[44] Surah Ad-Dukhan mind map

Ad-Dukhan opens on a blessed night in which every wise matter is decided, warns of a smoke that will cover people, and then recalls Pharaoh's drowning — and how neither the sky nor the earth wept for him.

  • 59 Ayahs
  • 3 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

3

At this pace the whole surah takes 20 study days.

Study days are days you actually sit down to memorise — miss one and the plan simply moves with you.

The map

  1. 1

    The blessed night

    Ayahs 1-16

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓيَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ

    Every wise matter distinguished in it; and the day the sky brings a visible smoke and they ask for the punishment to be lifted.

    Study days 1-6

  2. 2

    Pharaoh's people

    Ayahs 17-33

    وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۭ كَرِيمٌوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌۭا۟ مُّبِينٌ

    The demand to hand over the servants of Allah; the sea left parted; and the sky and the earth that did not weep for them.

    Study days 6-11

  3. 3

    Not created in play

    Ayahs 34-59

    إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَفَٱرْتَقِبْ إِنَّهُم مُّرْتَقِبُونَ

    The tree of Zaqqum, the day no relative avails another, and the God-fearing in a secure place — and the Qur'an made easy in your tongue.

    Study days 12-20

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The lesson

The surah says creation was not made in play, and repeats it: everything in it is an argument against the idea that the world has no verdict at its end.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 3 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah Ad-Dukhan mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 59 ayahs take 20 study days. Change the pace above and every date on this page updates.
Do I have to memorise it in order?
Most teachers keep the surah's own order, because the 3 blocks below follow one another for a reason. The map matters more than the sequence: knowing which block you are inside is what stops the similar passages blurring together.
Do I need a teacher for this?
You can memorise from a map alone, but almost nobody corrects their own recitation. A teacher hears the mistakes you cannot, and holds you to the schedule you just set.

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