What Surah?
The Quran challenge game, from Juz Amma to Hafiz.
Scan a card. Listen to the recitation. Name the surah. Place it in order. First to 10 wins.
- 114
- Surahs
- 2–10
- Players
- 6+
- Ages 6+
- 30–40
- min / game
How it works
From card to clip in four moves.
Scan
Draw a card and scan the QR code to open the surah in the app.
Listen
A Quran recitation plays. Replay as many times as you like.
Place
Put the card where you think it belongs in the correct order in the Quran.
Score
Get it right and you keep the card. Get it wrong and it goes back in the deck. First to 10 wins.
Built for every memorizer
From Juz Amma to Hafiz. Loved by families.
Test your hifz
Hear world-class reciters and test your knowledge of the Quran's structure. Every round sharpens your ear and challenges your memory.
Every age, every level
Works for ages 6 and up. Mix levels, play in teams, or challenge yourself solo. The game adapts to who's at the table.
Better with the app
Download the app. The companion WhatSurah app gives you the best experience. Scan faster, track scores, play smoother. Available on iOS and Android.
Who it's for
One deck. Every stage of the journey.
Kids & family game night
An Islamic card and board game the whole family can play together, ages 6 and up. Easy enough for a first-timer, sharp enough to stay fun for years.
Halaqas & Islamic schools
Teachers and halaqa leaders use WhatSurah as a ready-made Quran review activity: no prep beyond the deck (or the free Print & Play PDF) and a phone to scan clips.
Quran competition prep
Drill surah order and verse recognition before a Musabaqah. The Hafiz difficulty (one verse, random starting point) mirrors real competition recall.
Juz Amma to full Quran
Start with the short surahs of Juz Amma and Juz Tabarak. Grow round by round toward a complete Hafiz or Hafizah. Every level has a place at the table.
Quran quiz & trivia
The companion app includes a flash-card Quran quiz: multiple-choice questions with instant feedback, for solo practice anytime, cards or no cards.
Eid & celebration gifts
A thoughtful gift for a Hafiz or Hafizah, a Quran-class graduation, or any Eid. Arrives ready to play, no extra pieces needed.
What's in the box
Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Scan a card. Listen to the recitation. Name the surah. Place it in order. First to 10 wins.
- 114 double-sided cards
- Rulebook
- Score chips (optional mode)
- QR codes on every card
What players say
From tables around the world.
Thought I'd breeze through it since I've finished the Quran. The Hafiz mode humbled me pretty quickly.
Hamza
Completed hifz
J'anime un cours de Coran le week-end. Les enfants s'amusent bien pendant la partie de WhatSurah.
Fatima
Enseignante de Coran
Great for testing how well I actually know the order of the surahs. Turns out not as well as I thought.
Yusuf
Canada
War als Geschenk zum Hifz-Abschluss gedacht. Mittlerweile holen wir es öfter raus, nicht nur zu besonderen Anlässen.
Talel
Vater
Ayah Sprint in the mobile app is what I actually use most. Good for a quick five minutes between things.
Layla
Quran student