Chapter 15 · 99 verses
Al-Hijr
The Rock
الحجر
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
15:1
الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ١
English
Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book; the clear Quran.
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15:2
رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ٢
English
˹The day will come when˺ the disbelievers will certainly wish they had submitted ˹to Allah˺.
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15:3
ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ٣
English
˹So˺ let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ˹false˺ hope, for they will soon know.
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15:4
وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ٤
English
We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.
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15:5
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ٥
English
No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.
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15:6
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ٦
English
They say, “O you to whom the Reminder is revealed! You must be insane!
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15:7
لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ٧
English
Why do you not bring us the angels, if what you say is true?”
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15:8
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ٨
English
We do not send the angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.
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15:9
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ٩
English
It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.
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15:10
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٠
English
Indeed, We sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ among the groups of early peoples
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15:11
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ١١
English
but no messenger ever came to them without being mocked.
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15:12
كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ١٢
English
This is how We allow disbelief ˹to steep˺ into the hearts of the wicked.
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15:13
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣
English
They would not believe in this ˹Quran˺ despite the ˹many˺ examples of those ˹destroyed˺ before.
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15:14
وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ١٤
English
And even if We opened for them a gate to heaven, through which they continued to ascend
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15:15
لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَـٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ١٥
English
still they would say, “Our eyes have truly been dazzled! In fact, we must have been bewitched.”
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15:16
وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ١٦
English
Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.
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15:17
وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ١٧
English
And We protected it from every accursed devil
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15:18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ١٨
English
except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.
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15:19
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ١٩
English
As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and caused everything to grow there in perfect balance.
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15:20
وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَـٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ٢٠
English
And We made in it means of sustenance for you and others, who you do not provide for.
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About Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock)
A Meccan sūrah affirming that God preserves the Qurʾān, with the account of the people of al-Ḥijr and the consequences of denial.
- Chapter
- 15 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 99
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Hijr about?
A Meccan sūrah affirming that God preserves the Qurʾān, with the account of the people of al-Ḥijr and the consequences of denial.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Hijr?
Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock) has 99 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Hijr Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Hijr is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Hijr in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.