How many times is Jannah (Paradise) mentioned in the Quran?
147 times, counting every form of جَنَّة. Here is every word from its root, where it appears most, and the verses that explain it.
times in the Quran
in 70 surahs
Jannah comes from the root ج ن ن, which means to cover or hide. A garden is a jannah because its trees cover the ground; the jinn are hidden from sight; an embryo is hidden in the womb.
The count of jannah includes every time the Quran says “garden” or “gardens”, in this life (like the two gardens of Surah Al-Kahf) as well as Paradise.
Every form of the root ج ن ن
| Word | Meaning | Times |
|---|---|---|
| جَنَّة | garden, Paradise (jannah, gardens) | 147 |
| جِنّ | the jinn | 22 |
| مَجْنُون | possessed, mad (said by those who mocked the prophets) | 11 |
| جِنَّة | jinn, also madness | 10 |
| جانّ | the jinn (kind) | 7 |
| جُنَّة | a shield, a cover | 2 |
| جَنَّ | to cover (the night covering) | 1 |
| أَجِنَّة | embryos, hidden in the womb | 1 |
Counted in the Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology: each word is counted once, in every form built from the lemma (singular, dual, plural, with attached letters such as “and” or “the”). Other counting rules give slightly different numbers.
Where it appears most
| Surah | Words from this root |
|---|---|
| 7. Al-A'raf | 13 |
| 2. Al-Baqarah | 8 |
| 18. Al-Kahf | 8 |
| 34. Saba | 8 |
| 55. Ar-Rahman | 8 |
Key verses about jannah (paradise)
۞ وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);
۞ مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ أُكُلُهَا دَآئِمٌ وَظِلُّهَا ۚ تِلْكَ عُقْبَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ ۖ وَّعُقْبَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٱلنَّارُ
A similitude of the Garden which is promised unto those who keep their duty (to Allah): Underneath it rivers flow; its food is everlasting, and its shade; this is the reward of those who keep their duty, while the reward of disbelievers is the Fire.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
And those who believe and do good works: such are rightful owners of the Garden. They will abide therein.
English: Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Arabic: Uthmani script, via quran.com.
What these verses teach
Paradise is described as wide as “the heavens and the earth” (3:133), with rivers beneath it and fruit that never ends (13:35). One of the most personal invitations in the Quran is the last line of Surah Al-Fajr: “Enter thou My Garden!” (89:30).
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Frequently asked questions
How many times is jannah mentioned in the Quran?
Jannah (جَنَّة) appears 147 times in the Quran, counting every form of the word. Words from its root, ج ن ن, appear 201 times in all.
Which surah mentions jannah the most?
Al-A'raf (Surah 7), with 13 words from the root ج ن ن.
Why do other websites give different numbers?
Counts depend on the rule used: whether plurals and verb forms are included, and whether the whole root is counted or one word. We count words as written in the Hafs text, using the Quranic Arabic Corpus, and print the rule on the page.