Yusuf in?
It spans Juz 12–13.
What does Yusuf mean?
Yusuf (يوسف) is usually rendered in English as “Joseph”.
Practising this Surah on SurahSpot
Opening Surah Yusuf 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.