# Quran Surahs — Short Surahs for Salah | UK Prayer Times

> Short Surahs of the Quran with Arabic text, transliteration and English translation. Commonly recited Surahs in Salah — Al-Fatihah, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Nas…

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📖 Quran

# Surahs for Prayer

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Short Surahs such as Al-Fatihah (required every rak'ah), Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, Al-Nas and Al-Kawthar are commonly recited in daily prayer. Browse 18 Surahs below with Arabic, transliteration and translation.

Short Surahs of the Quran with Arabic text, transliteration and English translation. Commonly recited in daily Salah.

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الفاتحة

## Surah Al-Fatiha

The Opening

7 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-fatiha)[

112

الإخلاص

## Surah Al-Ikhlas

The Sincerity / Purity of Faith

4 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-ikhlas)[

67

الملك

## Surah Al-Mulk

The Sovereignty / Dominion

30 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-mulk)[

55

الرحمن

## Surah Ar-Rahman

The Most Merciful

78 verses · Medinan

](/surah/ar-rahman)[

36

يس

## Surah Ya-Sin

Ya-Sin (one of the names of the Prophet ﷺ, per some scholars)

83 verses · Meccan

](/surah/ya-sin)[

18

الكهف

## Surah Al-Kahf

The Cave

110 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-kahf)[

97

القدر

## Surah Al-Qadr

The Night of Power

5 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-qadr)[

99

الزلزلة

## Surah Al-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

8 verses · Medinan

](/surah/al-zalzalah)[

103

العصر

## Surah Al-Asr

The Afternoon

3 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-asr)[

104

الهمزة

## Surah Al-Humaza

The Slanderer

9 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-humaza)[

105

الفيل

## Surah Al-Fil

The Elephant

5 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-fil)[

107

الماعون

## Surah Al-Maun

The Small Kindnesses

7 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-maun)[

108

الكوثر

## Surah Al-Kauthar

Abundance

3 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-kauthar)[

109

الكافرون

## Surah Al-Kafirun

The Disbelievers

6 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-kafirun)[

113

الفلق

## Surah Al-Falaq

The Daybreak

5 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-falaq)[

114

الناس

## Surah An-Nas

Mankind

6 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-nas)[

102

التكاثر

## Surah At-Takathur

Rivalry in World Increase

8 verses · Meccan

](/surah/at-takathur)[

101

القارعة

## Surah Al-Qaria

The Calamity

11 verses · Meccan

](/surah/al-qaria)

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