Quran
Juz 23 (Para 23)
Juz 23, also called para 23, is one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran. It contains 357 verses, begins at Ya-Sin 36:28 and ends at Az-Zumar 39:31.
- Verses
- 357
- Surahs
- 4
- Pages
- 442–461
- Starts
- 36:28
- Ends
- 39:31
What is in juz 23?
Juz 23 covers 4 surahs — 4 Meccan and 0 Medinan — across pages 442–461 of the standard 604-page mushaf. It runs from surah 36, verse 28, to surah 39, verse 31. It contains 1 verse of prostration, at 38:24.
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 23 begins wherever the previous 22 left off rather than at a surah boundary. On that schedule juz 23 falls on day 23. At roughly 20 pages and 357 verses, it averages about 18 verses a page.
Surahs in this juz
Ya-Sin
Surah 36 · 83 verses · Meccan
As-Saffat
Surah 37 · 182 verses · Meccan
Sad
Surah 38 · 88 verses · Meccan
Az-Zumar
Surah 39 · 75 verses · Meccan
Common questions
Where does juz 23 start and end?
Juz 23 begins at Ya-Sin 36:28 and ends at Az-Zumar 39:31.
How many verses are in juz 23?
Juz 23 contains 357 verses across 4 surahs.
Which surahs are in para 23?
Para 23 (juz 23) contains Ya-Sin, As-Saffat, Sad and Az-Zumar. Ya-Sin and Az-Zumar continue across a neighbouring juz, so only part of each is here.
How many pages is juz 23?
20 pages of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, pages 442 to 461.
How long does it take to read juz 23?
About 1 hour 34 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured recitation pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 42 minutes (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 2 hours 8 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.