| المعارج Al-Maʻārij The Ascending Stairways | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | The Heights, The Ladders, The Stairways, The Ways of Ascent |
| Position | Juzʼ 29 |
| No. of verses | 44 |
| No. of Rukus | 2 |
| No. of words | 217 |
| No. of letters | 971 |
| Quran |
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Al-Maʻārij (Arabic: المعارج, “The Ascending Stairways”) is the seventieth chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 44 verses (āyāt). The Surah takes its name from the word dhil Ma'arij[1] in the third ayah. The word appears twice in the Quran.[2][3][4] Abdullah Yusuf Ali, an Indian Islamic scholar, introduces the surah as “... another Islamic eschatology Surah closely connected in subject matter with the last one. Patience and the mystery of Time will show the ways that climb the Heaven. Sin and Goodness must each eventually come to its own.”[5] It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) that whoever recites Surah al-Ma'ārij, Allah will give him the rewards of those who keep their trusts and promises and those who observe upon performing their daily prayers.[6]