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Surah Al-'Alaq العلق

The Clot · 19 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-'Alaq have?

Surah Al-'Alaq is surah 96 of 114 in the Quran and has 19 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Clot”.

Surah number
96 / 114
Verses
19
Classification
Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١

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

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢

(2) Created man from a clinging substance.

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ٣

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

ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ٤

(4) Who taught by the pen –

عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ٥

(5) Taught man that which he knew not.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ٦

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

أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ٧

(7) Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ٨

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

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ٩

(9) Have you seen the one who forbids

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ١٠

(10) A servant when he prays?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ١١

(11) Have you seen if he is upon guidance

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ١٢

(12) Or enjoins righteousness?

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١٣

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

أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ١٤

(14) Does he not know that Allāh sees?

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ١٥

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

Notes

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

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ١٦

(16) A lying, sinning forelock.

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ١٧

(17) Then let him call his associates;

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ١٨

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

Notes

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

كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ١٩

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

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Surah Al-'Alaq is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

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It comes after At-Tin and before Al-Qadr.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences