# The middle of the Quran

The midpoint depends on what is counted. Every measure of the amount of text puts it in Surah Al-Kahf; the count of verses puts it in Ash-Shu'ara.

| Measure | Midpoint | How |
|---|---|---|
| Verses | Ash-Shu'ara 26:186 / Ash-Shu'ara 26:187 | Between verse 3,118 and 3,119 of 6,236. |
| Words | Al-Kahf 18:77 | The 38,717th of 77,433 words falls in this verse. |
| Letters | Al-Kahf 18:71 | The 162,693rd of 325,386 letters falls in this verse. |
| Pages | Al-Kahf 18:84 | Between pages 302 and 303 of 604; page 303 begins at this verse. |
| Juz | Al-Kahf 18:74 | The end of juz 15 of 30. |
| Surahs | Al-Hadid (57) / Al-Mujadilah (58) | Between surah 57 and 58 of 114. |

Counting method: words are space-separated groups containing a letter; letters are base Arabic letters (hamza to yaa, plus alif wasla), without vowel marks or small signs. Totals: 77433 words, 325386 letters, 6236 verses (Tanzil Uthmani text).

## Common questions

**What is the middle verse of the Quran?**

By number of verses the midpoint falls between Ash-Shu'ara 26:186 and Ash-Shu'ara 26:187: the Quran has 6,236 verses, so these are the 3,118th and 3,119th. Verses near the start of the Quran are much longer than those near the end, which is why this point lies well past the middle of the text.

**What is the middle word of the Quran?**

Counted by the method on this page, the 38,717th of 77,433 words is in Al-Kahf 18:77. Many printed copies instead mark the word وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ in Al-Kahf 18:19 as the traditional middle; that count was made by hand with different conventions, and it falls in the same surah.

**What is the middle surah of the Quran?**

By number, surahs 57 and 58 — Al-Hadid and Al-Mujadilah — sit at the middle of the 114. By length, the middle of the text is in Al-Kahf (surah 18), because the long surahs come first.

**What is the middle page of the Quran?**

The standard mushaf has 604 pages, so the middle falls between pages 302 and 303. Page 303 begins at Al-Kahf 18:84.

**Why do sources give different answers?**

Because they measure different things — verses, words, letters or pages — and because hand counts used their own conventions, such as whether a doubled letter counts once or twice. Every measure that counts the amount of text puts the middle in Surah Al-Kahf; only the count of verses lands elsewhere.

Canonical page: https://quranonlineread.com/quran/middle-of-the-quran/