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

  1. سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى

    1

    Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla

  2. ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    2

    Allathee khalaqa fasawwa

  3. وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ

    3

    Waallathee qaddara fahada

  4. وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ

    4

    Waallathee akhraja almarAAa

  5. فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ

    5

    FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa

  6. سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    6

    Sanuqrioka fala tansa

  7. إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ

    7

    Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa

  8. وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

    8

    Wanuyassiruka lilyusra

  9. فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

    9

    Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra

  10. سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ

    10

    Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha

  11. وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

    11

    Wayatajannabuha alashqa

  12. ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

    12

    Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra

  13. ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

    13

    Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya

  14. قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    14

    Qad aflaha man tazakka

  15. وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ

    15

    Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla

  16. بَلۡ تُؤۡثِرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

    16

    Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya

  17. وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

    17

    Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa

  18. إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    18

    Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola

  19. صُحُفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    19

    Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa

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