What is here
A complete book-order gallery whose palette and symbols shift with each sura’s dominant scenes, objects, and atmosphere.
Collection 02114 visual thresholds
The sura gallery
لوحات السور
One aniconic illuminated painting for every sura: a visual threshold into the text, built from motifs rather than figures or written verses.
114sura paintings
Sura gallery
How to enter
Browse in book order, notice a motif, then open the corresponding sura. The painting is an invitation into reading, not its summary.
The boundary
The images are editorial artworks generated from a motif brief. They contain no Quran text and make no claim to be sacred images.
Book order · 1 through 114
Look first. Name the motif. Then enter the text.
01
Notice the object, place, weather, or movement that holds the image.
02
Read the title and period only after forming your first question.
03
Open the sura and test the artwork against the words for yourself.
001Al-FaatihaThe Opening
الفاتحةMeccan · 7 ayahs
002Al-BaqaraThe Cow
البقرةMedinan · 286 ayahs
003Aal-i-ImraanThe Family of Imraan
آل عمرانMedinan · 200 ayahs
004An-NisaaThe Women
النساءMedinan · 176 ayahs
005Al-MaaidaThe Table
المائدةMedinan · 120 ayahs
006Al-An'aamThe Cattle
الأنعامMeccan · 165 ayahs
007Al-A'raafThe Heights
الأعرافMeccan · 206 ayahs
008Al-AnfaalThe Spoils of War
الأنفالMedinan · 75 ayahs
009At-TawbaThe Repentance
التوبةMedinan · 129 ayahs
010YunusJonas
يونسMeccan · 109 ayahs
011HudHud
هودMeccan · 123 ayahs
012YusufJoseph
يوسفMeccan · 111 ayahs
013Ar-Ra'dThe Thunder
الرعدMedinan · 43 ayahs
014IbrahimAbraham
ابراهيمMeccan · 52 ayahs
015Al-HijrThe Rock
الحجرMeccan · 99 ayahs
016An-NahlThe Bee
النحلMeccan · 128 ayahs
017Al-IsraaThe Night Journey
الإسراءMeccan · 111 ayahs
018Al-KahfThe Cave
الكهفMeccan · 110 ayahs
019MaryamMary
مريمMeccan · 98 ayahs
020Taa-HaaTaa-Haa
طهMeccan · 135 ayahs
021Al-AnbiyaaThe Prophets
الأنبياءMeccan · 112 ayahs
022Al-HajjThe Pilgrimage
الحجMedinan · 78 ayahs
023Al-MuminoonThe Believers
المؤمنونMeccan · 118 ayahs
024An-NoorThe Light
النورMedinan · 64 ayahs
025Al-FurqaanThe Criterion
الفرقانMeccan · 77 ayahs
026Ash-Shu'araaThe Poets
الشعراءMeccan · 227 ayahs
027An-NamlThe Ant
النملMeccan · 93 ayahs
028Al-QasasThe Stories
القصصMeccan · 88 ayahs
029Al-AnkabootThe Spider
العنكبوتMeccan · 69 ayahs
030Ar-RoomThe Romans
الرومMeccan · 60 ayahs
031LuqmanLuqman
لقمانMeccan · 34 ayahs
032As-SajdaThe Prostration
السجدةMeccan · 30 ayahs
033Al-AhzaabThe Clans
الأحزابMedinan · 73 ayahs
034SabaSheba
سبإMeccan · 54 ayahs
035FaatirThe Originator
فاطرMeccan · 45 ayahs
036YaseenYaseen
يسMeccan · 83 ayahs
037As-SaaffaatThose drawn up in Ranks
الصافاتMeccan · 182 ayahs
038SaadThe letter Saad
صMeccan · 88 ayahs
039Az-ZumarThe Groups
الزمرMeccan · 75 ayahs
040Al-GhaafirThe Forgiver
غافرMeccan · 85 ayahs
041FussilatExplained in detail
فصلتMeccan · 54 ayahs
042Ash-ShuraConsultation
الشورىMeccan · 53 ayahs
043Az-ZukhrufOrnaments of gold
الزخرفMeccan · 89 ayahs
044Ad-DukhaanThe Smoke
الدخانMeccan · 59 ayahs
045Al-JaathiyaCrouching
الجاثيةMeccan · 37 ayahs
046Al-AhqafThe Dunes
الأحقافMeccan · 35 ayahs
047MuhammadMuhammad
محمدMedinan · 38 ayahs
048Al-FathThe Victory
الفتحMedinan · 29 ayahs
049Al-HujuraatThe Inner Apartments
الحجراتMedinan · 18 ayahs
050QaafThe letter Qaaf
قMeccan · 45 ayahs
051Adh-DhaariyatThe Winnowing Winds
الذارياتMeccan · 60 ayahs
052At-TurThe Mount
الطورMeccan · 49 ayahs
053An-NajmThe Star
النجمMeccan · 62 ayahs
054Al-QamarThe Moon
القمرMeccan · 55 ayahs
055Ar-RahmaanThe Beneficent
الرحمنMedinan · 78 ayahs
056Al-WaaqiaThe Inevitable
الواقعةMeccan · 96 ayahs
057Al-HadidThe Iron
الحديدMedinan · 29 ayahs
058Al-MujaadilaThe Pleading Woman
المجادلةMedinan · 22 ayahs
059Al-HashrThe Exile
الحشرMedinan · 24 ayahs
060Al-MumtahanaShe that is to be examined
الممتحنةMedinan · 13 ayahs
061As-SaffThe Ranks
الصفMedinan · 14 ayahs
062Al-Jumu'aFriday
الجمعةMedinan · 11 ayahs
063Al-MunaafiqoonThe Hypocrites
المنافقونMedinan · 11 ayahs
064At-TaghaabunMutual Disillusion
التغابنMedinan · 18 ayahs
065At-TalaaqDivorce
الطلاقMedinan · 12 ayahs
066At-TahrimThe Prohibition
التحريمMedinan · 12 ayahs
067Al-MulkThe Sovereignty
الملكMeccan · 30 ayahs
068Al-QalamThe Pen
القلمMeccan · 52 ayahs
069Al-HaaqqaThe Reality
الحاقةMeccan · 52 ayahs
070Al-Ma'aarijThe Ascending Stairways
المعارجMeccan · 44 ayahs
071NoohNoah
نوحMeccan · 28 ayahs
072Al-JinnThe Jinn
الجنMeccan · 28 ayahs
073Al-MuzzammilThe Enshrouded One
المزملMeccan · 20 ayahs
074Al-MuddaththirThe Cloaked One
المدثرMeccan · 56 ayahs
075Al-QiyaamaThe Resurrection
القيامةMeccan · 40 ayahs
076Al-InsaanMan
الانسانMedinan · 31 ayahs
077Al-MursalaatThe Emissaries
المرسلاتMeccan · 50 ayahs
078An-NabaThe Announcement
النبإMeccan · 40 ayahs
079An-Naazi'aatThose who drag forth
النازعاتMeccan · 46 ayahs
080AbasaHe frowned
عبسMeccan · 42 ayahs
081At-TakwirThe Overthrowing
التكويرMeccan · 29 ayahs
082Al-InfitaarThe Cleaving
الإنفطارMeccan · 19 ayahs
083Al-MutaffifinDefrauding
المطففينMeccan · 36 ayahs
084Al-InshiqaaqThe Splitting Open
الإنشقاقMeccan · 25 ayahs
085Al-BuroojThe Constellations
البروجMeccan · 22 ayahs
086At-TaariqThe Morning Star
الطارقMeccan · 17 ayahs
087Al-A'laaThe Most High
الأعلىMeccan · 19 ayahs
088Al-GhaashiyaThe Overwhelming
الغاشيةMeccan · 26 ayahs
089Al-FajrThe Dawn
الفجرMeccan · 30 ayahs
090Al-BaladThe City
البلدMeccan · 20 ayahs
091Ash-ShamsThe Sun
الشمسMeccan · 15 ayahs
092Al-LailThe Night
الليلMeccan · 21 ayahs
093Ad-DhuhaaThe Morning Hours
الضحىMeccan · 11 ayahs
094Ash-SharhThe Consolation
الشرحMeccan · 8 ayahs
095At-TinThe Fig
التينMeccan · 8 ayahs
096Al-AlaqThe Clot
العلقMeccan · 19 ayahs
097Al-QadrThe Power, Fate
القدرMeccan · 5 ayahs
098Al-BayyinaThe Evidence
البينةMedinan · 8 ayahs
099Az-ZalzalaThe Earthquake
الزلزلةMedinan · 8 ayahs
100Al-AadiyaatThe Chargers
العادياتMeccan · 11 ayahs
101Al-Qaari'aThe Calamity
القارعةMeccan · 11 ayahs
102At-TakaathurCompetition
التكاثرMeccan · 8 ayahs
103Al-AsrThe Declining Day, Epoch
العصرMeccan · 3 ayahs
104Al-HumazaThe Traducer
الهمزةMeccan · 9 ayahs
105Al-FilThe Elephant
الفيلMeccan · 5 ayahs
106QuraishQuraysh
قريشMeccan · 4 ayahs
107Al-Maa'unAlmsgiving
الماعونMeccan · 7 ayahs
108Al-KawtharAbundance
الكوثرMeccan · 3 ayahs
109Al-KaafiroonThe Disbelievers
الكافرونMeccan · 6 ayahs
110An-NasrDivine Support
النصرMedinan · 3 ayahs
111Al-MasadThe Palm Fibre
المسدMeccan · 5 ayahs
112Al-IkhlaasSincerity
الإخلاصMeccan · 4 ayahs
113Al-FalaqThe Dawn
الفلقMeccan · 5 ayahs
114An-NaasMankind
الناسMeccan · 6 ayahs