Surah 21 of 114
Surah Al-Anbiya
The Prophets
Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets) is the 21st surah of the Quran, revealed in Makkah, with 112 ayahs spanning juz 17.
الأنبياء
What this surah covers
- Succession of prophets
- Unity of the message
- Yunus in the whale
Memorising it
At the academy’s standard pace, Surah Al-Anbiya typically takes 10–23 supervised lessons, with revision continuing afterwards. The range is wide on purpose: it moves with the student’s age, whether they already read fluently, and how much is revised between lessons. A single figure would be a promise about a student we have not met.
Memorisation load is rated Heavy relative to the rest of the Quran, derived from its length rather than assigned by opinion.