ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Surah Al-A'la
The Most High
19 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah Al-A'la (Arabic: الأعلى, "The Most High") is the 87th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 19 verses, in juz 30, on pages 591–592 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
Surah Al-A'la calls to glorify Allah the Most High and reminds of the Hereafter and the importance of purification.
- Surah number
- 87
- Name means
- The Most High
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 19
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 591–592
- Lesson length
- 7 min
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
1Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
2Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
3Waallathee qaddara fahada
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ
4Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ
5FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ
6Sanuqrioka fala tansa
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ
7Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
8Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
9Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ
10Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
11Wayatajannabuha alashqa
ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
12Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ
13Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
14Qad aflaha man tazakka
وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ
15Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
16Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ
17Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
18Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
19Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
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