Chapter 96
Surah Al-`Alaq - سورة العلق
(The Clot)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

96:1

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Transliteration

Iqra/ bi-ismi rabbika allathee khalaq

Sahih International

Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Pickthall

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

Yusuf Ali

Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-

96:2

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Transliteration

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaq

Sahih International

Created man from a clinging substance.

Pickthall

Createth man from a clot.

Yusuf Ali

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:

96:3

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Transliteration

Iqra/ warabbuka al-akram

Sahih International

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Pickthall

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

Yusuf Ali

Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-

96:4

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Transliteration

Allathee AAallama bilqalam

Sahih International

Who taught by the pen -

Pickthall

Who teacheth by the pen,

Yusuf Ali

He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-

96:5

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Transliteration

AAallama al-insana ma lamyaAAlam

Sahih International

Taught man that which he knew not.

Pickthall

Teacheth man that which he knew not.

Yusuf Ali

Taught man that which he knew not.

96:6

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Transliteration

Kalla inna al-insana layatgha

Sahih International

No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

Pickthall

Nay, but verily man is rebellious

Yusuf Ali

Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,

96:7

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Transliteration

An raahu istaghna

Sahih International

Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

Pickthall

That he thinketh himself independent!

Yusuf Ali

In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.

96:8

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Transliteration

Inna ila rabbika arrujAAa

Sahih International

Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

Pickthall

Lo! unto thy Lord is the return.

Yusuf Ali

Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).

96:9

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Transliteration

Araayta allathee yanha

Sahih International

Have you seen the one who forbids

Pickthall

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

Yusuf Ali

Seest thou one who forbids-

96:10

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Transliteration

AAabdan itha salla

Sahih International

A servant when he prays?

Pickthall

A slave when he prayeth?

Yusuf Ali

A votary when he (turns) to pray?

96:11

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Transliteration

Araayta in kana AAala alhuda

Sahih International

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Pickthall

Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah)

Yusuf Ali

Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-

96:12

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Transliteration

Aw amara bittaqwa

Sahih International

Or enjoins righteousness?

Pickthall

Or enjoineth piety?

Yusuf Ali

Or enjoins Righteousness?

96:13

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Transliteration

Araayta in kaththaba watawalla

Sahih International

Have you seen if he denies and turns away -

Pickthall

Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward?

Yusuf Ali

Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?

96:14

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Transliteration

Alam yaAAlam bi-anna Allaha yara

Sahih International

Does he not know that Allah sees?

Pickthall

Is he then unaware that Allah seeth?

Yusuf Ali

Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?

96:15

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Transliteration

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya

Sahih International

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -

Pickthall

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

Yusuf Ali

Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

96:16

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Transliteration

Nasiyatin kathibatin khati-a

Sahih International

A lying, sinning forelock.

Pickthall

The lying, sinful forelock -

Yusuf Ali

A lying, sinful forelock!

96:17

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Transliteration

FalyadAAu nadiyah

Sahih International

Then let him call his associates;

Pickthall

Then let him call upon his henchmen!

Yusuf Ali

Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):

96:18

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Transliteration

SanadAAu azzabaniya

Sahih International

We will call the angels of Hell.

Pickthall

We will call the guards of hell.

Yusuf Ali

We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!

96:19

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Transliteration

Kalla la tutiAAhu wasjudwaqtarib

Sahih International

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah ].

Pickthall

Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).

Yusuf Ali

Day, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!

Al-Qur'an 2:28

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned."

Al-Qur'an 3:102

"O ye who believe! Heed Allah as He deserves to be heeded, and die not except in a state of Islam [in submission to Him]."

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record. And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do."

Al-Qur'an 7:172

"And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.""

Al-Qur'an 10:31

"Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" "

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

"Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?" Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do."

Al-Qur'an 10:45

"And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided"

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

"And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure. And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers. And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor. And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come]. And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing."

Al-Qur'an 16:61

"And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

“And man says, ‘When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?’ Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?”

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

"And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators. Then indeed, after that you are to die. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will be resurrected.”

Al-Qur'an 23:32

"And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?""

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

"And indeed, you invite them to a straight path. But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path. And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]. Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair."

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

"And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful. And it is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered. And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason? Rather, they say like what the former peoples said. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples." Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?" They will say, "To Allah ." Say, "Then will you not remember?"

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

"Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?" They will say, "[They belong] to Allah ." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?" Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?" They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah ." Say, "Then how are you deluded?" Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars. Allah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him]. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him]."

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

"[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back. That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally."

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

"[ Allah ] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?" So exalted is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne."

Al-Qur'an 40:57

“The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.”

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

"It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of] maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."

Al-Qur'an 41:39

“And among His Signs, that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.”

Al-Qur'an 44:38

“And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play."

Al-Qur'an 51:56

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me."

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?"

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?"

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

"Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created? And at the sky - how it is raised? And at the mountains - how they are erected? And at the earth - how it is spread out? So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder. You are not over them a controller."

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

(Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 479)

Chapter 96 Surah Al-`Alaq - سورة العلق (The Clot)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

Al-Qur'an 16:61

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

Al-Qur'an 23:32

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Chapter 96
Surah Al-`Alaq - سورة العلق
(The Clot)