IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah al-`Alaq - The Clot, Read as rendered by
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
al-`Alaq Mustafa Khattab 2018
IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah al-`Alaq - The Clot, Read as rendered by
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
96:1
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
96:1
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
96:2
created humans from a clinging clot.
96:2
created humans from a clinging clot.
96:3
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:3
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:4
Who taught by the pen—
96:4
Who taught by the pen—
96:5
taught humanity what they knew not.
96:5
taught humanity what they knew not.
96:6
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
96:6
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
96:7
once they think they are self-sufficient.
96:7
once they think they are self-sufficient.
96:8
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
96:8
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
96:9
Have you seen the man who prevents
96:9
Have you seen the man who prevents
96:10
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?
96:10
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?
96:11
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
96:11
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
96:12
or encourages righteousness?
96:12
or encourages righteousness?
96:13
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
96:13
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
96:14
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
96:14
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
96:15
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
96:15
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
96:16
a lying, sinful forelock.
96:16
a lying, sinful forelock.
96:17
So let him call his associates.
96:17
So let him call his associates.
96:18
We will call the wardens of Hell.
96:18
We will call the wardens of Hell.
96:19
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
96:19
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
96:19
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
96:19
Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
96:18
We will call the wardens of Hell.
96:18
We will call the wardens of Hell.
96:17
So let him call his associates.
96:17
So let him call his associates.
96:16
a lying, sinful forelock.
96:16
a lying, sinful forelock.
96:15
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
96:15
But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
96:14
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
96:14
Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
96:13
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
96:13
What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
96:12
or encourages righteousness?
96:12
or encourages righteousness?
96:11
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
96:11
What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
96:10
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?
96:10
a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?
96:9
Have you seen the man who prevents
96:9
Have you seen the man who prevents
96:8
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
96:8
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
96:7
once they think they are self-sufficient.
96:7
once they think they are self-sufficient.
96:6
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
96:6
Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
96:5
taught humanity what they knew not.
96:5
taught humanity what they knew not.
96:4
Who taught by the pen—
96:4
Who taught by the pen—
96:3
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:3
Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
96:2
created humans from a clinging clot.
96:2
created humans from a clinging clot.
96:1
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
96:1
Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created—
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