Quran
Juz 13 (Para 13)
Juz 13, also called para 13, is one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran. It contains 154 verses, begins at Yusuf 12:53 and ends at Ibrahim 14:52.
- Verses
- 154
- Surahs
- 3
- Pages
- 242–261
- Starts
- 12:53
- Ends
- 14:52
What is in juz 13?
Juz 13 covers 3 surahs — 2 Meccan and 1 Medinan — across pages 242–261 of the standard 604-page mushaf. It runs from surah 12, verse 53, to surah 14, verse 52. It contains 1 verse of prostration, at 13:15.
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 13 begins wherever the previous 12 left off rather than at a surah boundary. On that schedule juz 13 falls on day 13. At roughly 20 pages and 154 verses, it averages about 8 verses a page.
Surahs in this juz
Yusuf
Surah 12 · 111 verses · Meccan
Ar-Ra'd
Surah 13 · 43 verses · Medinan
Ibrahim
Surah 14 · 52 verses · Meccan
Common questions
Where does juz 13 start and end?
Juz 13 begins at Yusuf 12:53 and ends at Ibrahim 14:52.
How many verses are in juz 13?
Juz 13 contains 154 verses across 3 surahs.
Which surahs are in para 13?
Para 13 (juz 13) contains Yusuf, Ar-Ra'd and Ibrahim. Yusuf continues across a neighbouring juz, so only part of it is here.
How many pages is juz 13?
20 pages of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, pages 242 to 261.
How long does it take to read juz 13?
About 1 hour 23 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 59 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.