Read in the order the Book is built: seven chapters, each opening in Makkah and closing in Madīnah, its sūrahs set out in pairs. The bar below is the whole Qur’ān, divided by chapter and drawn to the length of each. The solid part of every column is how much of it was revealed in Makkah.
Column width follows the number of verses · the solid part is the share of that chapter’s sūrahs revealed in Makkah
Sūrahs 1–5 · 788 verses · 1 Makkan, 4 Madīnan
Conclusive communication of the truth to the Jews and Christians, Instituting a new ummah in their place from another branch of Abraham’s progeny: the Ishmaelites, Its tazkiyah and taṭhīr, And a description of the final covenant with it by the Almighty.
Sūrahs 6–9 · 575 verses · 2 Makkan, 2 Madīnan
Conclusive communication of the truth to the Quraysh, Tazkiyah and Taṭhīr of the Muslims and And a mention of the manifestation of the final worldly retribution for both the Quraysh and the People of the Book.
Sūrahs 10–24 · 1489 verses · 14 Makkan, 1 Madīnan
Warning the Quraysh, Glad tidings to the Prophet (sws) and his followers of the domination of the truth, And to purify their beliefs and practices and separate them from the hypocrites and the disbelievers.
Sūrahs 25–33 · 751 verses · 8 Makkan, 1 Madīnan
Validation of prophethood, Communication of warnings and glad tidings to the Quraysh with its reference, And tazkiyah and taṭhīr of the Muslims.
Sūrahs 34–49 · 1024 verses · 13 Makkan, 3 Madīnan
Validation of tawḥīd, Warning the Quraysh with its reference, Glad tidings of the dominance of truth to Muḥammad (sws) and tazkiyah and taṭhīr of his followers.
Sūrahs 50–66 · 611 verses · 7 Makkan, 10 Madīnan
Validation of the Day of Judgement, Warning of the Quraysh with its reference And the tazkiyah and taṭhīr of the believers.
Sūrahs 67–114 · 995 verses · 46 Makkan, 2 Madīnan
Warning the leadership of the Quraysh of the consequences of the Hereafter, Conclusive communication of the truth to them, and, as its result, threatening them with punishment And delivering glad tidings to Muḥammad (sws) of the supremacy of the truth in Arabia.