Surah 087 of 114

سورة الأعلى

Al-Alaa

19 verses

Ayat 1

سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى.(1)

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,(1) [Al-Alaa: 1]

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Glorify the Name of your Lord, that is, exalt your Lord above what does not befit Him (ism [in isma rabbika,‘the Name of your Lord’] is extra), the Most High (an adjective qualifying rabbika, ‘your Lord’)

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 60 entries

Ayat 2

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ.(2)

Who created and proportioned(2) [Al-Alaa: 2]

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Who created and proportioned, His creature, making it of well-proportioned parts, without irregularities,

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 42 entries

Ayat 3

وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ.(3)

And who destined and [then] guided(3) [Al-Alaa: 3]

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and Who determined, what He wants, and guided, to what He had determined of good or evil,

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 65 entries

Ayat 4

وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ.(4)

And who brings out the pasture(4) [Al-Alaa: 4]

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and Who brought forth the pasture, [Who] caused herbage to grow,
then made it, after verdancy, blackened stubble, desiccated broken chaff.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 3 entries

Ayat 5

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ.(5)

And [then] makes it black stubble.(5) [Al-Alaa: 5]

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We will have you recite, the Qur’ān, so that you will not forget, what you recite,
remind, the one mentioned in [the following verse] ‘he [who fears] will be reminded’, in other words, even if
it might not be of benefit, for it is of benefit to some but of no benefit to others.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 11 entries

Ayat 6

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ.(6)

We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,(6) [Al-Alaa: 6]

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[87:7]
except what God may will, that you forget, by abrogating its recitation and its ruling — the Prophet (s) used
to recite aloud while Gabriel recited, fearing to forget, and so it is as though it was said to him, ‘Do not
hasten in it; you will not forget and so do not weary yourself by reciting it aloud’; assuredly He, exalted be

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 13 entries

Ayat 7

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ.(7)

Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.(7) [Al-Alaa: 7]

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[87:8]
And We will ease your way to the easy way, the uncomplicated Law, namely, Islam.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 17 entries

Ayat 8

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ.(8)

And We will ease you toward ease.(8) [Al-Alaa: 8]

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[87:9]
So remind, admonish by the Qur’ān, in case the reminder should be of benefit, to the one whom you might
remind, the one mentioned in [the following verse] ‘he [who fears] will be reminded’, in other words, even if
it might not be of benefit, for it is of benefit to some but of no benefit to others.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 6 entries

Ayat 9

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ.(9)

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;(9) [Al-Alaa: 9]

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[87:10]
He who fears, God, exalted be He, will be reminded, by it, as in the verse: So admonish by the Qur’ān him
who fears My threat [Q. 50:45];

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 4 entries

Ayat 10

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ.(10)

He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.(10) [Al-Alaa: 10]

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[87:11]
but the wretched one (al-ashqā means al-shaqī), that is to say, the disbeliever, will shun it, that is, the reminder, in other words, he will leave it aside, not looking at it,
[87:12]
he who will be roasted in the greater Fire, the Fire of the Hereafter, the lesser fire being that of this world;
then he will neither die therein, and find rest, nor live, a enjoyable life.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 29 entries

Ayat 11, 12, 13

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى.(11)

ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ.(12)

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ.(13)

But the wretched one will avoid it -(11) [Al-Alaa: 11, 12, 13]

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[87:14]
Successful, winner, indeed is he who purifies himself, [who] cleanses himself by means of [his adherence to] faith,

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 16 entries

Ayat 14

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ.(14)

[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,(12) [Al-Alaa: 14]

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[87:15]
and mentions the Name of his Lord, saying Allāhu akbar, ‘God is Great’, and prays, the five prayers — and such are the concerns of [one working towards] the Hereafter, [concerns] which the Meccan disbelievers shun.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International

Ayat 15

وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ.(15)

Neither dying therein nor living.(13) [Al-Alaa: 15]

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Nay, but you prefer (or read yu’thirūna, ‘they prefer’) the life of this world, to the Hereafter,
[87:17]
whereas the Hereafter, and the Paradise it entails, is better and more lasting.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 9 entries

Ayat 16, 17

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا.(16)

وَٱلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ.(17)

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself(14) [Al-Alaa: 16, 17]

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[87:18]
Truly this, the success of those who purify themselves, and the Hereafter being better, is in the former scrolls, the ones revealed before the Qur’ān,
[87:19]
the scrolls of Abraham and Moses, the ten scrolls of Abraham and the Torah of Moses.

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References

  1. Tafseer — Jalalain
  2. Translation — Sahih International
  3. Hadith collections — 12 entries

Ayat 18, 19

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ.(18)

صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ.(19)

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.(15) [Al-Alaa: 18, 19]

References

  1. Translation — Sahih International

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