Chronological Order of the Qur'an

The Qur'an is not in chronological order, but arranged roughly longest surah (chapter) to the shortest. The following lists the chronological (or revelational) order of the Qur'an.

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Chronological Order	Surah Name	Number of Verses	Location of Revelation	Traditional Order
1	Al-Alaq	19	Mecca	96
2	Al-Qalam	52	Mecca	68
3	Al-Muzzammil	20	Mecca	73
4	Al-Muddathir	56	Mecca	74
5	Al-Fatiha	7	Mecca	1
6	Al-Masadd	5	Mecca	111
7	At-Takwir	29	Mecca	81
8	Al-Ala	19	Mecca	87
9	Al-Lail	21	Mecca	92
10	Al-Fajr	30	Mecca	89
11	Ad-Dhuha	11	Mecca	93
12	Al-Inshirah	8	Mecca	94
13	Al-Asr	3	Mecca	103
14	Al-Adiyat	11	Mecca	100
15	Al-Kauther	3	Mecca	108
16	At-Takathur	8	Mecca	102
17	Al-Maun	7	Mecca	107
18	Al-Kafiroon	6	Mecca	109
19	Al-Fil	5	Mecca	105
20	Al-Falaq	5	Mecca	113
21	An-Nas	6	Mecca	114
22	Al-Ikhlas	4	Mecca	112
23	An-Najm	62	Mecca	53
24	Abasa	42	Mecca	80
25	Al-Qadr	5	Mecca	97
26	Ash-Shams	15	Mecca	91
27	Al-Burooj	22	Mecca	85
28	At-Tin	8	Mecca	95
29	Quraish	4	Mecca	106
30	Al-Qaria	11	Mecca	101
31	Al-Qiyama	40	Mecca	75
32	Al-Humaza	9	Mecca	104
33	Al-Mursalat	50	Mecca	77
34	Qaf	45	Mecca	50
35	Al-Balad	20	Mecca	90
36	At-Tariq	17	Mecca	86
37	Al-Qamar	55	Mecca	54
38	Sad	88	Mecca	38
39	Al-Araf	206	Mecca	7
40	Al-Jinn	28	Mecca	72
41	Ya-Sin	83	Mecca	36
42	Al-Furqan	77	Mecca	25
43	Fatir	45	Mecca	35
44	Maryam	98	Mecca	19
45	Taha	135	Mecca	20
46	Al-Waqia	96	Mecca	56
47	Ash-Shuara	227	Mecca	26
48	An-Naml	93	Mecca	27
49	Al-Qasas	88	Mecca	28
50	Al-Isra	111	Mecca	17
51	Yunus	109	Mecca	10
52	Hud	123	Mecca	11
53	Yusuf	111	Mecca	12
54	Al-Hijr	99	Mecca	15
55	Al-Anaam	165	Mecca	6
56	As-Saaffat	182	Mecca	37
57	Luqman	34	Mecca	31
58	Saba	54	Mecca	34
59	Az-Zumar	75	Mecca	39
60	Al-Ghafir	85	Mecca	40
61	Fussilat	54	Mecca	41
62	Ash-Shura	53	Mecca	42
63	Az-Zukhruf	89	Mecca	43
64	Ad-Dukhan	59	Mecca	44
65	Al-Jathiya	37	Mecca	45
66	Al-Ahqaf	35	Mecca	46
67	Adh-Dhariyat	60	Mecca	51
68	Al-Ghashiya	26	Mecca	88
69	Al-Kahf	110	Mecca	18
70	An-Nahl	128	Mecca	16
71	Nooh	28	Mecca	71
72	Ibrahim	52	Mecca	14
73	Al-Ambiya	112	Mecca	21
74	Al-Mumenoon	118	Mecca	23
75	As-Sajda	30	Mecca	32
76	At-Tur	49	Mecca	52
77	Al-Mulk	30	Mecca	67
78	Al-Haaqqa	52	Mecca	69
79	Al-Maarij	44	Mecca	70
80	An-Naba	40	Mecca	78
81	An-Naziat	46	Mecca	79
82	Al-Infitar	19	Mecca	82
83	Al-Inshiqaq	25	Mecca	84
84	Ar-Room	60	Mecca	30
85	Al-Ankaboot	69	Mecca	29
86	Al-Mutaffifin	36	Mecca	83
87	Al-Baqara	286	Medina	2
88	Al-Anfal	75	Medina	8
89	Al-i-Imran	200	Medina	3
90	Al-Ahzab	73	Medina	33
91	Al-Mumtahina	13	Medina	60
92	An-Nisa	176	Medina	4
93	Al-Zalzala	8	Medina	99
94	Al-Hadid	29	Medina	57
95	Muhammad	38	Medina	47
96	Ar-Rad	43	Medina	13
97	Al-Rahman	78	Medina	55
98	Al-Insan	31	Medina	76
99	At-Talaq	12	Medina	65
100	Al-Bayyina	8	Medina	98
101	Al-Hashr	24	Medina	59
102	An-Noor	64	Medina	24
103	Al-Hajj	78	Medina	22
104	Al-Munafiqoon	11	Medina	63
105	Al-Mujadila	22	Medina	58
106	Al-Hujraat	18	Medina	49
107	At-Tahrim	12	Medina	66
108	At-Taghabun	18	Medina	64
109	As-Saff	14	Medina	61
110	Al-Jumua	11	Medina	62
111	Al-Fath	29	Medina	48
112	Al-Maeda	120	Medina	5
113	At-Taubah	129	Medina	9
114	An-Nasr	3	Medina	110

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