[27] Surah An-Naml mind map

An-Naml is named after an ant whose warning to her colony Sulayman overheard and smiled at. Its centre is the exchange between Sulayman and the queen of Sheba, carried by a hoopoe, and its end is a run of questions about who actually creates.

  • 93 Ayahs
  • 4 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

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At this pace the whole surah takes 31 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 fire, and the nine signs

    Ayahs 1-14

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ طسٓ ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِأَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًۭا وَعُلُوًّۭا ۚ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    Musa sent to Pharaoh with nine clear signs, which they rejected out of injustice and arrogance while certain of them.

    Study days 1-5

  2. 2

    Sulayman, the ant and the hoopoe

    Ayahs 15-44

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًۭا ۖ وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    The speech of birds, the ant's warning, the news from Sheba, the letter, the throne brought in an instant, and the glass floor.

    Study days 5-15

  3. 3

    Thamud and Lut

    Ayahs 45-58

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًۭا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    The nine men who plotted at night and swore by Allah, the plot that recoiled — and the rain sent on those who were warned.

    Study days 15-20

  4. 4

    Who created? Who answers?

    Ayahs 59-93

    قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓسَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    Five questions each ending 'is there a god with Allah?'; the beast that speaks; the trumpet; and the mountains passing like clouds.

    Study days 20-31

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The lesson

Sulayman's response to being given power over wind, jinn and speech is a prayer to be enabled to be grateful — which is the only reaction the surah records from him.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 4 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah An-Naml mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 93 ayahs take 31 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 4 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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