Al-Alaq
العلق19 āyāt · 22 tafsīrs
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
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1. O Messenger! Read what Allah reveals to you, starting with the name of your Lord who created the creation.
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خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
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2. He created the human from a clot of congealed blood, after it had been a drop of semen.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
ing recitation into existence, beginning with: In the Name of your Lord Who created, all creatures; [96:2] created man (al-insan: the generic) from a blood-clot (‘alaq is the plural of ‘alaqa, which is a small quantity of congealing blood). [96:3] Recite: (reiterating the firSt one) and your Lord is the Mofi Generous, having no counterpart in terms of His generosity ( wa-rabbuka’l-akram is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subjedt [of the verb] iqra\ ‘recite’), [96:4] Who taught, [the art of] script, by the pen — the firSt to write with it was [the prophet] Enoch (Idris), peac…
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3. O Messenger! Read what Allah reveals to you. Your Lord is the most Kind; no kind person can come to His kindness, because He has abundant generosity and goodness.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
blood-clot (‘alaq is the plural of ‘alaqa, which is a small quantity of congealing blood). [96:3] Recite: (reiterating the firSt one) and your Lord is the Mofi Generous, having no counterpart in terms of His generosity ( wa-rabbuka’l-akram is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subjedt [of the verb] iqra\ ‘recite’), [96:4] Who taught, [the art of] script, by the pen — the firSt to write with it was [the prophet] Enoch (Idris), peace be upon him — [96:5] taught man (al-insan : the generic) what he did not know, before he was taught, in the way of guidance, [the art of] writing, cr…
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4. The one who taught to write, and the revelation, through the pen.
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عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
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5. He taught the human that which he did not know.
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كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Al-Mukhtasar
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6. Truly, indeed, the transgressing human i.e. Abu Jahl, has crossed the limit in overstepping the limits of Allah.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
did not know, before he was taught, in the way of guidance, [the art of] writing, crafts and so on. [96:6] Nay, but verily man is [wont to be] rebellious, [96:7] when he sees it, that is to say, his own soul, to be self-sufficient, in terms of wealth — this was revealed regarding Abu Jahl (ra’d, ‘sees’, means [to see] mentally; iltaghna, ‘self-sufficient’, is the second direcft objedt; an ra’dhu, ‘when he sees it’, is an objedt denoting reason). [96:8] Surely to your Lord, O man, is the return — [meant as] a threat for him — and so He will requite the rebellious one with what he deserves…
Open in library →أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
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7. Just because he has seen him showing no need of the prestige and wealth he possesses.
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
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8. O human! Indeed, to your Lord is the return on the Day of Judgement, where He will requite each person with what he deserves.
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أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
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9. Have you seen anything more shocking than the matter of Abu Jahl, who prevented.
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
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10. He prevented My servant Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he performed prayer near the Ka‘bah.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
wonder) him, namely, Abu Jahl, who forbids [96:10] a servant, namely, Muhammad (s), when he prays? [96:11] Have you considered what if he, the one forbidden, should be upon [a path of] guidance, [96:12] or (aw is for division) be bidding [others] to fear of God? [96:13] Have you considered what if he, the one forbidding the Prophet, shoidd be denying [God’s guidance] and turning away?, from faith. [96:14] Is he not aware that God sees?, what has issued from him, that is to say, He does [indeed] know it and will requite him for it.…
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11. What do you think will happen, if this person who has been prevented, is following guidance and foresight from his Lord?
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
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12. Or that he instructs the people to be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His commands and refrain from the things he has not allowed; can such a person be prevented?
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أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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13. What do you think will happen if this preventer rejected whatever the Messenger brought and turned away from it? Does he not fear Allah?
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
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14. Does the preventer of this servant from prayer not know that Allah sees whatever he does, and that nothing is hidden from Him?
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
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15. It is not as this ignorant person imagines; if he does not stop causing harm to My servant and rejecting him, I will definitely seize him and drag him violently by the top of his head, towards the hellfire.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
e upon guidance, bidding to fear of God, while the one forbidding is a denier, disregarding faith’. [96:15] No indeed! — a repudiation of him — Assuredly if (la-in: the lam is for oaths) he does not desifi, from the disbelief that he is upon, We shall seize him by the forelock. We shall drag him to the Fire by his forelock, [96:16] a lying, iniquitous forelock! (ndsiyatin: an indefinite noun substituting for a definite) — the description of this [forelock] in such terms is meant figuratively, and what is adtually meant is that individual.
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16. The owner of that forehead is a liar in speech and erroneous in action.
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
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17. So when he is seized by his forehead towards the hellfire, let him call out to his companions and associates asking for their help to save him from the punishment.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
this [forelock] in such terms is meant figuratively, and what is adtually meant is that individual. [96:17] Let him, then, call upon [the henchmen of] his council, the members of his council ( nadin ) — a place of assembly where people gather to talk. He [Abu Jahl] had said to the Prophet (s) in reproof, hav¬ ing forbidden him from prayer, ‘You are well aware that there is none in this [town] who has [recourse to] as large a council [of men] as I do.…
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18. I will call upon the gatekeepers of hell: the fierce angels who do not disobey My command when I command them, and do whatever they are commanded to do. It will then be seen which of the two parties are stronger and more capable.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
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19. It is not as this oppressor thinks: that he can cause any harm to you. So do not follow him in command or prohibition; rather, prostrate to Allah and draw closer to Him through acts of obedience, because that is how you can draw closer to Him.
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al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE
his council [of henchmen] together, the Zabaniya would have seized him right before his own eyes!’. [96:19] No indeed! — a repudiation of him — Do not obey him, O Muhammad (s) and abandon prayer, and prostrate yourself, perform prayer to God, and draw near, to Him through obedience to Him. Meccan or Medinese, consisting of 5 or 6 verses. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful: [97:1] Lo! We revealed it, that is, the Qur’an, in its entirety, [sending it down] from the Preserved Tablet to the heaven of this world, on the Night of Ordainment, that is, [the Night] of great emine…
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