# Rukus in the Quran by para and surah

The text used here (Tanzil Uthmani) marks 556 rukus. Other printings place a few ruku signs differently, so totals of 540 and 558 are also quoted. Each ruku is counted in the para where it begins.

## By para

| Para | Rukus | Ruku numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 1–17 |
| 2 | 17 | 18–34 |
| 3 | 17 | 35–51 |
| 4 | 14 | 52–65 |
| 5 | 17 | 66–82 |
| 6 | 14 | 83–96 |
| 7 | 18 | 97–114 |
| 8 | 18 | 115–132 |
| 9 | 18 | 133–150 |
| 10 | 17 | 151–167 |
| 11 | 16 | 168–183 |
| 12 | 16 | 184–199 |
| 13 | 18 | 200–217 |
| 14 | 22 | 218–239 |
| 15 | 22 | 240–261 |
| 16 | 16 | 262–277 |
| 17 | 17 | 278–294 |
| 18 | 17 | 295–311 |
| 19 | 19 | 312–330 |
| 20 | 16 | 331–346 |
| 21 | 18 | 347–364 |
| 22 | 18 | 365–382 |
| 23 | 16 | 383–398 |
| 24 | 20 | 399–418 |
| 25 | 19 | 419–437 |
| 26 | 19 | 438–456 |
| 27 | 19 | 457–475 |
| 28 | 20 | 476–495 |
| 29 | 22 | 496–517 |
| 30 | 39 | 518–556 |

## By surah

| Surah | Rukus | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Al-Fatihah | 1 | 7 |
| 2. Al-Baqarah | 40 | 286 |
| 3. Ali 'Imran | 20 | 200 |
| 4. An-Nisa | 24 | 176 |
| 5. Al-Ma'idah | 16 | 120 |
| 6. Al-An'am | 20 | 165 |
| 7. Al-A'raf | 24 | 206 |
| 8. Al-Anfal | 10 | 75 |
| 9. At-Tawbah | 16 | 129 |
| 10. Yunus | 11 | 109 |
| 11. Hud | 10 | 123 |
| 12. Yusuf | 12 | 111 |
| 13. Ar-Ra'd | 6 | 43 |
| 14. Ibrahim | 7 | 52 |
| 15. Al-Hijr | 6 | 99 |
| 16. An-Nahl | 16 | 128 |
| 17. Al-Isra | 12 | 111 |
| 18. Al-Kahf | 12 | 110 |
| 19. Maryam | 6 | 98 |
| 20. Ta-Ha | 8 | 135 |
| 21. Al-Anbiya | 7 | 112 |
| 22. Al-Hajj | 10 | 78 |
| 23. Al-Mu'minun | 6 | 118 |
| 24. An-Nur | 9 | 64 |
| 25. Al-Furqan | 6 | 77 |
| 26. Ash-Shu'ara | 11 | 227 |
| 27. An-Naml | 7 | 93 |
| 28. Al-Qasas | 8 | 88 |
| 29. Al-'Ankabut | 7 | 69 |
| 30. Ar-Rum | 6 | 60 |
| 31. Luqman | 3 | 34 |
| 32. As-Sajdah | 3 | 30 |
| 33. Al-Ahzab | 9 | 73 |
| 34. Saba | 6 | 54 |
| 35. Fatir | 5 | 45 |
| 36. Ya-Sin | 5 | 83 |
| 37. As-Saffat | 5 | 182 |
| 38. Sad | 5 | 88 |
| 39. Az-Zumar | 8 | 75 |
| 40. Ghafir | 9 | 85 |
| 41. Fussilat | 6 | 54 |
| 42. Ash-Shura | 5 | 53 |
| 43. Az-Zukhruf | 7 | 89 |
| 44. Ad-Dukhan | 3 | 59 |
| 45. Al-Jathiyah | 4 | 37 |
| 46. Al-Ahqaf | 4 | 35 |
| 47. Muhammad | 4 | 38 |
| 48. Al-Fath | 4 | 29 |
| 49. Al-Hujurat | 2 | 18 |
| 50. Qaf | 3 | 45 |
| 51. Adh-Dhariyat | 3 | 60 |
| 52. At-Tur | 2 | 49 |
| 53. An-Najm | 3 | 62 |
| 54. Al-Qamar | 3 | 55 |
| 55. Ar-Rahman | 3 | 78 |
| 56. Al-Waqi'ah | 3 | 96 |
| 57. Al-Hadid | 4 | 29 |
| 58. Al-Mujadilah | 3 | 22 |
| 59. Al-Hashr | 3 | 24 |
| 60. Al-Mumtahanah | 2 | 13 |
| 61. As-Saff | 2 | 14 |
| 62. Al-Jumu'ah | 2 | 11 |
| 63. Al-Munafiqun | 2 | 11 |
| 64. At-Taghabun | 2 | 18 |
| 65. At-Talaq | 2 | 12 |
| 66. At-Tahrim | 2 | 12 |
| 67. Al-Mulk | 2 | 30 |
| 68. Al-Qalam | 2 | 52 |
| 69. Al-Haqqah | 2 | 52 |
| 70. Al-Ma'arij | 2 | 44 |
| 71. Nuh | 2 | 28 |
| 72. Al-Jinn | 2 | 28 |
| 73. Al-Muzzammil | 2 | 20 |
| 74. Al-Muddaththir | 2 | 56 |
| 75. Al-Qiyamah | 2 | 40 |
| 76. Al-Insan | 2 | 31 |
| 77. Al-Mursalat | 2 | 50 |
| 78. An-Naba | 2 | 40 |
| 79. An-Nazi'at | 2 | 46 |
| 80. 'Abasa | 1 | 42 |
| 81. At-Takwir | 1 | 29 |
| 82. Al-Infitar | 1 | 19 |
| 83. Al-Mutaffifin | 1 | 36 |
| 84. Al-Inshiqaq | 1 | 25 |
| 85. Al-Buruj | 1 | 22 |
| 86. At-Tariq | 1 | 17 |
| 87. Al-A'la | 1 | 19 |
| 88. Al-Ghashiyah | 1 | 26 |
| 89. Al-Fajr | 1 | 30 |
| 90. Al-Balad | 1 | 20 |
| 91. Ash-Shams | 1 | 15 |
| 92. Al-Layl | 1 | 21 |
| 93. Ad-Duha | 1 | 11 |
| 94. Ash-Sharh | 1 | 8 |
| 95. At-Tin | 1 | 8 |
| 96. Al-'Alaq | 1 | 19 |
| 97. Al-Qadr | 1 | 5 |
| 98. Al-Bayyinah | 1 | 8 |
| 99. Az-Zalzalah | 1 | 8 |
| 100. Al-'Adiyat | 1 | 11 |
| 101. Al-Qari'ah | 1 | 11 |
| 102. At-Takathur | 1 | 8 |
| 103. Al-'Asr | 1 | 3 |
| 104. Al-Humazah | 1 | 9 |
| 105. Al-Fil | 1 | 5 |
| 106. Quraysh | 1 | 4 |
| 107. Al-Ma'un | 1 | 7 |
| 108. Al-Kawthar | 1 | 3 |
| 109. Al-Kafirun | 1 | 6 |
| 110. An-Nasr | 1 | 3 |
| 111. Al-Masad | 1 | 5 |
| 112. Al-Ikhlas | 1 | 4 |
| 113. Al-Falaq | 1 | 5 |
| 114. An-Nas | 1 | 6 |

## Common questions

**How many rukus are in the Quran?**

556 in the text used on this site. Other references give other totals — 540 and 558 are both often quoted — because the ruku signs were added to the mushaf by later editors, and printings do not all place them identically.

**How many rukus are in each para?**

Para 1: 17, para 2: 17, para 3: 17, para 4: 14, para 5: 17, para 6: 14, para 7: 18, para 8: 18, para 9: 18, para 10: 17, para 11: 16, para 12: 16, para 13: 18, para 14: 22, para 15: 22, para 16: 16, para 17: 17, para 18: 17, para 19: 19, para 20: 16, para 21: 18, para 22: 18, para 23: 16, para 24: 20, para 25: 19, para 26: 19, para 27: 19, para 28: 20, para 29: 22, para 30: 39. Each ruku is counted in the para where it begins.

**How many rukus are in Surah Al-Baqarah, Al-Kahf and Yasin?**

Al-Baqarah: 40; Al-Kahf: 12; Ya-Sin: 5; Ar-Rahman: 3; Al-Waqi'ah: 3; Al-Mulk: 2. The table on this page gives the count for every surah.

**What is a ruku in the Quran?**

A section of a surah, marked in the margin of many printings with the letter ‘ayn (ع). The word means "bowing": the sign marks a natural stopping point in the recitation. This page is about rukus as divisions of the text, not the bowing position in prayer.

**Which para has the most rukus?**

Para 30, with 39. It is made of many short surahs, and a short surah is usually a single ruku.

Canonical page: https://quranonlineread.com/quran/ruku/