Al-Maarij

Surah 70 of the Quran

سورة المعارج‎ Sūrat al-Maʿārij The Ascending Stairways
Arabic text English text
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The Ladders, The Stairways, The Ways of Ascent
Position	Juzʼ 29
No. of verses	44
No. of Rukus	2

Surat Al-Maarij (Arabic: سورة المعارج) (The Ascending Stairways) is the 70th sura of the Qur'an with 44 ayat.

Content

The Sura contains an important verse, restricting Muslims' sexual behavior:

^{[Quran 70:29]}

[29] And those who guard their private parts,[30] Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed, [31] But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits--

Verse 29 to 31 is quoted in a Hadiths related to Mut'ah.

External links

• Al-Maarij at Sacred Texts