The Divine First Person in the Qurʾān › Browse by sūrah · The ten readings

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All 114 sūrahs, with the number of verses in which God speaks in the first person. Each page shows the full text with every first-person verse marked and coded.

No.SūrahPeriodChronological positionVersesFirst-person versesDensity (%)
1al-FātiḥaالفاتحةMeccan5700.0
2al-BaqaraالبقرةMedinan872865920.6
3Āl ʿImrānآل عمرانMedinan89200168.0
4al-NisāʾالنساءMedinan921763218.2
5al-MāʾidaالمائدةMedinan1121202117.5
6al-AnʿāmالأنعامMeccan551655533.3
7al-AʿrāfالأعرافMeccan392067335.4
8al-AnfālالأنفالMedinan887579.3
9al-TawbaالتوبةMedinan11312932.3
10YūnusيونسMeccan511092522.9
11HūdهودMeccan521232722.0
12YūsufيوسفMeccan531111210.8
13al-RaʿdالرعدMedinan9643920.9
14IbrāhīmابراهيمMeccan7252815.4
15al-ḤijrالحجرMeccan54993434.3
16al-NaḥlالنحلMeccan701282418.8
17al-IsrāʾالإسراءMeccan501114944.1
18al-KahfالكهفMeccan691103935.5
19MaryamمريمMeccan44983131.6
20Ṭā HāطهMeccan451353828.1
21al-AnbiyāʾالأنبياءMeccan731125347.3
22al-ḤajjالحجMedinan103781721.8
23al-MuʾminūnالمؤمنونMeccan741184033.9
24al-NūrالنورMedinan1026446.2
25al-FurqānالفرقانMeccan42772026.0
26al-ShuʿarāʾالشعراءMeccan47227229.7
27al-NamlالنملMeccan48931819.4
28al-QaṣaṣالقصصMeccan49883337.5
29al-ʿAnkabūtالعنكبوتMeccan85692333.3
30al-RūmالرومMeccan8460915.0
31LuqmānلقمانMeccan5734823.5
32al-SajdaالسجدةMeccan75301033.3
33al-AḥzābالأحزابMedinan9073811.0
34SabaʾسبإMeccan58542138.9
35FāṭirفاطرMeccan43451022.2
36Yā SīnيسMeccan41832833.7
37al-ṢāffātالصافاتMeccan561824323.6
38ṢādصMeccan38883034.1
39al-ZumarالزمرMeccan5975912.0
40GhāfirغافرMeccan60851112.9
41FuṣṣilatفصلتMeccan61541629.6
42al-ShūrāالشورىMeccan6253815.1
43al-ZukhrufالزخرفMeccan63893337.1
44al-DukhānالدخانMeccan64591525.4
45al-JāthiyaالجاثيةMeccan65371027.0
46al-AḥqāfالأحقافMeccan6635822.9
47MuḥammadمحمدMedinan953837.9
48al-FatḥالفتحMedinan11129413.8
49al-ḤujurātالحجراتMedinan1061815.6
50QāfقMeccan34451840.0
51al-DhāriyātالذارياتMeccan67601220.0
52al-ṬūrالطورMeccan764948.2
53al-NajmالنجمMeccan236211.6
54al-QamarالقمرMeccan37552647.3
55al-RaḥmānالرحمنMedinan977811.3
56al-WāqiʿaالواقعةMeccan46961414.6
57al-ḤadīdالحديدMedinan9429620.7
58al-MujādilaالمجادلةMedinan1052229.1
59al-ḤashrالحشرMedinan1012414.2
60al-MumtaḥanaالممتحنةMedinan911317.7
61al-ṢaffالصفMedinan1091417.1
62al-JumuʿaالجمعةMedinan1101100.0
63al-MunāfiqūnالمنافقونMedinan1041119.1
64al-TaghābunالتغابنMedinan10818316.7
65al-ṬalāqالطلاقMedinan991218.3
66al-TaḥrīmالتحريمMedinan10712216.7
67al-MulkالملكMeccan7730310.0
68al-QalamالقلمMeccan252713.5
69al-ḤāqqaالحاقةMeccan7852713.5
70al-MaʿārijالمعارجMeccan794449.1
71NūḥنوحMeccan712813.6
72al-JinnالجنMeccan402827.1
73al-MuzzammilالمزملMeccan320525.0
74al-MuddaththirالمدثرMeccan456814.3
75al-QiyāmaالقيامةMeccan3140717.5
76al-InsānالانسانMedinan9831516.1
77al-MursalātالمرسلاتMeccan33501122.0
78al-NabaʾالنبإMeccan80401332.5
79al-NāziʿātالنازعاتMeccan814600.0
80ʿAbasaعبسMeccan244237.1
81al-TakwīrالتكويرMeccan72913.4
82al-InfiṭārالإنفطارMeccan821900.0
83al-MuṭaffifīnالمطففينMeccan863612.8
84al-InshiqāqالإنشقاقMeccan832514.0
85al-BurūjالبروجMeccan272200.0
86al-ṬāriqالطارقMeccan361715.9
87al-AʿlāالأعلىMeccan819210.5
88al-GhāshiyaالغاشيةMeccan682627.7
89al-FajrالفجرMeccan103026.7
90al-BaladالبلدMeccan3520525.0
91al-ShamsالشمسMeccan261500.0
92al-LaylالليلMeccan921523.8
93al-ḌuḥāالضحىMeccan111100.0
94al-SharḥالشرحMeccan128337.5
95al-TīnالتينMeccan288225.0
96al-ʿAlaqالعلقMeccan119210.5
97al-QadrالقدرMeccan255120.0
98al-BayyinaالبينةMedinan100800.0
99al-ZalzalaالزلزلةMedinan93800.0
100al-ʿĀdiyātالعادياتMeccan141100.0
101al-QāriʿaالقارعةMeccan301100.0
102al-TakāthurالتكاثرMeccan16800.0
103al-ʿAṣrالعصرMeccan13300.0
104al-HumazaالهمزةMeccan32900.0
105al-FīlالفيلMeccan19500.0
106QurayshقريشMeccan29400.0
107al-MāʿūnالماعونMeccan17700.0
108al-KawtharالكوثرMeccan153133.3
109al-KāfirūnالكافرونMeccan18600.0
110al-NaṣrالنصرMedinan114300.0
111al-MasadالمسدMeccan6500.0
112al-IkhlāṣالإخلاصMeccan22400.0
113al-FalaqالفلقMeccan20500.0
114al-NāsالناسMeccan21600.0