Surah 17 of 114
Surah Al-Isra
The Night Journey
Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey) is the 17th surah of the Quran, revealed in Makkah, with 111 ayahs spanning juz 15.
الإسراء
What this surah covers
- The night journey
- Rights of parents
- Moral commands
Memorising it
At the academy’s standard pace, Surah Al-Isra 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.