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Al-'Alaq, The Clot

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Mahmoud Khalil Al-HussaryHafs 'an 'Asim - Murattal

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Ghunnah
وَمِمَّا2:3
Ikhfa family
يُنفِقُونَ2:3
Idgham family
هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ2:2
Iqlab
أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا2:10
Qalqalah
رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ2:3
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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ1:1
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ٱلرَّحِيمِ1:1
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بِمَآ2:4
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ٱلضَّآلِّينَ1:7
Hamzat al-wasl
ٱللَّهِ1:1
Lam shamsiyyah
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ1:1
Silent letters
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ2:3

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Surah introduction: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)

تفسير سورة اقرأ

وهي مكية

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Tafsir as-Sa'di, Arabic v1.0.0, QuranEnc.com

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

English Translation - Noor International Center. Version: 1.1.2. Last updated: 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

  1. 1

    ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

    (1) Recite in the name of your Lord who created –

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    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    (2) Created man from a clinging substance.

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    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    (3) Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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    ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ

    (4) Who taught by the pen –

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    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    (5) Taught man that which he knew not.

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    كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    (6) No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

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    أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

    (7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

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    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    (8) Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

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    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

    (9) Have you seen the one who forbids

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    عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

    (10) A servant when he prays?

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    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    (11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance

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    أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    (12) Or enjoins righteousness?

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    أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

    (13) Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

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    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    (14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?

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    كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    (15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –

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    [1952]- It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."

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    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

    (16) A lying, sinning forelock.

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    فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

    (17) Then let him call his associates;

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    سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    (18) We will call the angels of Hell.[1953]

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    [1953]- Those who push the wicked into the Fire.

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    كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩

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

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Surah conclusion: Tafsir as-Sa'di (Arabic)

تمت. والحمد لله رب العالمين.

Tafsir as-Sa'di, Arabic v1.0.0, QuranEnc.com

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