[50] Surah Qaf mind map

Qaf was recited by the Prophet at every Friday and Eid, and its subject is the moment of death and what surrounds it: two angels recording, the throes, the trumpet, and a jugular vein's distance.

  • 45 Ayahs
  • 3 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

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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

    They wondered at a warner

    Ayahs 1-15

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍۢ مِّنْ خَلْقٍۢ جَدِيدٍۢ

    The denial of return after dust, the sky built without cracks, the earth and the tall palms, and nations before them.

    Study days 1-5

  2. 2

    Nearer than the jugular vein

    Ayahs 16-30

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥنَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍۢ

    The two seated recorders, the stupor of death bringing the truth, the trumpet, and the exchange with Hell.

    Study days 6-10

  3. 3

    The day of coming forth

    Ayahs 31-45

    وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍأَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍۢ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ

    Paradise brought near, generations destroyed, and the command to be patient and to glorify before sunrise and sunset.

    Study days 11-15

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The lesson

'We are closer to him than his jugular vein' is placed among the verses about recording — the surah's point is that nothing is being reported from far away.

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 Qaf mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 45 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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