Surah Al-Munafiqun

المنافقون

Surah 63 · Madani · 11 ayahs · Juz 28 · pages 554–555 · 2 rukus

Revealed: Madani
Ayahs: 11
Juz: 28
Mushaf pages: 554–555
Words: 180
Order revealed: 104th (according to Ibn Abbas)
Year: 19th year of Prophethood (6th Year Hijri)

About Surah Al-Munafiqun (063)

The Surah deals with the phenomenon of hypocrisy. It criticizes hypocrisy and condemns the hypocrites. It also exhorts the Believers to be sincere in…

The Surah deals with the phenomenon of hypocrisy. It criticizes hypocrisy and condemns the hypocrites. It also exhorts the Believers to be sincere in their faith and spend in charity.

This Surah takes its name after the first Ayat of the Surah, “When the hypocrites come to you, (O Muhammad )ﷺ, they say, “We testify that you are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” And Allah knows that you are His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars.” (63:1).

There are 11 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 2 rukus of Surah Al-Munafiqun

Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.

Ruku	What it covers	Ayahs
1	Hypocrites are such enemies of Islam and Muslims that even the Rasool's prayer cannot obtain forgiveness for them from Allah	1–8
2	Let not your riches or children divert you from the remembrance of Allah, lest you become a real loser	9–11

Themes of Surah Al-Munafiqun (063)

Warning about the Hypocrites. The theme of this Surah is invitation to the faith and obedience (to Allah) and the teaching of good morals. The…

Warning about the Hypocrites.

The theme of this Surah is invitation to the faith and obedience (to Allah) and the teaching of good morals. The sequence followed is that the first four verses are addressed to all people; verses 5-10 to those who do not believe in the invitation of the Qur’an; and verses 11-18 to those who accept and believe in this invitation.

Key words of Surah Al-Munafiqun

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
اله	14	اللَّهِOf Allah وَاللَّهُAnd Allah
قول	7	قَالُواThey say يَقُولُواThey speak لِقَوْلِهِمْTo their speech
نفق	6	الْمُنَافِقُونَThe hypocrites تُنْفِقُواSpend وَأَنْفِقُواAnd spend
رسل	5	لَرَسُولُAre surely the messenger لَرَسُولُهُAre surely his messenger رَسُولُThe messenger of Allah
غفر	4	يَسْتَغْفِرْWill ask forgiveness أَسْتَغْفَرْتَWhether you ask forgiveness تَسْتَغْفِرْAsk forgiveness
امن	3	آمَنُواThey believed وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَAnd for the believers
جيا	2	جَاءَكَCome to you جَاءَHas come
شهد	2	نَشْهَدُWe testify يَشْهَدُTestifies
علم	2	يَعْلَمُKnows يَعْلَمُونَKnow
خشب	1	خُشُبٌPieces of wood
سند	1	مُسَنَّدَةٌPropped up

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.

Published 21 August 2026