Surah Al-Hijr — The Rock

Named after a sandy valley wiped out for rejecting a prophet; reaffirms the Quran's protection from distortion.

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ الر تِلكَ ءايٰتُ الكِتٰبِ وَقُرءانٍ مُبينٍ

Aliflamra tilka ayatu alkitabi waquranin mubeenin

1. Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading

رُبَما يَوَدُّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا لَو كانوا مُسلِمينَ

Rubama yawaddu allatheena kafaroo law kanoo muslimeena

2. It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims

ذَرهُم يَأكُلوا وَيَتَمَتَّعوا وَيُلهِهِمُ الأَمَلُ فَسَوفَ يَعلَمونَ

Tharhum yakuloo wayatamattaAAoo wayulhihimu alamalu fasawfa yaAAlamoona

3. Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come to know

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All 114 surahs

1. Al-Faatiha 2. Al-Baqara 3. Aal-i-Imraan 4. An-Nisaa 5. Al-Maaida 6. Al-An'aam 7. Al-A'raaf 8. Al-Anfaal 9. At-Tawba 10. Yunus 11. Hud 12. Yusuf 13. Ar-Ra'd 14. Ibrahim 15. Al-Hijr 16. An-Nahl 17. Al-Israa 18. Al-Kahf 19. Maryam 20. Taa-Haa 21. Al-Anbiyaa 22. Al-Hajj 23. Al-Muminoon 24. An-Noor 25. Al-Furqaan 26. Ash-Shu'araa 27. An-Naml 28. Al-Qasas 29. Al-Ankaboot 30. Ar-Room 31. Luqman 32. As-Sajda 33. Al-Ahzaab 34. Saba 35. Faatir 36. Yaseen 37. As-Saaffaat 38. Saad 39. Az-Zumar 40. Ghafir 41. Fussilat 42. Ash-Shura 43. Az-Zukhruf 44. Ad-Dukhaan 45. Al-Jaathiya 46. Al-Ahqaf 47. Muhammad 48. Al-Fath 49. Al-Hujuraat 50. Qaaf 51. Adh-Dhaariyat 52. At-Tur 53. An-Najm 54. Al-Qamar 55. Ar-Rahmaan 56. Al-Waaqia 57. Al-Hadid 58. Al-Mujaadila 59. Al-Hashr 60. Al-Mumtahana 61. As-Saff 62. Al-Jumu'a 63. Al-Munaafiqoon 64. At-Taghaabun 65. At-Talaaq 66. At-Tahrim 67. Al-Mulk 68. Al-Qalam 69. Al-Haaqqa 70. Al-Ma'aarij 71. Nooh 72. Al-Jinn 73. Al-Muzzammil 74. Al-Muddaththir 75. Al-Qiyaama 76. Al-Insaan 77. Al-Mursalaat 78. An-Naba 79. An-Naazi'aat 80. Abasa 81. At-Takwir 82. Al-Infitaar 83. Al-Mutaffifin 84. Al-Inshiqaaq 85. Al-Burooj 86. At-Taariq 87. Al-A'laa 88. Al-Ghaashiya 89. Al-Fajr 90. Al-Balad 91. Ash-Shams 92. Al-Lail 93. Ad-Dhuhaa 94. Ash-Sharh 95. At-Tin 96. Al-Alaq 97. Al-Qadr 98. Al-Bayyina 99. Az-Zalzala 100. Al-Aadiyaat 101. Al-Qaari'a 102. At-Takaathur 103. Al-Asr 104. Al-Humaza 105. Al-Fil 106. Quraish 107. Al-Maa'un 108. Al-Kawthar 109. Al-Kaafiroon 110. An-Nasr 111. Al-Masad 112. Al-Ikhlaas 113. Al-Falaq 114. An-Naas

Frequently asked

How many ayat does Surah Al-Hijr have?

Surah Al-Hijr has 99 ayat and is a Meccan surah.

What does Surah Al-Hijr mean?

Al-Hijr means "The Rock". Named after a sandy valley wiped out for rejecting a prophet; reaffirms the Quran's protection from distortion.