Quran
Juz 1 (Para 1)
Juz 1, also called para 1, is one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran. It contains 148 verses, begins at Al-Fatihah 1:1 and ends at Al-Baqarah 2:141.
- Verses
- 148
- Surahs
- 2
- Pages
- 1–21
- Starts
- 1:1
- Ends
- 2:141
What is in juz 1?
Juz 1 covers 2 surahs — 1 Meccan and 1 Medinan — across pages 1–21 of the standard 604-page mushaf. It runs from surah 1, verse 1, to surah 2, verse 141.
Read one juz a day and the Quran is completed in a month, which is why this division exists at all — it is a measure of quantity, not of subject, so juz 1 begins wherever the previous 0 left off rather than at a surah boundary. On that schedule juz 1 falls on day 1. At roughly 21 pages and 148 verses, it averages about 7 verses a page.
Surahs in this juz
Common questions
Where does juz 1 start and end?
Juz 1 begins at Al-Fatihah 1:1 and ends at Al-Baqarah 2:141.
How many verses are in juz 1?
Juz 1 contains 148 verses across 2 surahs.
Which surahs are in para 1?
Para 1 (juz 1) contains Al-Fatihah and Al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah continues across a neighbouring juz, so only part of it is here.
How many pages is juz 1?
21 pages of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, pages 1 to 21.
How long does it take to read juz 1?
About 1 hour 22 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured recitation pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 42 minutes (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 1 hour 48 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad).
How many juz are there in the Quran?
The Quran is divided into 30 juz of roughly equal length, a division by quantity of text rather than by subject, so a juz may begin partway through a surah.