Quran- 96. Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)- Arabic and English translation HD
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The Holy Quran
96. Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Arabic and English translation and transliteration
Period of Revelation
Mecca
Introduction
The first five verses of this surah are believed by nearly all sources, both traditional and modern, to be the first verses of the Qur'an to be revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
Those verses state that God created man from a "clot of congealed blood" and gave him knowledge. The fetus in the womb in the primary stage before creation of a heart looks like a clot of blood. But al-'Alaq also means leech-like form, which is similar to primary stage of an embryo and overall a fetus or a child in the womb which sucks its nutrition like a leech from its mother. Another meaning of 'Alaq is sensitive drop of blood.
Prophet Muhammad is first commanded: Iqra!. The literal translation is Read, Recite!.
The remainder of the surah, revealed later, questions the morality and beliefs of mankind, who "thinks himself self-sufficient", unaware that all things will return to their Lord. The text continues, addressing the impiety of "the man who forbids Our servant to pray". These later lines are thought to date from the time when Prophet Muhammad began to pray the salah in the Kaaba. Abu Jahl attempted to interrupt the prayer by trampling on Muhammad's neck while he was prostrated. The surah asks of this type of person "Does he not realize that God sees all?"
The Qur'an commands Muhammad (and by inference all believers) to continue the prayer regardless, as those who persecute the faithful are unaware that God sees what they do.
English Translation: Sahih International
Arabic Reciter: Mishari ibn Rashid al-`Afasy
English Reciter: Ibrahim Walk
96. Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Arabic and English translation and transliteration
Period of Revelation
Mecca
Introduction
The first five verses of this surah are believed by nearly all sources, both traditional and modern, to be the first verses of the Qur'an to be revealed to Prophet Muhammad.
Those verses state that God created man from a "clot of congealed blood" and gave him knowledge. The fetus in the womb in the primary stage before creation of a heart looks like a clot of blood. But al-'Alaq also means leech-like form, which is similar to primary stage of an embryo and overall a fetus or a child in the womb which sucks its nutrition like a leech from its mother. Another meaning of 'Alaq is sensitive drop of blood.
Prophet Muhammad is first commanded: Iqra!. The literal translation is Read, Recite!.
The remainder of the surah, revealed later, questions the morality and beliefs of mankind, who "thinks himself self-sufficient", unaware that all things will return to their Lord. The text continues, addressing the impiety of "the man who forbids Our servant to pray". These later lines are thought to date from the time when Prophet Muhammad began to pray the salah in the Kaaba. Abu Jahl attempted to interrupt the prayer by trampling on Muhammad's neck while he was prostrated. The surah asks of this type of person "Does he not realize that God sees all?"
The Qur'an commands Muhammad (and by inference all believers) to continue the prayer regardless, as those who persecute the faithful are unaware that God sees what they do.
English Translation: Sahih International
Arabic Reciter: Mishari ibn Rashid al-`Afasy
English Reciter: Ibrahim Walk