Revelation Timeline

Meccan and Medinan ordering, the 23-year chronology of revelation and a surah-by-surah timeline.

Revelation Order Map←
  1. 1. El-Alak: 19 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 96).
  2. 2. El-Kalem: 52 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 68).
  3. 3. El-Müzzemmil: 20 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 73).
  4. 4. El-Müddessir: 56 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 74).
  5. 5. El-Fatiha: 7 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 1).
  6. 6. Tebbet: 5 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 111).
  7. 7. Et-Tekvîr: 29 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 81).
  8. 8. El-A'lâ: 19 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 87).
  9. 9. El-Leyl: 21 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 92).
  10. 10. El-Fecr: 30 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 89).
  11. 11. Ed-Duhâ: 11 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 93).
  12. 12. El-İnşirah: 8 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 94).
  13. 13. El-Asr: 3 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 103).
  14. 14. El-Âdiyât: 11 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 100).
  15. 15. El-Kevser: 3 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 108).
  16. 16. Et-Tekâsür: 8 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 102).
  17. 17. El-Mâûn: 7 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 107).
  18. 18. El-Kâfirûn: 6 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 109).
  19. 19. El-Fîl: 5 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 105).
  20. 20. El-Felak: 5 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 113).
  21. 21. En-Nâs: 6 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 114).
  22. 22. El-İhlâs: 4 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 112).
  23. 23. En-Necm: 62 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 53).
  24. 24. Abese: 42 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 80).
  25. 25. El-Kadr: 5 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 97).
  26. 26. Eş-Şems: 15 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 91).
  27. 27. El-Burûc: 22 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 85).
  28. 28. Et-Tîn: 8 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 95).
  29. 29. Kureyş: 4 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 106).
  30. 30. El-Kâria: 11 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 101).
  31. 31. El-Kıyâme: 40 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 75).
  32. 32. El-Hümeze: 9 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 104).
  33. 33. El-Mürselât: 50 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 77).
  34. 34. Kâf: 45 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 50).
  35. 35. El-Beled: 20 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 90).
  36. 36. Et-Târık: 17 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 86).
  37. 37. El-Kamer: 55 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 54).
  38. 38. Sâd: 88 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 38).
  39. 39. El-A'râf: 206 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 7).
  40. 40. El-Cin: 28 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 72).
  41. 41. Yâ-Sîn: 83 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 36).
  42. 42. El-Furkân: 77 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 25).
  43. 43. Fâtır: 45 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 35).
  44. 44. Meryem: 98 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 19).
  45. 45. Tâhâ: 135 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 20).
  46. 46. El-Vâkıa: 96 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 56).
  47. 47. Eş-Şuarâ: 227 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 26).
  48. 48. En-Neml: 93 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 27).
  49. 49. El-Kasas: 88 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 28).
  50. 50. El-İsrâ: 111 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 17).
  51. 51. Yûnus: 109 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 10).
  52. 52. Hûd: 123 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 11).
  53. 53. Yûsuf: 111 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 12).
  54. 54. El-Hicr: 99 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 15).
  55. 55. El-En'âm: 165 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 6).
  56. 56. Es-Sâffât: 182 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 37).
  57. 57. Lokmân: 34 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 31).
  58. 58. Sebe': 54 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 34).
  59. 59. Ez-Zümer: 75 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 39).
  60. 60. Mü'min: 85 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 40).
  61. 61. Fussilet: 54 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 41).
  62. 62. Eş-Şûrâ: 53 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 42).
  63. 63. Ez-Zuhruf: 89 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 43).
  64. 64. Ed-Duhân: 59 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 44).
  65. 65. El-Câsiye: 37 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 45).
  66. 66. El-Ahkâf: 35 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 46).
  67. 67. Ez-Zâriyât: 60 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 51).
  68. 68. El-Ğâşiye: 26 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 88).
  69. 69. El-Kehf: 110 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 18).
  70. 70. En-Nahl: 128 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 16).
  71. 71. Nûh: 28 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 71).
  72. 72. İbrâhim: 52 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 14).
  73. 73. El-Enbiyâ: 112 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 21).
  74. 74. El-Mü'minûn: 118 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 23).
  75. 75. Es-Secde: 30 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 32).
  76. 76. Et-Tûr: 49 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 52).
  77. 77. El-Mülk: 30 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 67).
  78. 78. El-Hâkka: 52 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 69).
  79. 79. El-Meâric: 44 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 70).
  80. 80. En-Nebe': 40 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 78).
  81. 81. En-Nâziât: 46 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 79).
  82. 82. El-İnfitâr: 19 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 82).
  83. 83. El-İnşikâk: 25 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 84).
  84. 84. Er-Rûm: 60 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 30).
  85. 85. El-Ankebût: 69 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 29).
  86. 86. El-Mutaffifîn: 36 verses, Meccan (mushaf order 83).
  87. 87. El-Bakara: 286 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 2).
  88. 88. El-Enfâl: 75 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 8).
  89. 89. Âl-i İmrân: 200 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 3).
  90. 90. El-Ahzâb: 73 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 33).
  91. 91. El-Mümtehine: 13 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 60).
  92. 92. En-Nisâ: 176 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 4).
  93. 93. Ez-Zilzâl: 8 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 99).
  94. 94. El-Hadîd: 29 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 57).
  95. 95. Muhammed: 38 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 47).
  96. 96. Er-Ra'd: 43 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 13).
  97. 97. Er-Rahmân: 78 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 55).
  98. 98. El-İnsân: 31 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 76).
  99. 99. Et-Talâk: 12 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 65).
  100. 100. El-Beyyine: 8 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 98).
  101. 101. El-Haşr: 24 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 59).
  102. 102. En-Nûr: 64 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 24).
  103. 103. El-Hac: 78 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 22).
  104. 104. El-Münâfikûn: 11 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 63).
  105. 105. El-Mücâdele: 22 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 58).
  106. 106. El-Hucurât: 18 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 49).
  107. 107. Et-Tahrîm: 12 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 66).
  108. 108. Et-Teğâbun: 18 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 64).
  109. 109. Es-Saf: 14 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 61).
  110. 110. El-Cum'a: 11 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 62).
  111. 111. El-Feth: 29 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 48).
  112. 112. El-Mâide: 120 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 5).
  113. 113. Et-Tevbe: 129 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 9).
  114. 114. En-Nasr: 3 verses, Medinan (mushaf order 110).
The Quran's mushaf order (1–114) differs from its revelation order. Each card is one surah:
Meccan · 610–622Medinan · 622–632#12revelation rank▲later in mushaf▼earlier in mushaf(delta: computed)
#1
El-Alak
Surah 96 · 19 v.
#2
El-Kalem
Surah 68 · 52 v.
#3
El-Müzzemmil
Surah 73 · 20 v.
#4
El-Müddessir
Surah 74 · 56 v.
#5
El-Fatiha
Surah 1 · 7 v.
#6
Tebbet
Surah 111 · 5 v.
#7
Et-Tekvîr
Surah 81 · 29 v.
#8
El-A'lâ
Surah 87 · 19 v.
#9
El-Leyl
Surah 92 · 21 v.
#10
El-Fecr
Surah 89 · 30 v.
#11
Ed-Duhâ
Surah 93 · 11 v.
#12
El-İnşirah
Surah 94 · 8 v.
#13
El-Asr
Surah 103 · 3 v.
#14
El-Âdiyât
Surah 100 · 11 v.
#15
El-Kevser
Surah 108 · 3 v.
#16
Et-Tekâsür
Surah 102 · 8 v.
#17
El-Mâûn
Surah 107 · 7 v.
#18
El-Kâfirûn
Surah 109 · 6 v.
#19
El-Fîl
Surah 105 · 5 v.
#20
El-Felak
Surah 113 · 5 v.
#21
En-Nâs
Surah 114 · 6 v.
#22
El-İhlâs
Surah 112 · 4 v.
#23
En-Necm
Surah 53 · 62 v.
#24
Abese
Surah 80 · 42 v.
#25
El-Kadr
Surah 97 · 5 v.
#26
Eş-Şems
Surah 91 · 15 v.
#27
El-Burûc
Surah 85 · 22 v.
#28
Et-Tîn
Surah 95 · 8 v.
#29
Kureyş
Surah 106 · 4 v.
#30
El-Kâria
Surah 101 · 11 v.
#31
El-Kıyâme
Surah 75 · 40 v.
#32
El-Hümeze
Surah 104 · 9 v.
#33
El-Mürselât
Surah 77 · 50 v.
#34
Kâf
Surah 50 · 45 v.
#35
El-Beled
Surah 90 · 20 v.
#36
Et-Târık
Surah 86 · 17 v.
#37
El-Kamer
Surah 54 · 55 v.
#38
Sâd
Surah 38 · 88 v.
#39
El-A'râf
Surah 7 · 206 v.
#40
El-Cin
Surah 72 · 28 v.
#41
Yâ-Sîn
Surah 36 · 83 v.
#42
El-Furkân
Surah 25 · 77 v.
#43
Fâtır
Surah 35 · 45 v.
#44
Meryem
Surah 19 · 98 v.
#45
Tâhâ
Surah 20 · 135 v.
#46
El-Vâkıa
Surah 56 · 96 v.
#47
Eş-Şuarâ
Surah 26 · 227 v.
#48
En-Neml
Surah 27 · 93 v.
#49
El-Kasas
Surah 28 · 88 v.
#50
El-İsrâ
Surah 17 · 111 v.
#51
Yûnus
Surah 10 · 109 v.
#52
Hûd
Surah 11 · 123 v.
#53
Yûsuf
Surah 12 · 111 v.
#54
El-Hicr
Surah 15 · 99 v.
#55
El-En'âm
Surah 6 · 165 v.
#56
Es-Sâffât
Surah 37 · 182 v.
#57
Lokmân
Surah 31 · 34 v.
#58
Sebe'
Surah 34 · 54 v.
#59
Ez-Zümer
Surah 39 · 75 v.
#60
Mü'min
Surah 40 · 85 v.
#61
Fussilet
Surah 41 · 54 v.
#62
Eş-Şûrâ
Surah 42 · 53 v.
#63
Ez-Zuhruf
Surah 43 · 89 v.
#64
Ed-Duhân
Surah 44 · 59 v.
#65
El-Câsiye
Surah 45 · 37 v.
#66
El-Ahkâf
Surah 46 · 35 v.
#67
Ez-Zâriyât
Surah 51 · 60 v.
#68
El-Ğâşiye
Surah 88 · 26 v.
#69
El-Kehf
Surah 18 · 110 v.
#70
En-Nahl
Surah 16 · 128 v.
#71
Nûh
Surah 71 · 28 v.
#72
İbrâhim
Surah 14 · 52 v.
#73
El-Enbiyâ
Surah 21 · 112 v.
#74
El-Mü'minûn
Surah 23 · 118 v.
#75
Es-Secde
Surah 32 · 30 v.
#76
Et-Tûr
Surah 52 · 49 v.
#77
El-Mülk
Surah 67 · 30 v.
#78
El-Hâkka
Surah 69 · 52 v.
#79
El-Meâric
Surah 70 · 44 v.
#80
En-Nebe'
Surah 78 · 40 v.
#81
En-Nâziât
Surah 79 · 46 v.
#82
El-İnfitâr
Surah 82 · 19 v.
#83
El-İnşikâk
Surah 84 · 25 v.
#84
Er-Rûm
Surah 30 · 60 v.
#85
El-Ankebût
Surah 29 · 69 v.
#86
El-Mutaffifîn
Surah 83 · 36 v.
#87
El-Bakara
Surah 2 · 286 v.
#88
El-Enfâl
Surah 8 · 75 v.
#89
Âl-i İmrân
Surah 3 · 200 v.
#90
El-Ahzâb
Surah 33 · 73 v.
#91
El-Mümtehine
Surah 60 · 13 v.
#92
En-Nisâ
Surah 4 · 176 v.
#93
Ez-Zilzâl
Surah 99 · 8 v.
#94
El-Hadîd
Surah 57 · 29 v.
#95
Muhammed
Surah 47 · 38 v.
#96
Er-Ra'd
Surah 13 · 43 v.
#97
Er-Rahmân
Surah 55 · 78 v.
#98
El-İnsân
Surah 76 · 31 v.
#99
Et-Talâk
Surah 65 · 12 v.
#100
El-Beyyine
Surah 98 · 8 v.
#101
El-Haşr
Surah 59 · 24 v.
#102
En-Nûr
Surah 24 · 64 v.
#103
El-Hac
Surah 22 · 78 v.
#104
El-Münâfikûn
Surah 63 · 11 v.
#105
El-Mücâdele
Surah 58 · 22 v.
#106
El-Hucurât
Surah 49 · 18 v.
#107
Et-Tahrîm
Surah 66 · 12 v.
#108
Et-Teğâbun
Surah 64 · 18 v.
#109
Es-Saf
Surah 61 · 14 v.
#110
El-Cum'a
Surah 62 · 11 v.
#111
El-Feth
Surah 48 · 29 v.
#112
El-Mâide
Surah 5 · 120 v.
#113
Et-Tevbe
Surah 9 · 129 v.
#114
En-Nasr
Surah 110 · 3 v.
Notable Difference
The Quran's mushaf order (1–114) differs from its revelation order. Al-Baqara (2nd surah), the longest chapter, ranks 87th in revelation order; though, since it came down piecemeal over years, this marks when its revelation began. The first surah revealed is Al-Alaq (96th in the mushaf); its landing at position 96 is a numerical coincidence. The order of verses within each surah was fixed in the Prophet's (peace be upon him) lifetime, by his own instruction, a point of scholarly consensus. The order of the surahs relative to one another is debated: some scholars trace it too to the Prophet (tawqīfī), others to the companions' judgment. Uthman did not determine this order; he unified the existing arrangement into a single official codex (the first compilation was under Abu Bakr).
Source: Revelation order: Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran (d. 1505), based on the narration attributed to Ibn Abbas. Minor scholarly differences exist for some surahs; this is the most widely accepted sequence. On the ordering debate (tawqīfī / ijtihādī) and compilation history: al-Suyuti, al-Itqan; al-Zarkashi, al-Burhan fi Ulum al-Quran. Digital reference: tanzil.net.

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