The Qur'an is comprised of 114 surahs (chapters) containing over six thousand ayahs (verses). The surahs were not arranged according to the sequence in which they were revealed; rather, they were arranged according to the Prophet's instructions, with the longest chapter (al-Baqarah, The Cow) near the beginning.
t. e. For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil. [1] The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772): [1] Al-Fatiha (chapter 1) through an-Nisa (chapter 4) consisting of 4 chapters ( Surah ). Al-Ma'idah (chapter 5) through at-Tawbah
The current order of the Qur'an as a complete book of the verses was dictated by the prophet (pbuh) who told scribes and companions where each verse and section belonged. Every year, the angel Jibreel would recite the Qur'an to the prophet (pbuh) and make him study and recite it in its current order. So the order the Qur'an is in, is divinely