Dr Sanooj’s “Quran Surah- Mnemonic”

Fatiha

1—“BIN-MAAA–Tawba”—”YuHu-YuRa”-“IbHijNah -“IsKaMa-Taha”.
2“AnbiyaHajMumenoon—NoorFurqan”— “ShuaNam-QasAnkaRoo”—“LuqSaj-
AhzSabFatir”.
4“Yaa-Saff”-”SadZum”—“GaFussShura”-“ZukhDukh”-“JaAhqaf”.
“Muhammad —FathHujurat”

5“Qaf-DaarTuur”—“NaQaRahman, Waqia”.
—“HadeeMuja- HashiMumta”—“SaffJumMunafiqoon”——“TaghaTalaTahrim”.
6 “MulkQalam-HaqqaMaarij”—-“NoohJinn—MuMuQiyama”— “InsanMursalat”.
7 “NabaNazAbasaTaq
InfiMu-InshiBuTaar” —
AlaGhaFajBald“-ShamLa
DhuhInshiraTiin

8”AlaqQadrBaynZal
“AdiyaQaria-Takathur”
9 “AsrHumzFilQursh”-
“MaunKautrKafirn”—
“NasrMasd-IkhlsFalqNas”

29 Surah starts with Huruf Muqatta'at

3 1-Muqatta'at = Quaf, Suad, Noon
9 2-Muqatta'at =
6HaMim (GaFussShura”-“ZukhDukh”-“JaAhqaf ; except Shuraa)
TaHa,TaSin(Naml),YaSin
13 3-Muqatta'at =
Alif-Lam-Mim - B,I
Alif-Lam-Ra - YuHu-YuRa”-“IbHij (except Alif-Lam-Mim-Ra - (Ra …. -)
Ta-Sin-Mim - ShuaNam-Qas ( except TaSin – Nam)
Alif-Lam-Mim - AnkaRoo”-“LuqSaj”
2 4-Muqatta'at =
Alif-Lam-Mim-Suad - Aar aaf
Alif-Lam-Mim-Ra - Rad
2 5- Muqatta'at =
Kaf-Ha-Ya-Ayn-Suad -Maryam
Ha Meem Ain Seen Qaf -Shuraa
I made one major breakthrough in my journey with Quran.
I was always lost in navigating the quran; Now I know all the surah names clearly and I know exact
location of any sura in the quran in the correct order

As children we were asked to read surah Yaseen and ArRahman

It used to be either a lucky location of Yaseen early on …or… a miserable search looking for the
elusive Yaseen turning pages front and backforth

I remember my mothers favourite mushaf --protruding with many thick and thin bookmarks on all
sides -- for locating her favourite surahs—Yaseen, Mulk, Sajadah, Rahman, Dhukhan, Maryam, Kahf,
Qaf, Juma…. still never sure which is where, before or after…

There were many surahs--- very unfamiliar --- names sounded Greek and Latin… sometimes not able
to pronounce the names correctly--- Shuaraa, Shura, Zukhruf, Taghabun, Jathiya , Hujurat, Mumtahnah,
Mujadilah, Qasas, Tahrim,

Then there were these similar sounding ---but-- easily-confused----surahs—Ahzab-Ahqaf-Araaf,

Naml-Nahl-Ankaboot, Anbiya-Muminoon-Muimin-Munafiqoon, Hijr-Hajj-Maarij, Fatah-Fatir, Tawba-
Taha, Furqan-Luqman, Fussilat-Saffat-Saff, Tahrim-Talaq-Tagabhun, Ya sin- Ta sin

I never knew where were Surah—Mohamed, Ibrahim , Nooh, Younus, Yousuf, Hud, Mariyam,
Luqman,Saba,Room, Qasas History Jinn-Insan,
Hijr-Kahf (Rock-Cave)
And Bakra,Naml,Nahl,Ankaboot, Fiil
And I was always trying to confirm the order in which are the surahs—Shams,
Qamar,Najm,Tariq,Burooj, Noor, Fajr, Dhuha, Asr, Falaq, Layl, Dukhan,Nur,Rad
And about-- Sad, Noon, Qaf, Rad, Room
Then as we matured , we started remembering Surah number s—Sajdah was 32, Yaseen was 36,
My children and myself used to remember the Surah number to locate a particular Surah in Quran

Now since I know all the Quran Surahs individually by name and location at all times, and no trying
hard to remember the top to bottom order, which surah is where —before or after ?/---
I am more excited to exploration different surah names and how their meanings relate and connect to
one another—
Saffat- Dhariya- Mursalat Naziya- Adiyat Saff
Aligners- Spreaders- Emissaries Snatchers- Racers Ranks
those who set the ranks

Dhukhan- Taqwir- Infitar- Inshiqaq- Qaria- Zalazalah Ghashiya- Naba-

Smoke- Rolling- Shattering- Rupture- Shocker- Earthquake Overwhelming theEvent-

Waqiya- Qiyama- Haqqa- Taghabun- Jathiya- Maarij Zumar

Inevitable Resurrection Reality- Gathering- Kneeling- Ascending stairways- Throngs

Furqan Fussilat Bayyina Musammil Mudhathir

Criterion Detailed ClearEvidence Enwrapped Enrobed

Fatir Ghafir Rahman Ala Mulk Qadr Isra

Originator Forgiver Compassionate MostHigh Sovereignity Power Night-journey

Fath+Nasr Sharh Takathur Kauthar Zukhruf Masad

Victory Soothing Abundance Plenty Gold Ornaments Thorns

Anbiya Muminoon, Tawba Sajda Maauun Nur

Prophets Believers Repentance Prostration Assistance Light

Jinn Insan Munafiqun Mutaffifin Humazah, Kafiroon Hashr

Jinn Man Hypocrites Defrauders Backbiter Disbelievers Mobilization,Exile

Nisa Mujadila- Mumtahna Talaq Tahrim Hujurat

Women womanArguing womanTested Divorce Prohibition Chambers

Fajr Dhuha Falaq Asr Layl

Dawn Morning light Day-break Declining day Night

Najm Buruj Tariq Qamar Shams Rad

Star Constellations NightlyVisitor Moon Sun Thunder

Shuara Shura Araaf Ahzab Ahqaf

Poets Consultation Elevations Confederates Dunes

Baqara Naml Nahl Anqaboot Anaam

Heifer Ant Bee Spider Livestock

Tur Hijr Kahf Balad Hadid Qalam Tin Alaq

Mount Rock Cave City Iron Pen Fig Clot
https://www.quranindex.net/KuranBilgisi.php
P.ADAM P.IBRAHIM P.MUSA P.ISA

Al Baqara 30-37 Al Baqara 124-136, 140 Al Baqara 51-71, 87-93 Al Baqara 87,136,253
258, 260 108, 136, 246
Aal Imran 33-34, 59 Aal Imran 33, 65-68, 84, An Nisaa 153, 164 Aal Imran 45-55, 59-
95, 97 60,84
Al Maida 27 Al Nisa 125, 163 Al Maida 20-26 An Nisaa 155-159,
163, 171-
172
Al Aaraf 11-12, 19, Al Anaam 74-84, 161 Al Anaam 84,91,154 Al Maida 17,46, 72-
26-27, 31, 75, 78, 110-
35,172,189 118
Al- Hijr 26, 28-29 At Tawba 70, 114 Al Aaraf 103-162 Al Anaam 85
Israa 61,70 Hud 69-76 Yunus 75-93 At Tawba 30-31
Al Kahf 50 Yusuf 6, 38 Hud 96,110 Maryam 16-35
Maryam 58 Ibrahim 35-41 Ibrahim 5-8 Al Muminun 50
Ta Ha 115-117, Al- Hijr 51-60 Israa 2, 101-103 Al Ahzab 7
120-121
An-Nahl 120-123 Al Kahf 60-82 Ash Shura 13
Maryam 41-58 Maryam 51 Az Zukhruf 57-65
Al Anbiya 51-73 Ta Ha 9-98 Al Hadid 27
Al Hajj 26-27, 42-43, Al Anbiya 48 As-Saff 6,14
78
Ash Shuaaraa 69-89 Al Muminun 45-49
Al Ankabut 16-18, 24-32 Al Furqan 36
Al Ahzab 7 Ash 10-67
Shuaaraa
As Saffat 83-113 An Naml 7-14
Sad 45-47 Al Qasas 3-48, 76
Az Zukhruf 27 Al Ankabut 39
Adh Dhariyat 24-36 As Sajda 23
An Najm 36,37 Al Ahzab 7, 69
Al Hadid 26 As Saffat 114-122
Al Mumtahana 4 Ghafir 23-53
Al Aala 18-19 Fussilat 45
Ash Shura 13
Az Zukhruf 46-56
Al Ahqaf 12, 30
Adh 38-40
Dhariyat
Najm 36
As-Saff 5
Naziaat 15-26
Al Aala 18-19
P.NUH P.Hud (.Ad) P.Salih (.Thamud) P.Shuaib(.
Madyan)
An Nisaa 163
Al Anaam 84
Al Aaraf 59-69 Al Aaraf 65-72 Al Aaraf 73-79 Al Aaraf 85-91
Tawba 70 At Tawba 70 At Tawba 70
Yunus 71-73
Hud 25-49, 89 Hud 50-60, 89 Hud 61-68, Hud 84-,94-95
89,94-95
Ibrahim 9 Ibrahim 9 Taha 40
Israa 3,17 Al Isra 59
Maryam 58
Al Anbiya 76-77 Al Furqan 38 Hajj 42 Hajj 44
Al Hajj 42 Furqan 38
Al Muminun 23-30
Al Furqan 37
Ash 105-121 Ash Shuaaraa 123-140 Ash Shuaaraa 141-159 Qasas 22-23, 45
Shuaaraa An Naml 45-53

Al Ankabut 14-15 Al Ankabut 38 Al Ankabut 38 Al Ankabut 36

Al Ahzab 7 Sad 13-14
Ghafir 30-31
As Saffat 75-83
Ghafir 5,30-31 Fussilat 13,15 Fussilat 13-18
Ash-Shura 13
Al Ahqaf 21-26
Qaf 12
Adh 46 Adh Dhariyat 41-42 Adh Dhariyat 43-45
Dhariyat
An najm 52 An Najm 50 An Najm 51
Al Qamar 9-16 Al Qamar 18-20 Al Qamar 23-31
Al Hadid 26 Al Haqqa 4-5
Al Buruj 17-18
At Tahrim 10 Al Fajr 6-12
Ash Shams 11-15
Nuh 1-28

S. Aaraf S. Hud S. Hijr S. Anbiya S. Shuara S. Saffat

Adam Adam Musa Musa Nuh
Nuh Nuh Ibrahim , Lut Ibrahim Ibrahim+
Ismaeel+Ishaa
q
Hud Hud Ibrahim & Lut Nuh Nuh Musa
Saleh Salih AyekahPeople/M Dawud-Sulaiman Hud Ilyas
adyan -Shuaib
Lut Ibrahim & Ayyub Saleh Lut
Lut
Shuaib Shuaib HijrPeople/Tham Yunus Lut Yunus
ud-Saleh
Musa ( 6 Musa Zakariyya Shuaib
page) (brief)
P.DAWUD P.SULAYMAN

Al Baqara 249-251 Al Baqara 102

An Nisa 163 An Nisa 163
Al Maaida 78
Al Anaam 84 Al Anaam 84
Isra 55
Al Anbiya 78-79, 105 Al Anbiya 81-82
An Naml 15-16 An Naml 15-44
Saba 10, 13 Sabaa 12-14
Sad 22-26 Sad 30-40

P.Ayyub Job P.YUNUS

An Nisaa 163 An Nisaa 163
Al Anaam 84 Al Anaam 86-87
Al Anbiya 83 Yunus 98
Sad 41-44 Al Anbiya 87