[33] Surah Al-Ahzab mind map

Al-Ahzab is the surah of the siege of Madinah and of the Prophet's own household: the trench, the wind that scattered an army, the abolition of adoption as a legal fiction, and the etiquette of entering his house.

  • 73 Ayahs
  • 5 Blocks
  • Medinan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

3

At this pace the whole surah takes 25 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

    Adoption abolished

    Ayahs 1-8

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَلِّيَسْـَٔلَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ عَن صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۭا

    Call them by their fathers' names; the Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves; and the covenant taken from the prophets.

    Study days 1-3

  2. 2

    The confederates

    Ayahs 9-27

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْلَّمْ تَطَـُٔوهَا ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرًۭا

    A wind and armies you did not see, eyes turning aside and hearts reaching throats — and the good example in the Messenger of Allah.

    Study days 3-9

  3. 3

    The choice, and the seal

    Ayahs 28-40

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًۭا

    His wives given a choice between this world and Allah and His Messenger; the marriage that ended the adoption fiction; and: he is the Seal of the Prophets.

    Study days 10-14

  4. 4

    Remember Him much

    Ayahs 41-52

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ذِكْرًۭا كَثِيرًۭامَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّقِيبًۭا

    Morning and evening; the divorce before consummation with no waiting period; and the rulings particular to the Prophet.

    Study days 14-18

  5. 5

    His house, and the trust

    Ayahs 53-73

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ إِلَّآٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۢا

    Do not enter without permission or stay talking; the outer garment; the prayer upon the Prophet; and the trust the mountains declined.

    Study days 18-25

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The lesson

It ends with the trust that the heavens, the earth and the mountains refused to carry, and man took on — placed immediately after seventy verses of things people got wrong.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 5 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah Al-Ahzab mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 73 ayahs take 25 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 5 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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