Surah 70 of 114
Surah Al-Ma'arij
The Ascending Stairways
Surah Al-Ma'arij (The Ascending Stairways) is the 70th surah of the Quran, revealed in Makkah, with 44 ayahs spanning juz 29.
المعارج
What this surah covers
- Ways of ascent
- Human impatience
- The constant in prayer
Memorising it
At the academy’s standard pace, Surah Al-Ma'arij typically takes 4–9 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 Moderate relative to the rest of the Quran, derived from its length rather than assigned by opinion.