Surah Maarij has 44 Verses and is regarded as one of those revealed in Mecca, though some of the Verses were revealed in Medina.<br />The reward for reciting Surah Maarij is equivalent to the total number of people who keep up prayer and safeguard the property which has been entrusted to them.<br />If a person is captive, or under detention, in a prison, he should recite this surah Ma’arij there, because as soon as he completes it Allah would arrange his release and he would safely go back to his family.
