Juz 23, Wa Mali
Para 23 of the Quran runs from Surah Yasin 36:28 to Surah Az-Zumar 39:31: 357 ayat across 4 surahs and 20 pages of the Madinah mushaf.
- Juz
- 23 of 30 (para 23)
- Name
- وَمَا لِىَ Wa Mali
- Starts
- 36:28, Surah Yasin
- Ends
- 39:31, Surah Az-Zumar
- Ayat
- 357
- Mushaf pages
- 442 to 461 (20 pages)
- Hizb
- 45 and 46
- Surahs
- 4
Surahs and ayat in juz 23
| Surah | Ayat | Count | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36. Yasin | 28 to 83 | 56 | Listen |
| 37. As-Saffat | 1 to 182 (whole surah) | 182 | Listen |
| 38. Sad | 1 to 88 (whole surah) | 88 | Listen |
| 39. Az-Zumar | 1 to 31 | 31 | Listen |
Hizb and quarter markers
| Marker | Starts at | Opening words | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb 45 | 36:28 Yasin | وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ | 442 |
| ¼ of hizb 45 | 36:60 Yasin | أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ | 444 |
| ½ of hizb 45 | 37:22 As-Saffat | ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ | 446 |
| ¾ of hizb 45 | 37:83 As-Saffat | وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ | 449 |
| Hizb 46 | 37:145 As-Saffat | فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ | 451 |
| ¼ of hizb 46 | 38:21 Sad | وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ | 454 |
| ½ of hizb 46 | 38:52 Sad | وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ | 456 |
| ¾ of hizb 46 | 39:8 Az-Zumar | وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ | 459 |
Juz, hizb and page numbers follow the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf (Tanzil data, checked against AlQuran.cloud). Audio opens the recitation tool at that range.
Guide
About juz 23, and how to read it
Juz 23, also called para or sipara 23, runs from 36:28 to 39:31. The rest of Ya-Sin, As-Saffat, Sad and the opening of Az-Zumar. It is known by its opening words, وَمَا لِىَ (Wa Mali). Its name comes from 36:22, where the 15-line mushaf used in South Asia starts this juz, 6 ayahs before the Madinah mushaf start shown here.
What a juz, hizb and quarter are
The Quran is divided into 30 parts of roughly equal length called juz (plural ajza), or para and sipara in Urdu and Bangla. The division is for reading, so that the whole Quran can be finished in a month, and it does not follow the surahs: a juz can start in the middle of one. Each juz has two hizb (60 in all), and each hizb has four quarters, which are marked in the margin of most mushafs.
Reading juz 23 in a day
At 20 pages, juz 23 fits into a day if you read about four pages after each of the five prayers. Use the hizb markers above as stopping points: each quarter is two to three pages. To listen while you read, use the Listen links in the table, which open the recitation tool at that surah and range.
Questions
Good to know
Which surahs are in juz 23?
Juz 23 contains Yasin, As-Saffat, Sad, Az-Zumar, from 36:28 to 39:31.
Where does juz 23 start and end?
It starts at 36:28 (Surah Yasin) and ends at 39:31 (Surah Az-Zumar), in the Madinah mushaf.
How many pages is juz 23?
20 pages in the 604-page Madinah mushaf, pages 442 to 461.
What is para 23 called?
Wa Mali, from its opening words in Arabic, وَمَا لِىَ.