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Surah Al-'Alaq MP3

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  • Meccan
  • 19 verses
  • Juz 30
  • Page 597
  • Revelation order 1

Also known as: Alaq, Iqra, Al 'Alaq

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by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

About Surah Al-'Alaq

Al-'Alaq, “The Clinging Clot”, contains the very first verses of the Quran revealed to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hira: “Read in the name of your Lord who created, created man from a clinging clot. Read, and your Lord is the Most Generous, who taught by the pen.”

The rest of the surah, revealed later, warns a man who tried to stop the Prophet ﷺ from praying, and ends with a place of prostration: “Prostrate and draw near.”

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾

    96:1 Recite in the name of your Lord who created

  2. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾

    96:2 Created man from a clinging substance.

  3. ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾

    96:3 Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

  4. ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾

    96:4 Who taught by the pen

  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾

    96:5 Taught man that which he knew not.

  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾

    96:6 No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾

    96:7 Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾

    96:8 Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

  9. أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

    96:9 Have you seen the one who forbids

  10. عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

    96:10 A servant when he prays?

  11. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

    96:11 Have you seen if he is upon guidance

  12. أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾

    96:12 Or enjoins righteousness?

  13. أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾

    96:13 Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

  14. أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

    96:14 Does he not know that Allāh sees?

  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾

    96:15 No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

  16. نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾

    96:16 A lying, sinning forelock.

  17. فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

    96:17 Then let him call his associates;

  18. سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾

    96:18 We will call the angels of Hell.

  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

    96:19 No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].

Arabic: Uthmani script (quran.com / Tanzil). English: Saheeh International.

FAQ

How many verses are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

Surah Al-'Alaq has 19 verses (ayat) and is the 96th surah of the Quran.

Is Surah Al-'Alaq Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-'Alaq is a Meccan surah. It is number 1 in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-'Alaq in?

Surah Al-'Alaq is in juz 30, on page 597 of the Madinah mushaf.

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