ٱلْعَلَق
Surah Al-'Alaq
The Clot
19 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah Al-'Alaq (Arabic: العلق, "The Clot") is the 96th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 19 verses, in juz 30, on pages 597–598 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
Surah Al-Alaq contains the first revelation, commanding to read in the name of Allah and warning against transgression.
- Surah number
- 96
- Name means
- The Clot
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 19
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 597–598
- Lesson length
- 7 min
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
1Iqra biismi rabbika allathee khalaqa
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
2Khalaqa alinsana min AAalaqin
ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
3Iqra warabbuka alakramu
ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
4Allathee AAallama bialqalami
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
5AAallama alinsana ma lam yaAAlam
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
6Kalla inna alinsana layatgha
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
7An raahu istaghna
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
8Inna ila rabbika alrrujAAa
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
9Araayta allathee yanha
عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
10AAabdan itha salla
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
11Araayta in kana AAala alhuda
أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
12Aw amara bialttaqwa
أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
13Araayta in kaththaba watawalla
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
14Alam yaAAlam bianna Allaha yara
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
15Kalla lain lam yantahi lanasfaAAan bialnnasiyati
نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
16Nasiyatin kathibatin khatiatin
فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
17FalyadAAu nadiyahu
سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
18SanadAAu alzzabaniyata
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
19Kalla la tutiAAhu waosjud waiqtarib
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