Facts about Holy Quran

• Number of Verses:

Number of verses in the Quran varies according to different scholars. Following is the number of verses of Quran according to different scholars:

Abdullah Ibn-e-Abbas (R.A) : 6616 Verses

Uqba Ibn Nafi (R.A) : 6217 Verses

Shayba bin Uthman (R.A.) : 6214 Verses

Scholars of Egypt : 6226 Verses

Al-Zamahshari : 6666 Verses

People of Al-Kufa : 6236 Verses

• Number of Juz : 30

• Number of Surahs : 114

• Total Rukus : 558 Rukus

• Total Sajood (Prostation) : 14 Sajood

• Preface of Quran : Surah Al-Fatihah (1st Surah)

• Longest Surah of Quran : Surah Al-Baqarah (2^nd Surah)

• Shortest Surah of Quran : Surah Al-Kauthar/Kausar (108th Surah)

• Surah does not starts with Bismillah : Surah Al-Tawba (9^th Surah)

• Surah revealed twice : Surah Al-Fatihah

• Longest Verse in Quran : Verse # 282 of Surah Al-Baqarah

• Shortest Verse of Quran : Verse # 64 of Surah Ar-Rahman (55th Surah)

• Arabic letter used maximum times : "Alif" (ا)

• Arabic letter used fewest times : "Zaa" (ز)

• Longest word : " فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ " [Verse # 22 of Surah Al-Hijr (15th Surah]

• Prophet mentioned most times : Prophet Moses (A.S.) (136 times)

• Number of Surahs revealed in Makkah : 86 (Makki Surahs)

• Number of Surahs revealed in Madina : 28 (Madni Surahs)

• Quran revealed in how may years : 23 Years

• No. of Ghazwas described : 12 Ghazwas [Battle in which our Prophet (S.A.W.) participated]

• Heart of Quran : Surah Yaseen

• Beauty of Quran : Suran Rehman

• Biggest animal mentioned in Quran : Elephant

• Smallest animal mentioned in Quran : Mosquito

• Only Month Mentioned in Quran : Ramadan (Mentioned in Verse # 185 of Surah Al-Baqarah)

• Best Drink Mentioned in Quran : Milk (Verse # 66 of Surah Al-Nahal (16th Surah)

• Surah in which Bismillah appears twice : Verse # 30 of Surah An-Naml (27th Surah)

• Word 'Quran' is repeated in Holy Quran : 70

• How many Prophets mention in Quran : 25

• Name of only female name mentioned in Quran : Mary/Maryam (A.S.) (Verse # 87 of Surah Al-Baqarah)

• Name of only Sahabi mentioned in Quran : Zayd Ibn Haarithah (R.A. ) [(Verse # 37 of Surah Al-Ahzab (33^rd Surah)]

• Word is the middle of the Quran : “وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ” [Verse # 19 of Surah Al-Kahf (18th Surah)]