Chapter 87 · 19 verses
Al-A'laa
The Most High
الأعلى
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
87:1
سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى١
English
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High
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87:2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ٢
English
Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺
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87:3
وَٱلَّذِى قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ٣
English
and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly
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87:4
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ٤
English
and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture
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87:5
فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ٥
English
then reduces it to withered chaff.
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87:6
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ٦
English
We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺
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87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ٧
English
unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden.
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87:8
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ٨
English
We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease.
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87:9
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ٩
English
So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺.
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87:10
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ١٠
English
Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺.
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87:11
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَشْقَى١١
English
But it will be shunned by the most wretched
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87:12
ٱلَّذِى يَصْلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ١٢
English
who will burn in the greatest Fire
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87:13
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ١٣
English
where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die.
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87:14
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ١٤
English
Successful indeed are those who purify themselves
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87:15
وَذَكَرَ ٱسْمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ١٥
English
remember the Name of their Lord, and pray.
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87:16
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا١٦
English
But you ˹deniers only˺ prefer the life of this world
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87:17
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ١٧
English
even though the Hereafter is far better and more lasting.
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87:18
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ١٨
English
This is certainly ˹mentioned˺ in the earlier Scriptures—
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87:19
صُحُفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ١٩
English
the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
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About Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High)
Named "the Most High" (al-Aʿlā), a Meccan sūrah glorifying God and reminding that success lies in purification and remembrance.
Virtue: Frequently recited by the Prophet ﷺ in the Witr, Jumuʿah, and ʿĪd prayers.
- Chapter
- 87 of 114
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- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 19
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-A'laa about?
Named "the Most High" (al-Aʿlā), a Meccan sūrah glorifying God and reminding that success lies in purification and remembrance.
How many verses are in Surah Al-A'laa?
Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High) has 19 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-A'laa Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-A'laa is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.