Qur'anic Passages Inscribed On The Taj Mahal
| Surah # |
Title |
Location |
| Gateway |
| 89 |
Al-Fajr (The Daybreak) |
South Arch |
| 93 |
adh-Duha (The Brightness) |
| 94 |
As-Sharh (The Expanding) |
North Arch |
| 95 |
At-Tin (The Fig) |
| Tomb (Exterior) |
| 36 |
Ya-sin |
South, West, North, East Arches |
| 81 |
At-Takwir (The Folding Up) |
South Door |
| 82 |
Al-Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder) |
West Door |
| 84 |
Al-Inshiqaq (The Rending Asunder) |
North Door |
| 98 |
Al-Baiyinah (The Evidence) |
East Door |
| Tomb (Exterior) |
| 67 |
Al-Mulk (The Dominion) |
Upper Circle, SE Arch |
| 48 |
Al-Fat'h (The Victory) |
SE, E, NE, N, NW, and W Arches |
| 76 |
Al-Insan (Man) |
W, SW, and S Arches |
| 39.53-54 |
Az-Zumar (The Troops) |
S Arch |
| Cenotaph (upper) |
| 41.30 |
Fussilat (The Explanation) |
Top, South, and West Sides |
| 40.7-8 |
Ghafir (The Forgiver) |
Top |
| 83.22-28 |
Al-Mutaffiifin (Those Who Deal in Fraud) |
East, and South Sides |
| 2.286 |
Al-Baqarah (The Cow) |
West, and North Sides |
| 59.22 |
Al-Hashr (The Assembly) |
North Side |
| Cenotaph (Lower) |
| 39.53 |
Az-Zumar (The Troops) |
Top |
| 3.185 |
Al Imran (The Family of Imran) |
| 23.118 |
Al-Mu'minun (The Believers) |
| 59.22 |
Al-Hashr (The Assembly) |
North Side |
| _______ |
99 Names of Allah |
East, and West Sides |
| The Mosque |
| 91 |
Ash-Shams (The Sun) |
Around Mihrab |
| 112 |
Al-Ikhlas (The Purity) |
Two Disks on West Wall |
| _______ |
'AllAh Ya Kafi' |
Several Inscribed Disks |
| _______ |
'Kalima' |
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