[70] Surah Al-Ma'arij mind map

Al-Ma'arij answers a man who mockingly asked for the punishment to come, describes a day whose measure is fifty thousand years, and then lists eleven qualities that separate the man who prays from the man who panics.

  • 44 Ayahs
  • 3 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

3

At this pace the whole surah takes 15 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

    A day of fifty thousand years

    Ayahs 1-18

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢوَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ

    The one who asked for it, the ascending ways, the sky like molten metal, and a friend who will not ask about a friend.

    Study days 1-6

  2. 2

    Man was created anxious

    Ayahs 19-35

    إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًاأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ مُّكْرَمُونَ

    Panicking at evil and withholding at good — except those who pray: eleven qualities, opening and closing with prayer.

    Study days 7-12

  3. 3

    Racing towards you

    Ayahs 36-44

    فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَأَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

    The disbelievers hurrying to look on, the promise that a better people could replace them, and the day they come out of the graves as if racing to a goal.

    Study days 12-15

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The lesson

The description of man as anxious — panicking at hardship, withholding at ease — is the diagnosis, and the eleven qualities that follow are all treatments for it.

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 Al-Ma'arij mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 44 ayahs take 15 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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