Surah Al-Hijr
الحجر
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 99
- Juz
- 14
- Mushaf pages
- 262–267
- Words
- 655
- Order revealed
- 54th (according to Ibn Abbas)
- Year
- 9th year of Prophethood
- Prophets named
- Lut, Ibrahim
About Surah Al-Hijr (015)
The main theme of the Surah is Divine guidance, and people’s response. Allah warns those who deny this message and this serves as a reminder of these…
The main theme of the Surah is Divine guidance, and people’s response. Allah warns those who deny this message and this serves as a reminder of these warnings, we have here the stories of Prophet Lut’s people, Thamud and other groups.
It is named ‘Hijr’ after the valley located between Madinah and Sham (Greater Syria), where the people of Salih, Thamud lived.
There are 99 Ayat in this Surah.
This surah is published a ruku at a time — the Quran's own reading portion — so each page stays short enough to study properly. Pick where you want to begin.
The 6 rukus of Surah Al-Hijr
Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.
| Ruku | What it covers | Ayahs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| 1–15 |
| 2 | Allah created and decorated the heavens. He also created everything suitable for human life on earth | 16–25 |
| 3 |
| 26–44 |
| 4 |
| 45–60 |
| 5 | The same angels came to the Prophet Lût and executed Allah's decree of stoning to death the nation of homosexuals | 61–79 |
| 6 |
| 80–99 |
Themes of Surah Al-Hijr (015)
Allah protects and preserves His Deen (religion). The main topics of the Surah are warning to those who rejected his Message, opposed it tooth and…
Allah protects and preserves His Deen (religion).
The main topics of the Surah are
warning to those who rejected his Message, opposed it tooth and nail and ridiculed him.
comfort and encouragement to the Prophet ﷺ.
The Qur’an never confines itself to mere warning; rebuke and censure but resorts to precept in every suitable place. Accordingly, this Surah contains brief arguments for Monotheism (Tawhid) on the one hand and admonition in the story of Adam and Satan on the other.
Connection between the beginning and the ending of the Surah At the beginning and end of the Surah there are profound statements about the Qur’an 15:9, “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an and indeed, We will be its guardian.” And in 15:87 “And We have certainly given you, (O Muhammad )ﷺ, seven of the often repeated (verses) and the great Qur’an.”
Key words of Surah Al-Hijr
Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.
| Root | Times | Words in this surah |
|---|---|---|
| قول | 25 | |
| كون | 16 | |
| علم | 12 | |
| ربب | 9 | |
| اتي | 7 | |
| رسل | 7 | |
| بشر | 7 | |
| نزل | 6 | |
| خلق | 6 | |
| لقح | 1 | |
| فضح | 1 | |
| عضو | 1 |
Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.
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