Juz 27 Surahs: The Complete Guide to Adh-Dhariyat 31 Through Al-Hadid

TL;DR. Juz 27 begins mid-way through Surah Adh-Dhariyat (ayah 31) and ends at the close of Surah Al-Hadid, covering seven surahs in total: parts of Adh-Dhariyat (51), then At-Tur (52), An-Najm (53), Al-Qamar (54), Ar-Rahman (55), Al-Waqi'ah (56) and Al-Hadid (57). Six of the seven are Makkan; only Al-Hadid is Madinan. It is one of the most-memorized juz in the second half of the Mushaf because of the rhythmic, repeating structure of Ar-Rahman and Al-Waqi'ah. This guide lists every surah in Juz 27, explains why it is a common Hifz goal, and gives a simple system to memorize it consistently.

Key takeaways

• Juz 27 contains seven surahs: partial Adh-Dhariyat (from ayah 31), and the full text of At-Tur, An-Najm, Al-Qamar, Ar-Rahman, Al-Waqi'ah and Al-Hadid.
• It starts at Surah Adh-Dhariyat, ayah 31 and ends at the last ayah of Surah Al-Hadid.
• Six of the seven surahs are Makkan; only Al-Hadid is Madinan.
• Total ayah count across the juz is approximately 395 ayat [source: Quran.com surah ayah counts].
• Ar-Rahman and Al-Waqi'ah are two of the most-recited surahs in this juz because of their repeating refrains and vivid imagery.
• Memorizing Juz 27 typically takes an adult beginner 8–14 weeks at 15 minutes per day with revision, but the number depends heavily on prior familiarity with the Arabic.
• The most common failure point is not the memorization itself — it is the drop-off in daily revision after the first two weeks.

As of September 2026, in tracking the routines of 4,000+ users across SABR's first month, we noticed the second half of the Mushaf — juz 27 through juz 30 — is one of the most popular starting points for adults returning to Hifz. This guide is written for that audience: adults who want to know exactly what Juz 27 contains, why so many memorizers pick it, and how to actually finish it without restarting three months in.

What surahs are in Juz 27? (The complete list)

Ayah counts per surah are taken from the standard Uthmani numbering [source: Quran.com surah ayah counts]. Juz 27 is the twenty-seventh of the thirty equal divisions of the Mushaf, and it sits in the final third of the Qur'an, immediately before Juz 28.

Why Juz 27 is a common memorization goal

There are three practical reasons this juz is picked so often by adult memorizers.

1. Rhythmic structure. Surah Ar-Rahman is famous for repeating the same short ayah — often translated as "Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?" — many times through the surah [source: Surah Ar-Rahman, standard Uthmani text]. Surah Al-Qamar likewise repeats a short refrain about the Qur'an being made easy for remembrance. These refrains give the memorizer a rhythmic anchor and cut down the raw amount of new text to hold.
2. Familiarity. Many Muslims have heard Ar-Rahman and Al-Waqi'ah repeatedly in Ramadan tarawih, from popular reciters, or in personal listening. That prior audio exposure shortens the memorization curve considerably, especially for non-Arabic speakers.
3. Length and pacing. At roughly 395 ayat total, Juz 27 is not the shortest juz in the Mushaf, but the surahs inside it are broken into short, self-contained ayahs — often 3 to 10 words each. Short ayahs give the memorizer many small wins per session, which sustains motivation better than long, dense passages.

Key takeaway. Juz 27 is popular not because it is easier in an absolute sense — it is popular because it feels easier, thanks to repetition, familiar audio, and short ayah lengths.

A simple system to memorize Juz 27 in 12 weeks

This is not a religious ruling. It is a practical routine we see working with adult memorizers. Adapt it to your teacher's guidance and your own pace.

1. Start with the surah you have heard most, not the first surah in the juz.

Counter-intuitive, but the first surah in Juz 27 (Adh-Dhariyat) starts mid-narrative — you're picking up at ayah 31. Beginners often stall here. Instead, start with Ar-Rahman or Al-Waqi'ah, whichever you have heard more often. Momentum in the first two weeks decides whether you finish the juz.

2. Set a fixed 15-minute daily block.

Same time, same place. After Fajr and before sleep are the two blocks with the highest completion rates we see. Fifteen minutes every day beats ninety minutes once a week — spacing is what moves ayat into long-term memory. If you want a longer walkthrough of building this habit, see our guide on the daily Hifz routine.

3. Use the 1-1-1 pattern inside each session.

• 5 minutes: revise yesterday's new ayat.
• 5 minutes: revise one older section (rotate through what you've already covered).
• 5 minutes: add one new small portion (one or two ayat, or a quarter-page).

This three-block pattern is what protects you from the classic "I memorized it a month ago and I've already forgotten it" problem. See our deeper guide on how to stop forgetting surahs for the reasoning behind spaced review.

4. Repeat each new ayah roughly 20 times before moving on.

Twenty is a working baseline, not a religious number. Fewer if the ayah is very short or you already know it from listening; more if it is a longer or unfamiliar construction. Stop when you can recite the ayah without looking three times in a row.

5. Do audio-first memorization.

Before you try to memorize a new ayah from the Mushaf, listen to it 5–10 times from a clear reciter. Al-Husary and Al-Minshawi have slow, tajwid-heavy recitations that many teachers recommend for memorizers. This is especially important for non-Arabic speakers who are still building their fluency with the letters and vowels.

6. Revise the previous three days plus one older section every session.

The forgetting curve is steepest in the first 72 hours. If you revise days 1, 2 and 3, plus one rotating older section, you will rarely lose ayat after week three.

7. Schedule a weekly long-revision session (30–45 minutes).

Once a week — Friday works well for many people — recite everything you have memorized in Juz 27 so far, from the beginning. This is the session that separates people who finish the juz from people who restart it.

Common mistakes when memorizing Juz 27

• Memorizing Ar-Rahman too fast. The repeating refrain makes it feel memorized. Test yourself by reciting the sections between the refrains — that is where most people forget.
• Skipping the Adh-Dhariyat portion. Because it starts at ayah 31, many memorizers leave it for last and never come back. Do it in the middle of the juz, not the end.
• No revision plan for Al-Waqi'ah. At 96 ayat, Al-Waqi'ah is the longest surah in the juz. Without a schedule, it slowly slips.
• Confusing similar ayahs across An-Najm and Al-Qamar. Both have dense narrative passages with similar sentence structure. Slow down and mark the differences explicitly with your teacher.
• Relying only on motivation. Motivation drops in week two. A fixed daily block and a forgiving system — missing one day is not failure — is what keeps you going.
• Trying to self-correct tajwid. An app cannot replace a teacher for pronunciation. Record yourself weekly and share it with a qualified teacher for correction.

Key takeaway. The failure point is almost never the memorization itself. It is revision drift in weeks 2–4. Fix that and you finish the juz.

How SABR fits in

SABR is a Duolingo-style Qur'an memorization app that structures the routine above — daily blocks, configurable repetition (default around 20 per ayah), spaced revision of older ayat, streaks to keep the habit alive, and a clear learning path through the Mushaf. The standard memorization path is free. Premium unlocks flexibility like offline downloads and picking surahs outside the standard order. If you want to memorize Juz 27 specifically, you can download SABR and set the surahs in this juz as your active section.

Frequently asked questions

How many surahs are in Juz 27? Seven. Juz 27 contains part of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (from ayah 31) and the complete text of At-Tur, An-Najm, Al-Qamar, Ar-Rahman, Al-Waqi'ah and Al-Hadid.

Where does Juz 27 start and end? It starts at Surah Adh-Dhariyat, ayah 31, and ends at the last ayah of Surah Al-Hadid (ayah 29) [source: Quran.com surah ayah counts].

How long does it take to memorize Juz 27? For an adult memorizer with no prior Hifz, roughly 8–14 weeks at 15 minutes per day with consistent revision. Prior Arabic reading fluency and how often you have heard the surahs before shorten that window significantly.

Which surah in Juz 27 is easiest to start with? Most memorizers find Surah Ar-Rahman or Al-Qamar easiest because of their repeating refrains. Al-Waqi'ah is also very familiar to those who have heard it in tarawih or in personal listening.

Is Juz 27 in the last third of the Qur'an? Yes. The Qur'an is divided into 30 juz, so Juz 27 sits in the final third, alongside Juz 28, Juz 29 and Juz 30 (the last of which — Juz Amma — is the most commonly memorized part of the Mushaf).

Are all the surahs in Juz 27 Makkan? Six of the seven are Makkan (revealed before the migration to Madinah). Only Surah Al-Hadid, the final surah in the juz, is Madinan.

About the author

This article was written by the SABR editorial team and reviewed by the founder of SABR (4,000+ active users in month one). SABR is a modern Qur'an memorization app built to help Muslims stay consistent with daily Hifz and revision.

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Last updated 2026-09-05.