An-Nisa

Surah 4 of the Quran
ٱلنِّسَاء
An-Nisāʾ
The Women
ClassificationMedinan
PositionJuzʼ 4–6
Hizb no.8, 9, 10 and 11
No. of verses176
No. of Rukus24
No. of words3745
No. of letters16085

An-Nisa' (Arabic: ٱلنِّسَاء, An-Nisāʾ; meaning: The Women) is the fourth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 176 verses (āyāt). The title derives from the references to women throughout the chapter, including verse 34 and verses 4:127-130.

In the timing and contextual background of the surah in tradition, it is thought to have been revealed around the fourth year of the Hijrah, although some verses may have come from other times. This would make it a Medinan surah, which came after the flight to Medina.